The latest chipset offers up support for quad-channel DDR4 with 8 x DIMM slots on the motherboard, making room for up to 128GB of memory. Add to that four full-size PCIe slots, for quad-GPU configurations, or additional PCIe M.2 storage, taking full advantage of the 64 PCIe lanes offered up by Threadripper. If that’s not enough, there’s also 3 x M.2, 8 x SATAIII, 2 x PCIe-Ex1, and so much more!
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MSI has done something fantastic here that isn’t immediately obvious. This board is called the MSI X299 SLI PLUS. That name, as simple as it might seem, tells you exactly what this board is for. It’s built for SLI use, plus some minor overclocking. Plus U.2. Plus excellent audio. Plus a huge list of compatible memory. Plus this, plus that, the list goes on and on, but you get the point.
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MSI’s X299 Gaming M7 ACK is a bigger and badder X299 motherboard than the previous X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC we reviewed. The M7 ACK is actually one of MSI’s top of the line X299 motherboards, with a reinvented M.2 shield and a plethora of other premium features.
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This allows you to build a great system and have some extra cash to put towards other components. Today we have the brand new X299 SLI Plus which will give you all of the core features of the X299 chipset without all of the costly extras and bling on other boards. This is great as some X299 motherboards are going for $500! Let’s check out the X299 SLI Plus and see what it is all about!
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The Carbon follows along with all the X299 motherboards we’ve seen so far in that it has a huge selection of connection options and high bandwidth technologies allowing you to extract the very maximum possible from your hardware. There are plentiful USB 3.1 ports, multi GPU support, U.2 and dual M.2 for your speedy storage devices as well as the all-important GigaLAN and AC WiFi to keep you plugged in to the online world.
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MSI’s M7 moniker has been anchoring its Enthusiast Gaming line-up of motherboards since the Intel Z170 days of a few years ago, through the more recent Z270 update, and now on to Intel’s top dog X299 Platform. The “M” suffix stands for ‘Master’ and gives everything you need to master the next level in gaming. From supporting the fastest processors,…
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The MSI X299 SLI Plus ($259.99) is one of the first in a wave of motherboards to support Intel’s Core X-Series CPUs. The motherboard straddles the business and consumer markets, capable of being the foundation of a hip professional workstation or a home-use gaming ultra-PC.
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Equipped with support for the latest LGA2066 socket processors, the M7 ACK is packed full of features. Obviously, this board is tailored towards the gaming market, so blazing fast storage and memory performance are on-board. Of course, you’ll also find robust overclocking features, high-end audio and more to suit the needs of the enthusiast gaming market.
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We’ve finally got round to looking at one of MSI’s shiny new X299 motherboards, and sitting sweetly on our test bench currently is the X299 SLI Plus, which is a more budget-focussed motherboard compared to others in MSI’s X299 arsenal, retailing for around £260.
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Honestly, it’s what I have come to expect from MSI on its upper tier boards. You get Steel Armor protection on the DIMM, PCIe, and U2 slots that offer EFI protection, as well as a more robust retention mechanism to the PCB. On top of that we see Military Class 5 VRM components, Click BIOS 5, and so very much more. Let’s dig in and see what MSI has brought to the table.
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