The product packaging presents a more toned-down aesthetic similar to a high-octane performance car rather than other B450 offerings on the market. Contents of the box are slim compared to our X470 “top-tier” expectations, but for a B450 board, they cover all the bases with a padded backplate, pair of SATA cables, direct-attach Wi-Fi antenna, LED extension cable, case badge, driver disk, various documentation, and adhesive cable labels.
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For a long period of time going for the lesser chipset meant enough of a compromise it was hard to go in that direction if you wanted a really high performance system, but in modern times the gap between the range topping chipset – in this case the X470 – and the next one down – today’s review of the B450 – is small enough that you can buy the latter with a clear conscience.
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he Pro Carbon moves away from MSI’s typical black and red colour scheme, focusing on a monochrome design with Carbon Fibre accents. There’s a small spattering of RGB LEDs around the motherboard, one section under the DIMM slots and the others peeking out from under the southbridge heatsink.
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There are only minor differences between the AMD X470 and B450 chipsets used on the new MSI B450 motherboards; you get two fewer Gen2.0 PCI-E Lanes, four fewer SATA ports and no SLI support. You still get Cross Fire support but only 2way, the same as the B350 chipset. What you gain is the StoreMI and Precision Boost Overdrive, so you can use the free StoreMI program with an inexpensive 2TB HDD and 256GB SSD drive to gain enhanced storage capacity and speed.
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The MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC is a fully sized ATX board featuring everything we have come to expect from mainstream performance motherboards. The board features two M.2 slots, the first of which is covered by a thermal solution to increase drive performance and longevity. An impressive array of heatsinks cover the VRM and chipset to negate the risk of thermal throttling no matter the work load or climate.
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