MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

MSI Adds PCIe 4.0 Support to Z490 Motherboards

March 2, 2021 by Stephen

[Taipei, Taiwan] All of the MSI Z490 motherboards will be supporting PCIe 4.0 with the coming Intel 11^th Gen Intel Processors. Through an update to the latest BIOS, MSI Z490 motherboards offer great bandwidth and performance for PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs and graphics cards.

To be PCIe 4.0 compatible, several components on the motherboards are necessary, including PCIe 4.0 ready clock generator, lane switch, redriver, PCIe slots, and M.2 connectors. Thanks to the complete PCIe 4.0 solutions, MSI Z490 motherboards provide the most stable design for PCIe 4.0 and unlock the full performance of PCIe 4.0 devices.

To enjoy the unlocked performance of PICe 4.0, please update the Z490 motherboards with the latest BIOSes optimized for PCIe 4.0.
MSI Z490 BIOSes optimized for PCIe 4.0 performance:

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September 16, 2020May 20, 2020 by Stephen

There’s large heatsinks, robust power delivery hardware, and more for your overclocking needs. Furthermore, you get fast networking thanks to the 2.5G LAN. Albeit, this is the first Z490 board on my desk this week that doesn’t have WiFi 6. However, you do get Turbo M.2, Lightning USB, Audio Boost, and more.

MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

September 18, 2020May 20, 2020 by Stephen

“MSI Tomahawk” has got to be one of the pieces of literature every pc builder has come across sometime in their life and this is not without any reason. The Tomahawk falls between the boundary of cheap and and well suited for a build in the mid-end spectrum.