MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – Hardwareluxx

With a price of at least 431 euros, the MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI is not one of the cheap LGA1700 mainboards. On the plus side, however, there is a thoroughly lucrative equipment. And that doesn’t just mean the CPU socket and the four DDR5 UDIMM memory banks, but also two mechanical PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and one PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical with max. PCIe 3.0 x4). And of course there is also plenty of space for some storage with five M.2 slots and six SATA 6GBit / s. There are also numerous USB interfaces, a LAN connection and a WLAN module.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – Overclockers Russia

Before us is an ATX motherboard. Its dimensions do not differ from the classic ones and are 305 x 244 mm. The external design is also recognizable and resembles other devices from this series. This is noticeable by the characteristic carbon film coating on the shroud on the left and on the lower radiator on the right. The board looks strict and calm, and the main play of colors is assigned to the RGB backlighting.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – MMORPG

The Z690 Carbon WiFi is one of MSI’s launch motherboards and comes equipped with a rich feature set, plenty of I/O, and enough connectivity for even thorough power users. What it won’t have is advanced support for extreme overclocking but at its midrange price of $399, that’s understandable, expected, and not something most users will attempt anyway. It features a sleek, RGB-enabled design that should work well in most PC cases.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – iXBT

The hero of this review is the MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi . That is, a motherboard from the MPG (MSI Performance Gaming) family, which does not belong to the top (all flagships are in the MEG family), but is still a very powerful tool for a modern PC, having all the wide capabilities both in terms of a set of peripherals and software. nutritional opportunities.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – eTeknix

The MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi motherboard is here at last, and while I brought you a preview last week, today is the full review, with those oh-so-important performance figures! Of course, it’s a bigger deal than just a new motherboard, as this is the launch of the new Z690 motherboards, which feature the latest LGA1700 socket for the new 12th Gen Intel Core processors (Alder Lake). These new CPUs and the new Z6690 chipset bring a suite of new options too, such as the latest DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, M.2 PCIe 4.0 storage, Thunderbolt 4, Intel WiFi 6 and more!

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – GDM

Furthermore, by sticking to cooling such as a server grade 8-layer board with a 2 ounce copper layer and a large aluminum heat sink with a 2-block configuration connected using a heat pipe, the power required by the CPU can be output in a stable manner. This is the reason why the power control mechanism has been improved to maximize the performance of the 12th generation Intel Core processor, which has been boosted for a longer period of time.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – Windows Central

The MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi is one of these launch motherboards with a list of enticing specifications. You’ve got PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 support, not to mention five M.2 slots, a hefty VRM setup with an 18+1+1 power delivery design, and a stunning subtle design that will work well with most PC cases. It’s certainly poised for a seat on the best motherboards list, but it might be too much for some.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – Overclocking

MSI offers us with this MEG Z690 Carbon Wifi, a very interesting motherboard to launch on Alder Lake, all accompanied by DDR5. First of all, the performance is excellent with our i9-12900K and close to what we were able to achieve with the Maximus Z690 APEX. This “Carbon EK X” version also offers ultra-complete connectivity with five SSD slots but also many USB ports as well as the presence of an HDMI and DisplayPort output.

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MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – OC3D

As time has passed so MSI seem to be backing away somewhat from the Carbon effect which gives the Z690 Carbon WiFi its name, instead having just enough so that it’s obvious, without dominating proceedings. On the Z690 it is really only there on the bottom of the chipset heatsink, and the IO shield section at the top left. We are fans of the removal of any colour at all too, as some earlier Carbons had either red or gold on them, the newest addition to the range is stark by comparison.

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