One of those is MSI’s X399 SLI PLUS, which aims to bring the X399 motherboard into the reach of many more users by cutting out a lot of fluff and focusing just on the essentials. The motherboard features a simple aesthetic look; solid black. There are RGB LEDs built into many areas of the motherboard, so you can choose the color of your build.
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Around back we find a classic PS/2 port for legacy mice and keyboards, two USB 2.0 ports, a DisplayPort 1.2 connector with a meager 24 Hz refresh rate at 4096X2304, USB 3.1 Gen2 ports in Type A and Type-C versions fed by a dual-lane PCIe 3.0 controller, four SATA 3.0 ports (MSI calls these 3.1 Gen1), an HDMI 1.4 output with a still-meager 30 Hz refresh rate at 4096×2160, five analog audio jacks, and a digital optical audio output.
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Of course, pure gaming systems will benefit from Z370 more these days, if all you care about is FPS. However, for content creators, X299 is the way to go. If you’re focusing on recording, streaming, editing, and similar workflows, the extra grunt of an X299 is perfect for you, as you’re not going to bottleneck your workflow.
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While we love to lust over boards such as the Asus Maximus X Hero or MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming, the fact is few of us need the extra features or indeed have that amount of cash to throw at a motherboard. It’s easy to question spending more when cheaper boards overclock just as well and still offer a great EFI, fan control, RGB lighting, and all the usual ports and connectors?
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Under-board features nearly end at that point, as the only other two things of interest are the M.2 connector and the Gigabit Ethernet PHY. Various power regulation components are also scattered about, but we were a little surprised to see that the board only supports a single PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 drive. Legacy SATA M.2 drives are excluded, according to MSI.
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The MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard features a black PCB with carbon fibre overlay accenting it’s chipset heat sinks and rear panel cover. MSI also placed RGB LED-enabled components across the board’s surface and under the board for an interesting ground effects type look.
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Equipped with support for Turbo M.2, Intel Optane, high-performance DDR4 memory, and with plentiful overclocking options, it should deliver some impressive benchmarks today. Of course, you get plenty of bonus features too, like Lightening USB, RGB lighting, Hotkey, X-Boost, and WTFast to help sweeten the deal.
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When it comes to picking a high-end motherboard, you’re not exactly short on options. Every big name brand has some part to play, with an extreme motherboard that can unlock the full potential of your new CPU, GPU and other components. However, few come with more features than the Godlike Gaming Z370 from MSI, one of the most extreme consumer Z370 motherboards we’ll likely ever see.
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The name of the MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC tells you a great deal about the features you get with this motherboard. Clearly the X399 chipset supports AMD Threadripper and the ‘Gaming Pro’ name suggests we’re not talking about a workstation product.
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The new Z370I Gaming Pro Carbon AC sports a slightly lower price tag than its predecessor and it’s worth pointing out that MSI has told us current pre-order pricing in the UK will be reduced to £160 before stock lands so make sure you pay that price and not the current £180.
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