The printed circuit board is black, the surface is matte. The manufacturer reports six layers of plating and two ounces of copper per layer. The board is rigid, does not bend and is still quite heavy. It is clear that it has several heatsinks, but it is not light in itself because thick layers of copper are used in the production of printed circuit boards.
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The renewed connectivity is found in important elements, especially in communication with the processor, introducing additional performance buses such as DMI 4.0 that uses an 8x PCI Express 4.0 interface, doubling the bandwidth available to the Z590 and also doubling the bandwidth of its direct competition, the AMD X570. They are a total of 128GT/s of bandwidth, double that of the previous generation, which was already double the previous one.
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Something unusual is the inclusion of a backplate, plus MSI takes advantage of being aluminum to incorporate thermalpads and thus cool the VRM. Although it is true that I expected more lighting effects, this has come to nothing for this model, very serious in appearance. To compensate, we have different ports between ARGB, RGB and Corsair, thus being able to add lighting components and further customize our equipment.
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The X570S-based board also updates the design aesthetic on the board’s bottom half, eliminating the chipset fan and going with full-coverage heatsinks/shrouds over the M.2 sockets. The ribbed lines run diagonal and are a much more premium look than the original X570 Gaming Pro Carbon. The X570S Carbon EK X sells for $549.99, which is on the high side for an X570-based motherboard. That said, it’s still one of the easiest and least-expensive ways to get into watercooling your PC.
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This new generation of motherboard based on the Intel Z690 chipset also leads to the appearance of PCIe Gen 5.0 as well as DDR5. On this last point and for various reasons (availability, price, etc.), the various brands do not hesitate to include motherboards that support DDR4 in their catalog. This is the case with our MAG Z690 Tomahawk Wifi which is also available under the name MAG Z690 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4 .
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There are four black slots for DDR5 memory modules. There are latches on both sides. To activate dual-channel mode, you need to install two brackets through the slot from each other. Intel Core 12 Gen processors use a dual memory controller. The emphasis is on DDR5 because this is one of the main innovations of the new platform and it needs to be promoted.
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The design of the MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 motherboard comes in the MAG TOMAHAWK series that emphasizes the deep black, simple and fierce style of gaming motherboards that support DIY, including various applications, packed with full features. ready to use with heatsink cooling that focuses on cooling the entire motherboard including a 2.5G LAN connector and Intel Wi-Fi Solution that are featured on the motherboard Installing the latest PCIe Gen 5 ready Lightning M.2 system that supports up to NVMe SSDs installed.
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In terms of the overall level of flagship motherboards, MSI’s “GODLIKE” series has been a good player since its inception. With Intel’s 12th generation Core and Z690 platforms achieving great leap forward in both performance and functionality, the new generation is based on Z690’s MEG Z690 Godlike has also awakened the original intention of sleeping. At the beginning of its announcement, it has once again attracted the attention and heated discussion of the enthusiast group with the various novel methods revealed.
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With the Unify, we are looking at a premium model with support for DDR5 memory, but it doesn’t feature any RGB LED lighting. The MSI MEG Z690 Unify represents MSI’s Enthusiast Gaming series, which combines elements of an enthusiast-level motherboard, but with all the features designed for users to make the most of the latest controller sets and 12th gen features. Some of the features include five M.2 slots, support for DDR5-6666 memory, dual 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E networking, as well as an advertised 21-phase power delivery.
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This collaboration with EKWB has taken the MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi feature-set and placed an EK-Quantum Matrix7 monoblock over the 18 VRM power stages. In addition to this, an M.2 socket is also directly cooled, thus allowing for near-ambient temperatures during large data transfers. This helps alleviate potential heat-related issues that can accompany these intense user workloads. Fear not, though, the remaining four M.2 sockets include full heatsink coverage. To round out the experience, the newest WiFi 6E technology and 2.5G LAN are present and accounted for.
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