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MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon review




MSI is in the house with their new MPG Z390 Gaming Pro, this motherboard has been fitted with two M2 slots, a lot of connectivity, as well as pretty nice looks with a new shroud over the VRM heatsink, it is priced in the 175 USD/EUR bracket.
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SniperX
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Posted on: 12/04/2018 01:45 PM
Finally, after 2 months of waiting, I'm getting mine tomorrow (MSI MPG Gaming Pro Carbon AC + 9900K)
Thanks for the review!
Finally, after 2 months of waiting, I'm getting mine tomorrow (MSI MPG Gaming Pro Carbon AC + 9900K)

Thanks for the review!

Singleton99
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Posted on: 12/04/2018 02:55 PM
Thank you for the review guys , i've been thinking about a CPU an M/B upgrade lately as GPU upgrade isn't going to happen anytime soon.
Thank you for the review guys , i've been thinking about a CPU an M/B upgrade lately as GPU upgrade isn't going to happen anytime soon.

Neo Cyrus
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Posted on: 12/04/2018 04:16 PM
What's with this trend of not adding any SATA ports beyond what the main chipset supports even on high end boards? The fact that I needed 8 SATA ports literally limited my options to 1 choice under $400.
With a 6700K at 4.7GHz there's no point in an upgrade for gaming. None at all. You won't get a performance increase. In your case I'd wait to see what Zen 2/Ryzen 3 ends up being like.
I upgraded to a Ryzen 2700 because my 4770K would be hotter than the sun if I pushed it beyond 4.2GHz, and because I planned on doing some encoding/similar work. Otherwise I would have choked on that 4770K for at least another year. It was actually bottle-necking me in some games like Nier and FF15 in some areas.
What's with this trend of not adding any SATA ports beyond what the main chipset supports even on high end boards? The fact that I needed 8 SATA ports literally limited my options to 1 choice under $400.
Thank you for the review guys , i've been thinking about a CPU an M/B upgrade lately as GPU upgrade isn't going to happen anytime soon. 

With a 6700K at 4.7GHz there's no point in an upgrade for gaming. None at all. You won't get a performance increase. In your case I'd wait to see what Zen 2/Ryzen 3 ends up being like.
I upgraded to a Ryzen 2700 because my 4770K would be hotter than the sun if I pushed it beyond 4.2GHz, and because I planned on doing some encoding/similar work. Otherwise I would have choked on that 4770K for at least another year. It was actually bottle-necking me in some games like Nier and FF15 in some areas.
Singleton99
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Posts: 1068
Posted on: 12/04/2018 04:52 PM
What's with this trend of not adding any SATA ports beyond what the main chipset supports even on high end boards? The fact that I needed 8 SATA ports literally limited my options to 1 choice under $400.
With a 6700K at 4.7GHz there's no point in an upgrade for gaming. None at all. You won't get a performance increase. In your case I'd wait to see what Zen 2/Ryzen 3 ends up being like.
I upgraded to a Ryzen 2700 because my 4770K would be hotter than the sun if I pushed it beyond 4.2GHz, and because I planned on doing some encoding/similar work. Otherwise I would have choked on that 4770K for at least another year. It was actually bottle-necking me in some games like Nier and FF15 in some areas.
I used a Bottleneck calculator (https://thebottlenecker.com/calculator ) and with my CPU @ 4.7 it says that im getting a 8.9% bottleneck from the CPU, however it does not ask what resolution your running , i don't know how accurate this calculator is or if it's just a gimmick .
The main reason for me maybe upgrading is more cpu cores like the 8700k and i haven't spent anything on my PC for sometime now , this is the longest i've ever gone without having some sort of upgrade and i won't pay the price for the new gen Nvidia cards.
What's with this trend of not adding any SATA ports beyond what the main chipset supports even on high end boards? The fact that I needed 8 SATA ports literally limited my options to 1 choice under $400.
With a 6700K at 4.7GHz there's no point in an upgrade for gaming. None at all. You won't get a performance increase. In your case I'd wait to see what Zen 2/Ryzen 3 ends up being like.
I upgraded to a Ryzen 2700 because my 4770K would be hotter than the sun if I pushed it beyond 4.2GHz, and because I planned on doing some encoding/similar work. Otherwise I would have choked on that 4770K for at least another year. It was actually bottle-necking me in some games like Nier and FF15 in some areas.
I used a Bottleneck calculator (https://thebottlenecker.com/calculator ) and with my CPU @ 4.7 it says that im getting a 8.9% bottleneck from the CPU, however it does not ask what resolution your running , i don't know how accurate this calculator is or if it's just a gimmick .
The main reason for me maybe upgrading is more cpu cores like the 8700k and i haven't spent anything on my PC for sometime now , this is the longest i've ever gone without having some sort of upgrade and i won't pay the price for the new gen Nvidia cards.
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Just installed this board yesterday in my new MSI MAG Bunker case.
Hoped for a little more RGB, but it's only on their high end boards wich i don't need.