{"id":67,"date":"2020-12-30T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2021-01-25T20:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:42:20","slug":"msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/","title":{"rendered":"All New MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi ATX LGA1200 motherboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661441e3c2ab6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661441e3c2ab6\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/#PCMR_Labs_Rating\" title=\"PCMR Labs Rating:\">PCMR Labs Rating:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/#Specifications\" title=\"Specifications: \">Specifications: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/#All_about_MSI_MPG_Z490_Gaming_Carbon_WiFi\" title=\"All about MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi\">All about MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/#Pros_Cons_of_MSI_MPG_Z490_Gaming_Carbon_WiFi\" title=\"Pros &amp; Cons of MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi\">Pros &amp; Cons of MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/msi-mpg-z490-gaming-carbon-wifi\/#PCMR_Labs_recommendation\" title=\"PCMR Labs recommendation:&nbsp; \">PCMR Labs recommendation:&nbsp; <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCMR_Labs_Rating\"><\/span><strong>PCMR Labs Rating:<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"33\" class=\"wp-image-50\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-star_v2.jpg\" alt=\"4-star_v2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specifications\"><\/span><strong>Specifications<\/strong>: <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><td>MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Supported Processor<\/strong><\/td><td>Supports 10th Gen Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 and Pentium\u00ae Gold \/Celeron\u00ae processors (LGA 1200)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Type of Board<\/strong><\/td><td>ATX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Memory Support<\/strong><\/td><td>4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-4800(OC)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Expansion slots<\/strong><\/td><td>2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots<br>3x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots<br>Support 2-Way NVIDIA\u00ae SLI\u2122 \/ 3-Way AMD\u00ae<br>&nbsp;CrossFire\u2122<br>Technology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td><td>2x M.2 slots, support Intel\u00ae Optane\u2122 Technology<br>6x SATA 6Gb\/s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rear USB<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2&#215;2 20Gbps (Type-C) + 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2<br>10Gbps (1 Type-C + 4 Type-A) + 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps<br>(Type-A) + 6 x USB 2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Video ports<\/strong><\/td><td>DisplayPort, HDMI &#8211; Requires Processor Graphics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Network&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Realtek\u00ae 8125B 2.5G LAN; Intel\u00ae Wi-Fi 6 AX201, Bluetooth 5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/td><td>Realtek\u00ae ALC1220 Codec<br>7.1-Channel High Definition Audio<br>Supports S\/PDIF output<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RGB Headers<\/strong><\/td><td>2 X 4-PIN AURA RGB Headers<br>2 X 3-PIN Addressable GEN 2 RGB Headers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_about_MSI_MPG_Z490_Gaming_Carbon_WiFi\"><\/span>All about MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With Years of experience and continues R&amp;D, MSI has built MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon Wifi to give you an amazing gaming experience. This ATX sized (Form factor) board runs with intel processors. one of the important features it offers is faster memory speed support DDR4 with 4 DIMMs slots. you can overclock up to 4800Mhz compared to 4400Mhz in previous-gen boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, SSDs will give lower performance when they tend to get hot. MSI&#8217;s M.2 SHIELD FROZR is a next-generation thermal solution offered to reduce the heat and give users a better experience. This comes with fully controllable in BIOS and software, it lets you manage the speed of fans cooling your system &amp; CPU. With MSI OC Labs you can easily overclock RAM up to 5000Mhz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we talk about connectivity 2.5Gbps LAN provides amazing speed and low-latency which makes that kill happen. That&#8217;s not all it comes with Wifi 6 support which is compared with Wifi 5 technology, which can only send the data packet to one device at a time on each channel, the Wi fi-6 could combine the packet, separate it into several devices, and allow signals from the different devices bundled together. This new technology provides all the devices in the same network environment with the same and equal traffic bandwidth in an efficient way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TMSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi offers 2no of PCIe 3.0X1 slots and 3no of PCI-E 3.0&#215;16 slots. We can add 2-Way NVIDIA SLI\/3-Way AMD&#8217;s Crossfire to this board. It comes bundled with 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps(USB Type-A), 6 USB 2.0, 5 USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (1 Type-C+4 Type-A), 1 USB 3.2 Gen (2X2) 20 Gbps (Type-C) which will be enough for all your USB port needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi supports Intel Core processor models (LGA 1200), we recommend you use the 10th Gen processors series for maximum performance.&nbsp; It comes with a Displayport and HDMI port, however, to get a display you need to install a dedicated graphics card. The RGB lighting effects is an oasis for sour eyes, this board packs 2x 4-Pin Aura RGB headers and 2&#215;3-Pin addressable Gen 2 RGB headers give you amazing color effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MSI-MPG-Z490-Gaming-Carbon-WiFi_001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\"\/><figcaption>white background with low poly digital lines connection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the board, you will notice high definition Realtek ALC 1220 audio codec, which supports DSD Super audio CD playback &amp; recording at 120dB sound to Noise ratio which is 64times better than CD playback quality. It has a high-quality audio capacitor that provides highly realistic &amp; acoustic studio-level audio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Intel board comes with over-voltage protection which prevents potential short circuits to your CPU and components. With Digital power design technology, your CPU will get undistorted and the fastest current delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi comes in a glossy cardboard box, well packed with an anti-static plastic sheet. Underneath the board, MSI has packed all the accessory components like User manual, Quick Installation Guide, MSI case badge, Product Registration card, 1 to 2 RGB LED extension Y cable, Driver DVD, Case screw guide, Corsair RGB LED Extension cable, 2nos of SATA cables, 1x Rainbow RGB LED Extension Cable, Promotion card, MSI Product catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you install all the devices and install an operating system, we suggest that you use the latest drivers from the OEM website to efficiently run the components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"flex-video flex-video-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The all-new MSI Z490 motherboards in full glory | MSI\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FxRNHSY_0E0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros_Cons_of_MSI_MPG_Z490_Gaming_Carbon_WiFi\"><\/span>Pros &amp; Cons of MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pros                            <\/th><th>Cons                                 <\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. Addressable ARGB Headers<\/td><td>1. Too Expensive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Easy to Over Clock<\/td><td>2. No PCIe Gen 4 slot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Comes with pin extender\/splitters<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Pre-Installed IO shield<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Built in Wifi<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCMR_Labs_recommendation\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"28\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002.jpg\" alt=\"PCMRLabs_recommended\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-768x1079.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" \/><strong>PCMR Labs recommendation:<\/strong>&nbsp; <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is next best compared to Asus Maximus ll extreme. recommended for people who can spend money on a good rig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Checkout more motherboard options <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmrlabs.com\/best-gaming-motherboards-in-the-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PCMR Labs Rating: Specifications: Model MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi Supported Processor Supports 10th Gen Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 and Pentium\u00ae Gold \/Celeron\u00ae processors (LGA 1200) Type of Board ATX Memory Support 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-4800(OC) Expansion slots 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots3x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slotsSupport 2-Way NVIDIA\u00ae SLI\u2122 \/ 3-Way AMD\u00ae&nbsp;CrossFire\u2122Technology Storage 2x M.2 slots, support Intel\u00ae Optane\u2122 Technology6x SATA 6Gb\/s Rear USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2&#215;2 20Gbps (Type-C) + 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 210Gbps (1 Type-C + 4 Type-A) + 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps(Type-A) + 6 x USB 2.0 Video ports <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[12,11,7,9,8,13,10],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Z490_002.png","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}