MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X
 | Expecting restock £708.50 Socket: Intel LGA 1200; Form factor: ATX; Liquid cooling; Size (mm): 305x244; Chipset: Intel Z490; DDR4 (slots): 4; Memory module: DIMM; RAM frequency (MHz): 5000; Max. memory (GB): 128; SATA 3: 6; M.2 connector: 2; PCI Express: 3.0; CrossFire (AMD); SLI (NVIDIA); Steel PCI-E connectors |
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MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X
Towards:gaming
Form Factor:ATX
Socket:Intel LGA 1200
Chipset:Intel Z490
BIOS:Ami
RAM slots:DDR4 4 sl
RAM form factor:DIMM
RAM clock:5000 MHz
Sound (channels):7.1
Connectors:HDMI, M.2
Additional connectors:DisplayPort
Power connector:24 pin
Processor power:8+4 pin
All specifications
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ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD X870E, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, LAN 5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 5100 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z790, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7600 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
mini-ITX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 6600 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
mini-ITX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel B760, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 7200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z690, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 6400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z790, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7800 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD X670E, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 6600 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1851, chipset Intel Z890, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 9200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, Thunderbolt 4, M.2, LAN 5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z790, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z790, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 5333 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
mini-ITX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel Z790, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 8000 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
mini-ITX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel B760, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 5333 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1151 v2, chipset Intel Z390, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, no backlight, suitable for mining
ATX, socket Intel LGA 1151 v2, chipset Intel Z390, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, SLI, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, suitable for mining
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD X570, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket Intel LGA 1700, chipset Intel B760, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7800 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD X570, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling
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ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4733 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, no backlight
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD X670E, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7800 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD A520, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 4600 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, no backlight
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B450, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 3600 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, suitable for mining
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 7200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 7200 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 6400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4733 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM5, chipset AMD B650, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8000 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, M.2 cooling
ATX, socket AMD AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 5100 MHz, USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, LAN 2.5 Gbps, CrossFire, M.2 cooling
