MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon Wifi AM4 ATX Motherboard

I have come upgrading from a 2013 range of Z97 motherboards straight onto this MSI X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI ATX Motherboard, switching from Intel 1150 to AMD AM4. For the first look of the X570 series, they have scared me a little with all of their high price, but once I read all the reviews and general specification of the enabled PCIE-Gen 4 and all that comes with it, I came to realise that this purchase will not go to waste, as this is really a dawn of new generations of motherboards to come. As for the actual product - great, durable build quality, while giving a general good look with dark, elegant design and a very pleasant addition of RGB lighting (customisable with MSI Mystic Light app). Specs allowing you to experience all new high-speed PCIE-4 with 2 ... MoreI have come upgrading from a 2013 range of Z97 motherboards straight onto this MSI X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI ATX Motherboard, switching from Intel 1150 to AMD AM4. For the first look of the X570 series, they have scared me a little with all of their high price, but once I read all the reviews and general specification of the enabled PCIE-Gen 4 and all that comes with it, I came to realise that this purchase will not go to waste, as this is really a dawn of new generations of motherboards to come. As for the actual product - great, durable build quality, while giving a general good look with dark, elegant design and a very pleasant addition of RGB lighting (customisable with MSI Mystic Light app). Specs allowing you to experience all new high-speed PCIE-4 with 2 M.2 drives and a support for the new Radeon 5700 range and obviously all graphic cards utilising this slot in the future, so that has convinced me that I have just made a future proof purchase with this motherboard. BIOS in both basic & advanced mode are satisfactory - allows for all the usual overclocking on the CPU & DDR4, withstanding additional voltage (within reason) with no problem at all. Addition of WI-FI in the motherboard (dongle included) saves some money on buying an external solution. Obviously, the main reason to get this motherboard is out-of-the-box support of Ryzen 3rd Gen range, which are also a product I would recommend to get due to outstanding both gaming & productivity performance for years to come.All in all 5 stars - great price / performance ratio, reliable piece of hardware to secure your PC for upgrades, whether you are a gamer, hardware enthusiast or a professional.

Best value mid-tier x570 board

Very happy with my purchase. I needed an AMD board after deciding to purchase a Ryzen 3700x CPU. After a lot of research I decided on this board and have not been disappointed.What's in the box?The details on the website listing are a bit sparse in this regard, but apart from the motherboard itself you also get:Full manual, Quick start guide, DVD with BIOS drivers/utilities, WiFi antenna, 2 x M.2 screws (always handy), 2 x SATA cables (1x straight, 1x angled), RGB cables, decorative MSI case sticker and some useful cable stickers to allow for easy labelling/cable management.I always think including a CMOS jumper is a nice touch (missing here), but a screwdriver works just as well if needed.Installation was very easy; the manual is user-friendly if you need ... MoreVery happy with my purchase. I needed an AMD board after deciding to purchase a Ryzen 3700x CPU. After a lot of research I decided on this board and have not been disappointed.What's in the box?The details on the website listing are a bit sparse in this regard, but apart from the motherboard itself you also get:Full manual, Quick start guide, DVD with BIOS drivers/utilities, WiFi antenna, 2 x M.2 screws (always handy), 2 x SATA cables (1x straight, 1x angled), RGB cables, decorative MSI case sticker and some useful cable stickers to allow for easy labelling/cable management.I always think including a CMOS jumper is a nice touch (missing here), but a screwdriver works just as well if needed.Installation was very easy; the manual is user-friendly if you need it, but the board is well laid out and everything is marked for easy identification. The board looks good and you can easily turn off the RGB in the BIOS menu if it's not your thing.Pros:- 2 x PCIE 4.0 M.2 slots, each with heatshield & heatsink including fan- WiFi 6- Intel Gigabit Lan- ALC1220 audio- High quality VRMs- BIOS user-interface is really intuitive and feature packed for the novice (e.g., preset memory overclocks & 'Game boost' for CPU) whilst having all the options an experienced OCer needs- Plenty USB 3.x ports front and rear- BIOS flashback functionality - just plug a USB in the back panel, push a button and away it goes.Cons:- No Clear CMOS button on the rear I/O panel- No fan header around the rear I/O panel area; meaning if you have a typical exhaust fan placement then you need to run the cable down to the bottom of the board, not a huge issue but not ideal- Not a con as such, but be mindful if you have a M.2 SATA SSD that only the bottom M.2 slot supports this, the top M.2 slot does notPrior to purchase I was a bit concerned about the x570 boards coming with chipset fans, but I can honestly say that noise has not been an issue - you're not going to hear the fan so just don't factor it in to your buying equations. Temperatures haven't been a problem either and my case is kept in a 'sub-optimal' location.This seems a good board for OC and MSI VRMs have a good reputation. I've easily been able to get my Crucial 3000mhz DDR4 CL15 running at 3600mhz CL14 which plays very nicely with Ryzen 2nd gen and the corresponding boost to Infinity Fabric frequency.All in all, if you want an x570 board I think this is the sweet-spot in terms of price/performance; if you go any cheaper then you compromise with some/all of the following: Realtek LAN, not enough USB/SATA ports, no/worse Wifi, lower quality audio codecs and/or VRMs etc. Any more expensive and I think you begin paying for features that are rarely needed or where the specs are overkill for the requirements.Would buy again

Completely stable and reliable so far

I've been running this motherboard for several weeks with a Ryzen 9 5900x, 64GB Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black (3600), NVIDIA RTX 2070 and 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 NVMe Gen 4.0 SSD. System it totally stable at stock speeds and RAM in XMP profile at 3,600Mhz; it sailed through a single pass in Memtest86 but mainly has run some very demanding games for many hours with no crashes, which were prone to fail on my previous system with even very small instabilities at higher speeds.Wi-Fi is connected but I have not used it yet as my system is connected via Ethernet cable.I do not use onboard audio chips as I have a dedicated sound card, which usually always provides far superior sound quality, noticeable by almost anyone, even without a trained ear.I have no ... MoreI've been running this motherboard for several weeks with a Ryzen 9 5900x, 64GB Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black (3600), NVIDIA RTX 2070 and 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 NVMe Gen 4.0 SSD. System it totally stable at stock speeds and RAM in XMP profile at 3,600Mhz; it sailed through a single pass in Memtest86 but mainly has run some very demanding games for many hours with no crashes, which were prone to fail on my previous system with even very small instabilities at higher speeds.Wi-Fi is connected but I have not used it yet as my system is connected via Ethernet cable.I do not use onboard audio chips as I have a dedicated sound card, which usually always provides far superior sound quality, noticeable by almost anyone, even without a trained ear.I have no experience using sleep mode on this board, as I stopped using this on my old system after finding Gigabyte boards were prone to crashing when combining XMP RAM profiles with sleep mode, regardless of voltage settings and having all the latest BIOS updates.Not a fan of the UEFI BIOS layout: seems like far less options for timings compared with my previous motherboard, and it seems like a pain to navigate the menus already; hardly the end of the world though and it may be improved once I install the latest BIOS updates, as it is still on the factory firmware.Have been very happy with the board so far, as it offered the specs I wanted while keeping down unecessary extra costs for features like SLI or 5Gb/s Ethernet, which I would not see any benefit from. Main reason for my upgrade was actually just to get NVMe Gen 4.0, which I have seen significant speed benefits from.

Fantastic Motherboard

The overall experience was truly fantastic. The unboxing is outright gorgeous and everything you need is included (even 2 SATA cables). The M.2 bits are also included and they are very easy to install. The PCB is just fantastic looking and has a really sturdy feeling to it.Everything is easy to install and the manual goes over almost everything there is to know. The Carbon finish is wonderful and the RGB is cool-looking without being overwhelming.The only downside I could find, was the lack of an USB C port in the board, as to connect any Front Panel port; it would be quite cool, but there is an USB C in the back IO, so I guess that i kind of makes up for it. Speaking of the IO, its very nice and has everything that is needed, even the WiFi antenna does look quite ... MoreThe overall experience was truly fantastic. The unboxing is outright gorgeous and everything you need is included (even 2 SATA cables). The M.2 bits are also included and they are very easy to install. The PCB is just fantastic looking and has a really sturdy feeling to it.Everything is easy to install and the manual goes over almost everything there is to know. The Carbon finish is wonderful and the RGB is cool-looking without being overwhelming.The only downside I could find, was the lack of an USB C port in the board, as to connect any Front Panel port; it would be quite cool, but there is an USB C in the back IO, so I guess that i kind of makes up for it. Speaking of the IO, its very nice and has everything that is needed, even the WiFi antenna does look quite stunning. The WiFi itself is quite fast and reliable, as is the LAN port.There is also another downside, but this includes all of the X570 board, and it's the little fan that is used for cooling the chip; it's understandable that such a chip would need some kind of active cooling, but the way the fan is customizes makes the board look a bit less "clean" and I have no idea how it could be replaced in case it breaks down.Nonetheless, this motherboard is fantastic, and a very good choice for midrange budget. The BIOS is really cool and complete, very intuitive and a fantastic work of MSI engineering. Would recommend this to anyone who would like the RGB lightning and the included WiFi. Best of its class

Great choice for a long term future proof build

Delivery was on time with DPD. Got emails of each delivery process step.Installation:Built-in IO shield made it so much easier compared to previous builds of putting it in manually especially if you are forgetful.Screw Holes were in decent positions for me to screw into my case however the one in the middle had a bit of trouble due to M.2 heatsink blocking so small screwdriver may be recommended for this bit.Everything is labelled on the motherboard and the instructions are very clear for where to connect the cables. Probably PC case fault but I can't get to the first 2 SATA ports and USB 3.2 internal connectors on the side because of the side edge inside my case poking out. This means I can't connect my USB 3.0 internal cable connector and I can only use 4 ... MoreDelivery was on time with DPD. Got emails of each delivery process step.Installation:Built-in IO shield made it so much easier compared to previous builds of putting it in manually especially if you are forgetful.Screw Holes were in decent positions for me to screw into my case however the one in the middle had a bit of trouble due to M.2 heatsink blocking so small screwdriver may be recommended for this bit.Everything is labelled on the motherboard and the instructions are very clear for where to connect the cables. Probably PC case fault but I can't get to the first 2 SATA ports and USB 3.2 internal connectors on the side because of the side edge inside my case poking out. This means I can't connect my USB 3.0 internal cable connector and I can only use 4 SATA ports but I'm ok with this since my case is old which will be upgraded and I don't need them.CPU installation bracket was already installed so made it really easy for me to install Wraith Prism Cooler which only requires to clip in. Though you should always be careful to not push down on the CPU.The layout of the ports was designed perfectly even with my old PC case Cooler Master N300. My cable management is able to go around the outside of the motherboard.I haven't installed any M.2 NVMe SSDs yet but it's nice to have 2 gen 4 slots ready since my case only has one SSD slot XDAlso it comes with heatsinks so that future gen4 m.2 ssds I am going to buy will be cheaper since I can then get the ones without heatsinks.Weirdly what I noticed was the the second graphics card slot has rusted. This is ok for me since I only use one graphics card currently but potentially I see myself using 2 for monitor compatibilities and streaming reasons so this was a shame to see. Obviously I assume it should still function properly.Performance:Currently using Ryzen 3700X and Corsair 3200Mhz 2x8GB RAM. In terms of performance fans are pretty quiet enough for me. I have the MSI dragon center installed which allowed me to tune the fans with just one click and in a few minutes it automatically adjusted the smart fan speeds. Easy to know when to open up the BIOS and navigation of overclocking my RAM to 3200MHZ was easy. Mouse is very slow though on the BIOS but I don't mind.Gaming and streaming has been great using the x264 option in OBS where my CPU usage would be less than 50% and CPU temp peaking to 80°C and motherboard peaking 45°C ish.It's been 3 weeks and I have had no problems.Details about my choice:In terms of brand I didn't really want to spend my time looking at every single motherboard so I focused on a brand lineup and MSI attracted me with their availability in stock, clear tiers in pricing, features and their promotional period of a free liquid cooler when registering your product.Other motherboards I could have went with my budget is:MSI X570 GAMING PLUS, X570 A PRO andMPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI. My final decision was based on Edge vs Carbon so I paid £50 more because of these reasons:These ones have 2 M.2 NVMe SSD slots but only one supports gen 4 where as Carbon supports this in 2 of them. They don't have Wifi 6 or some with no wifi at all. I wanted Bluetooth 5.0 where as gaming edge provides only 4.2. Carbon comes with 2 m.2 heatsinks but these don't or with just one.Next choice for me was MEG X570 ACE but this is £100 more than the carbon and I don't need 3 M.2 and video card slots. However the 2.5G LAN was tempting.

Great job MSI

This motherboard is perfect to combine with a Ryzen 3000 CPU, in my case a Ryzen 3700x.The choice of a motherboard can be confusing as there is so much choice, but after much research I decided for the Gaming Pro Carbon, as also owner of a 2080 MSI gaming trio on which I found myself very well.Everything worked out of the box. Installation instructions were clear and simple. The motherboard is solid and strong to the touch.The chipset fan is very quiet and the chipset temperatures are low due to the heat and layout design. The heat and the MSI Frozr fan are very favorably compared to brands.The BIOS has many pre-programmed memory ranges if you want to try overclocking. It's great if you're not an overclocking expert. The memory results will obviously differ ... MoreThis motherboard is perfect to combine with a Ryzen 3000 CPU, in my case a Ryzen 3700x.The choice of a motherboard can be confusing as there is so much choice, but after much research I decided for the Gaming Pro Carbon, as also owner of a 2080 MSI gaming trio on which I found myself very well.Everything worked out of the box. Installation instructions were clear and simple. The motherboard is solid and strong to the touch.The chipset fan is very quiet and the chipset temperatures are low due to the heat and layout design. The heat and the MSI Frozr fan are very favorably compared to brands.The BIOS has many pre-programmed memory ranges if you want to try overclocking. It's great if you're not an overclocking expert. The memory results will obviously differ depending on the sticks chosen.The new Dragon Center software is one of the best bundled software packages I've used. It contains all the programs that control the functionality of the motherboard (LEDs, fans, updates, Wifi, performance monitors, network monitors and tools). All of these are in one place, rather than having to install 5 different programsThe card also had a complete feature set that corresponds to some more expensive cards. Wifi, Bluetooth, high power VRM, metal heatsync for chipset and NVMe units, error LEDs, a large number of ports and connectors.I am really satisfied with this motherboard, so much so that I got other friends to take a Gaming Plus and an Ace

One of the few motherboards where the chipset fan isn't blocked by the graphics card.

I picked this motherboard because it was one few ones where the chipset fan is positioned lower down and doesn't get blocked by the GPU cooler. As for the chipset cooler it's self, I can say it's totally silent as it works semi passively so that fan hardly ever needs to even spin up at all. The chipset temperature peaked at only 46C during OCCT's punishing power supply test, which fully loads both the GPU and CPU at the same time, and even then, the chipset cooler was still cooling it passively!There are 6 fan headers on the motherboard each supporting both PWM and DC Voltage fan control modes, all with the ability to create custom fan curves in the BIOS for each one.The integrated Wi-Fi and included antenna seems to perform well, with an average ping of 1ms to ... MoreI picked this motherboard because it was one few ones where the chipset fan is positioned lower down and doesn't get blocked by the GPU cooler. As for the chipset cooler it's self, I can say it's totally silent as it works semi passively so that fan hardly ever needs to even spin up at all. The chipset temperature peaked at only 46C during OCCT's punishing power supply test, which fully loads both the GPU and CPU at the same time, and even then, the chipset cooler was still cooling it passively!There are 6 fan headers on the motherboard each supporting both PWM and DC Voltage fan control modes, all with the ability to create custom fan curves in the BIOS for each one.The integrated Wi-Fi and included antenna seems to perform well, with an average ping of 1ms to my router and full download speeds.The built in M2 coolers are nice and the M2 SSD was easy to install. In general, I didn't encounter any annoyances during installation.The motherboard box also contained: 1x SATA Cable with straight connector, 1x SATA Cable with a right angled connector, 2x M2 screws, 1x Rainbow RGB extension cable, 1x RGB Y cable, 1x Corsair RGB extension cable, a sheet with some stickers on for labelling cables, manual, driver CD and an MSI sticker.As for a value being 4 stars instead of 5 is because that all X570 motherboards are quite a lot more expensive than other chipsets right now, if this motherboard was priced closer to £200 and not £260 I would rate the value 5 stars.Also as a note for people reading this review; there is already a BIOS update available for this motherboard.

Super happy with this motherboard!

I purchased this to go together with the newly released Ryzen 3000 CPU series. I currently have a 3900X, although I am considering getting a 3950X later down the line once that releases.I did a lot of research on motherboards prior to this purchase, looking at B450, X470, and X570 boards. Obviously, I decided on this product after all of that research. In this review, I'll go over my experience with this board.Packaging and Installation:The motherboard arrived in a beautiful and high quality box, with a colourful design on the front and all the specification details on the back. Inside, the motherboard is safe and sound inside an anti-static bag, and below that you'll find all the bundled goodies. You get a manual, info leaflets, driver CD, Wi-Fi antenna, SATA ... MoreI purchased this to go together with the newly released Ryzen 3000 CPU series. I currently have a 3900X, although I am considering getting a 3950X later down the line once that releases.I did a lot of research on motherboards prior to this purchase, looking at B450, X470, and X570 boards. Obviously, I decided on this product after all of that research. In this review, I'll go over my experience with this board.Packaging and Installation:The motherboard arrived in a beautiful and high quality box, with a colourful design on the front and all the specification details on the back. Inside, the motherboard is safe and sound inside an anti-static bag, and below that you'll find all the bundled goodies. You get a manual, info leaflets, driver CD, Wi-Fi antenna, SATA cable (straight), SATA cable (angled), two M.2 screws, Corsair RGB cable, RGB Y cable, Rainbow RGB cable, twelve SATA cable sticky labels, and a beautiful MSI logo sticker.Installation was a breeze in my Fractal Design Meshify C case. I didn't encounter any problems with setup. The only complaint I have is that the mouse cursor seems somewhat laggy in the BIOS, but there's a very minor niggle!Features:This motherboard is jam-packed with features, and should have more than enough to satisfy most enthusiasts. As far as core components go, the board uses a server-grade PCB, performant VRMs with 10+2 phases, and an isolated DDR memory circuit. It includes PCIe 4 support, Intel LAN, Wi-Fi 6, a great audio chip, four PCIe slots, six SATA ports, two M.2 slots with heatsinks, several USB ports, and more.Aside from all of the above features, there are two key reasons why I selected this board, instead of buying a competing brand. Those key features are memory overclocking and the chipset fan, which I'll detail below.Memory overclocking: MSI is known for having one of (if not the) best memory overclocking support. Even Buildzoid, the hardcore overclocker, is quoted as saying "I'd say their daisy chains are really really good". High praise! Given how the Zen architecture is sensitive to memory speed, and AMD has officially said that DDR4-3600 CL16 is the recommended price/performance config, I really wanted a board with good memory support. I was not disappointed: MSI delivers this. I'm able to easily run my Ballistix RAM at 3600 CL16, and expect I could push it much further!Chipset fan: As you may or may not know, the X570 platform heralds the return of the chipset fan, a little fan on the motherboard that provides active cooling. This appears to be a requirement of X570, due to increased power and heat. All the X570 motherboards have these chipset fans, and there are various concerns with this: extra noise, ventilation issues, and a risk of mechanical failure.MSI's boards appear to have better chipset fans than competing products, as they utilise MSI's patented Frozr design from their graphics cards. This should help with noise and reliability. Additionally, competing products have the chipset fan directly next to the graphics card slot, which means that hot air expelled from there will go straight into the chipset - there are even reports of competing motherboards overheating as a result! MSI's boards have the chipset fan placed much further down, which avoids this issue entirely. I can say I don't have any problem with temperatures or noise - in fact, the fan stays off most of the time as it only spins up when needed!Aesthetics:This board is absolutely gorgeous, and I'll admit, that was a factor in my decision to get it. MSI's X570 line-up is interesting, in that all of their boards look good but have different styles to appeal to different tastes. For example, the X570-A-PRO has a professional look with classy silver stripes, while the X570 Godlike has heavy RGB lighting to appeal to people who something more flashy. This motherboard, the X570 Gaming Pro Carbon, has a little bit of RGB lighting, but not so much that it overwhelms. The heatsinks look very elegant with their dark grey colour, carbon texture, and angular lines, making them both functional and attractive.This is obviously very subjective, but for me personally, this is one of the most beautiful motherboards I've ever owned!Cost:At £260, this motherboard represents exceptional value for the X570 platform. It is a bit pricey compared to past motherboards, but the X570 boards are simply more expensive across all brands. For reference, the lowest-end X570 boards are around £170, while the highest-end boards get up to a whopping £770! Compared to the lowest-end, this X570 Gaming Pro Carbon offers the superior Intel LAN (compared to Realtek), built-in Wi-Fi 6 support, the superior ALC1220 audio chip, additional fast USB ports, and better VRMs to drive more powerful CPUs. If you're going with a high-end CPU like the 3900X or 3950X, or especially if you hope to upgrade to new CPU generations in the future, then those better VRMs will be important. I feel like the X570 Gaming Pro Carbon strikes a good balance between price and features.Aside from the above, at the time of writing, MSI is running a promotion called "I Love Ryzen 3000", where they're giving away CPU coolers, Steam vouchers, and NVMe SSDs to buyers of these new motherboards. This obviously increases the value proposition even further, and simply makes this purchase a no-brainer!Conclusion:After spending some time with this motherboard, I'm happy to say that I'm completely satisfied with it. For the price point, MSI has delivered excellent value. I give it 5/5 stars!

The price to performance King

Summary; I WOULD buy this again if i was building a pc.WHY!I bought this motherboard over the x570 godlike due to its price and well... it just did everything i could ask for. This is the 2500k motherboard equivelant of today, the x570 price to performance king, and it works out of the box with the AMD 300 series of cpu's so easily beats the 3-4 series boards on ease of use.Whats Included!Inside the very nicely printed box is as follows; The driver CD (who even uses these anymore? a nice cheap MSI branded USB wouldnt have gona a miss as it wouldnt even have to be large memory wise) , an MSI sticker ( not the nice metalic looking ones of old but still not bad) , very sleek Wi-Fi antenna, SATA cables ( 1x straight 1x angled), M.2 screws (silver on a black ... MoreSummary; I WOULD buy this again if i was building a pc.WHY!I bought this motherboard over the x570 godlike due to its price and well... it just did everything i could ask for. This is the 2500k motherboard equivelant of today, the x570 price to performance king, and it works out of the box with the AMD 300 series of cpu's so easily beats the 3-4 series boards on ease of use.Whats Included!Inside the very nicely printed box is as follows; The driver CD (who even uses these anymore? a nice cheap MSI branded USB wouldnt have gona a miss as it wouldnt even have to be large memory wise) , an MSI sticker ( not the nice metalic looking ones of old but still not bad) , very sleek Wi-Fi antenna, SATA cables ( 1x straight 1x angled), M.2 screws (silver on a black motherboard? but cant be seen anyway), Corsair RGB cable, RGB Y cable, Rainbow RGB cable, twelve SATA cable sticky labels, .Bios!The bios from msi is very simple to use Lots of fan profiling features and XMP was VERY easy to setup, basicaly one click which for people who arent familiar with pcs is very handy.General layout!Really well built motherboard great design and clean aesthetics, i built my system inside a corsair icue 220t and pretty much all my cables are hidden due to the case and the Power delivery and VRMs on this mobo are very good, and the heat spreaders and thermal pads for the m.2 exc is very nice feature theres 2 PCIE 4.0 M.2 slots, and both have said heat sinks, the included twin frozr fan built onto the board is silent aswell no hight pitched whiny noises and it even sits idle in the bios, the inclusion of the EZ debug section of the motherboard was very handy during setup also.Wireless!The included wireless is fantastic (wifi 6), I even use this over the ethernet at the moment (even though thats fantastic aswell as its intel Gigabit Lan so great driver support) and the fastest bluetooth ive ever seen (bluetooth 5.0)The Audio!Heres a quote from MSI; "A dedicated sound card Audio Boost 4, powered by Nahimic, offers a HD audio processor, dedicated amplifier and high quality audio capacitors, all physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal to locate enemies with pin-point accuracy." Now thats the usual gamer speak but let me tell you, i do alot of audio produciton and most of the time use my Focusrite or Behringer umc22 audio interfaces and to tell you the truth the sound card is absolutely FANTASTIC this is the one area i feel i can share my experience and to put it simply ive not seen audio done this well on a motherboard before this really is a big well done from me MSI.The RGB!The Rgb has a strip down the side thats a bit harder to see when your RGB case fans are on and theres a very nicely thought out rgb light near the rear IO, this synced very easily to the dragon centre software and now i have all my fans ram cpu cooler and motherboard running in tandom which lets face it is very nice to have as it saves hassle.

This is the best X570 motherboard in it's price range

I started my initial venture into Ryzen with an X470 motherboard which unfortunately died within 2 months of use. After the unveiling of the X570 lineup, I decided to purchase an X570 over a new X470 motherboard. The prices of the X570 motherboards are understandably higher than their X470 predecessors but for PCIE 4.0 and PBO2 and XFR2, I believe it's worth the premium. I was turned off the brand which had failed me last time and was stuck between two brands; of which had relatively identical specs. In the end I chose the MSI X570 Pro Carbon WiFi over the other competitor because of aesthetics, the carbon fibre accenting and sleek VRM heat sinks really looks incredibly appealing.Upon receiving the product, it was bundled with atypical motherboard accessories, ... MoreI started my initial venture into Ryzen with an X470 motherboard which unfortunately died within 2 months of use. After the unveiling of the X570 lineup, I decided to purchase an X570 over a new X470 motherboard. The prices of the X570 motherboards are understandably higher than their X470 predecessors but for PCIE 4.0 and PBO2 and XFR2, I believe it's worth the premium. I was turned off the brand which had failed me last time and was stuck between two brands; of which had relatively identical specs. In the end I chose the MSI X570 Pro Carbon WiFi over the other competitor because of aesthetics, the carbon fibre accenting and sleek VRM heat sinks really looks incredibly appealing.Upon receiving the product, it was bundled with atypical motherboard accessories, SATA cables, M.2 screws, a driver disk (which would be better as a USB drive) and a MSI stickers etc. A nice detail I noticed was the black SATA cables which matched the black aesthetic of the motherboard greatly, the consistency and attention to detail is quite impressive, the inclusion of the EZ debug LED was also very nice.This motherboard is undoubtedly the easiest installation of any motherboard I have ever fitted prior. The lack of a proprietary IO shield makes seating the motherboard flush with the rear IO area of my case ridiculously easy and was always a pain with previous motherboard installations.Upon powering my motherboard on everything was detected instantly and my 3200mhz Corsair RAM ran flawlessly on it's A-XMP 2 profile. MSI and other competitors have a stigma around bad BIOSes but it pleases me to say that MSI really created a great BIOS, everything was quite easy to navigate to and easy to modify, one feature I would like added is a SPD Write option under RAM settings but that is a rather small nitpick.Overall, if you are considering a motherboard in this price range, I would say it would be rather a foolish endeavour to purchase anything other than this product.