The Ultimate AMD AM5 Motherboard Guide

Peter Donnell / 2 years ago

MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI

The Carbon series has long been a big hit for MSI, with its stealthy armour and tasteful ARGB lighting it’s sure to be a big hit for high-end gaming PC builds. It’s designed with extended heatsinks on the VRM, 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads, and some hefty heatsinks on the M.2 and chipset, ensuring it can deliver maximum performance around the clock. With an impressive 18+2+1 Duel Rail Power Systems, Core Boost and Memory Boost technologies, maxing out the latest AMD CPUs and their boost clocks just isn’t going to be an issue.

This motherboard features a 3x PCI-E x16 slot, Supports x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4, and operates the first PCIe 5.0 in x16, and the second in x8, both from the CPU. However, there’s a PCIe 4.0 x4 from the chipset also. If that’s not impressive enough, there are also 4x M.2 slots, with two PCIe 5.0 x4 and two PCIe 4.0, with support for RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10. Getting the best out of next-gen CPUs and storage isn’t going to be a problem here!

Features

Supports AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
Supports DDR5 Memory
Enhanced Power Design: 18+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, Dual 8-pin CPU power connectors, Core Boost, Memory Boost
Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink with Direct Touched Heat-pipe, MOSFET thermal pads rated for 7W/mK, additional choke thermal pads and Double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr are built for a high-performance system and non-stop gaming experience
High-Quality PCB: 8-layer PCB made by 2oz thickened copper and server grade level material
DIY Friendly Design: Patented Screwless M.2 Shield Frozr, EZ M.2 Clips, Smart Button, Pre-installed I/O Shield, Steel Armor
Lightning Fast Game experience: PCIe 5.0 slots, Lightning Gen 5 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2
2.5G LAN and Wi-Fi 6E Solution: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
MYSTIC LIGHT: 16.8 million colours / fancy lighting effects controlled in one click. MYSTIC LIGHT SYNC supports the latest ARGB Gen2 strips, RGB strips and Ambient devices
AUDIO BOOST 5: Reward your ears with studio-grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience

I/O

The back of the motherboard has three control buttons, which are great for those who like to overclock and tinker with BIOS. There’s super-fast WiFi 6E, as well as 2.5Gb LAN, ensuring you get the best from your home network and modern fast broadband connections. Audio comes from the Realtek® ALC4080 Codec, delivering 32-bit audio too, so it should sound great. And, finally, a plethora of USB ports, including Type-C DP, and 2×2 20 Gbps.