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January 2017
(85%)
71 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(82%)
814 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Comprehensive software suite
Dedicated water pump header supporting up to 2.A
DDR4 Boost
Dual M.2 NVMe ready
Excellent BIOS layout packed with features
Gorgeous
Elegant design
Great audio hardware
Innovative VR chip reduces jitter
M.2 Shield has
Subtle styling
Equipped with RGB lighting
Excellent performance
Steel reinforced slots
Includes M.2 shield
Double USB 3
1 bandwidth with Lightning USB
Plenty of fan headers
Features dualM.2
Strong audio solution courtesy of Audio Boost 4
Looks the business
Solid BIOS
Lots of extra features
Overclocks well
Nice carbon effect on the heat sinks makes this board unique
MSI Mystic Light RGB is very easy to use and looks brilliant
Some of the best motherboard RGB implementation
MSI Steel Armour on the memory slots is a very nice touch
Decent performance
Of
M.2 Shield is a great idea and works well
Strong overclocking capacity and good LLC settings
Very good physical RGB system with good software control
Steel Armor and DDR4 slots may appeal aesthetically
Click BIOS 5 UEFI is a good implementation
Thoro
The editors didn't like
Disappointing M.2 read speeds
“The MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON sports a really sophisticated aesthetic design which is taken to new heights by the astonishing Mystic Light RGB illumination. Not only that
The motherboard supports the USB 3.1 standard
Has
Only comes with two SATA cables
Price
Potentially
Bottom PCIe slot lacks the metal shielding the other 2 do
The 2 straight angled SATA ports would serve better as right angled ones for aesthetics when cable managing your system
3.8
No UEFIbased RGB LED control and limited ‘intelligent' control available
No onboard U.2 and an M.2toU.2 adapter will destroy cable management efforts
Additional CPU/Pump PWM fan header would have been welcomed (for dualfan AIOs)
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Stock performance, Overclocking potential, Board aesthetics, layout, and design, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Configurable RGB LEDs using LED applet included with MSI Gaming App, Hinged M.2 cover plate / heatsink for secondary M.2 slot/li>, Ground-effe
Unable to run memory at speeds above 3200Mhz, Lack of RGB LED configuration via UEFI, UEFI-assisted overclocking limited to CPU speeds of 4.8Ghz, CPU speeds limited to 5.0GHz for manual overclocking, CMOS battery placement, No PCIe x1 port to right of pri
The MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard is a well designed board with some aesthetic enhancements meant to appeal to the gaming enthusiast. MSI integrated a carbon fiber overlay into all board heat sinks, as well as the rear panel cover, giving the boa...
Fully featured base for a high-end gaming build, Intel LAN, Gaming-focused audio, Dual M.2 ports, RAID capable, Mystic Light RGB - you choose the board's color or turn it off, Great memory support, Easy overclocking
No HB SLI bridge included, No Cache/Ring voltage adjustments, LEDs. EVERYWHERE, No Wi-Fi
The MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON is available for US$175. Fully featured base for a high-end gaming build Intel LAN Gaming-focused audio Dual M.2 ports, RAID capable Mystic Light RGB - you choose the board's color or turn it off Great memory support E...
Sturdy Construction, Great Performance, Good Overclocking, Excellent Aesthetic Design, Superb Software, M.2 Shield
Can't Control LEDs from BIOS, but settings do remain the same through power cycles after being set once in the OS
If gaming's your thing (which it probably is if you're shopping for a Z270), then the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon is the best board to consider due to it's rich amount of features and performance, at a price that's impossible to ignore...
Carbon Fiber and More Carbon Fiber, Excellent Gaming Performance, Good Overclocking Ability, Well Thought-out Features and Utilities, RGB LED Case Lighting Control, Reasonable Price
The MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon a beauty to behold and instantly instill a strong sense of speed. The carbon fiber look trim combined with MSI's excellent Mystic RGB Lighting is sure to win many fans and I'm one of them. The beauty and speed. extends deep...
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Published: 2017-01-03, Author: Mark , review by: Techreport.com
The Z270 platform takes everything that we already love about the Z170 platform and polishes and tweaks it a little. It's certainly not the big upgrade that the Z170 chipset was over the Z97, but then again, it doesn't need to be. Much like Kaby Lake its...
The new MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon has certainly improved upon the prior Z170 Gaming Carbon Pro! The motherboard never faltered (other than when overclocking), performing perfectly stable. The software ran smoothly, which is always appreciated as a perfec...
Published: 2017-01-03, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
The MSI Gaming Pro Carbon is a seriously affordable take on the Z270 formula, but without cutting out any of the big features. Indeed it is one of the great boons about this latest iteration of the Intel chipset that so very much of the featureset is buil...
