New motherboards are incoming for AMD’s Ryzen 2 processors. MSI’s X470 range encompasses five SKUs: the X470 Gaming M7 AC, X470 Gaming Pro Carbon AC, X470 Gaming Pro Carbon, X470 Gaming Plus, and the X470 Gaming Pro, all of which cater to different segments of the market.
To separate itself from the pack, MSI’s new motherboards come with up to 15 power phases and a digital power design to provide ultimate performance for gamers. For those who are wary about memory overclocking, MSI’s AM4 boards allow for A-XMP that sets your RAM’s memory timings and clock speed to its optimal settings in just one click.
X470 Gaming M7 AC
The flagship of the bunch, the X470 Gaming M7 is ready to cater to any type of gamer, PC enthusiast, or modder. The board’s M.2 cooling, now dubbed the M.2 Shield FROZR, is an improvement over its previous iterations that allows SSDs to never experience thermal throttling. This means that your M.2 NVMe SSD will always be running at top speed.
To better support Ryzen 2’s power deliver for its CPU cores, MSI has outfitted the board with dual CPU power supply with double 8-pin connectors to ensure clean delivery of power to the CPU whatever your purpose may be.
X470 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
The MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon continues the carbon lineup that the brand has been releasing for several years now. Aside from overclocking features, the board comes with MSI’s Mystic Light and Mystic Light Extension; which is their RGB lighting solution. It’s compatible with hardware brands such as Corsair, Cooler Master, Kingston, among many others. You can even control the RGB lighting via your smartphone or tablet.
MSI is also offering a USD 20 coupon for Steam Wallet whenever you buy an X370 or an X470 motherboard. Check out the models included in MSI’s promotion.
