MSI Announces World's First Inbuilt Liquid Cooled Motherboard

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MSI recently announced its partnership with EK, which is a premium liquid cooling system company. Together they have announced the world’s first inbuilt liquid cooled motherboard named- MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X.

MSI is always known for pushing the limits of gaming gadgets innovating new hardware to match the requirements of professional gamers. Founder of EK Edward Konig stated that “Our first collaboration was a liquid-cooled GPU, Sea Hawk EK X. This time we collaborated to bring a liquid-cooled motherboard to the mainstream. Where the Vice President of MSI, s CND Department said, “It’s a great and exciting moment for gamers seeking for the extreme performance with elegant and exquisite design.”

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First Inbuilt Liquid Cooled Motherboard – MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X

PROCESSOR

Supports 10^th Gen Intel^® Core™ and Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors for LGA1200 socket

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
Onboard graphics output is disabled when using the F SKU processors.

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

MEMORY

4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB
- Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz
  - 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
  - 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4266+ MHz
  - 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
  - 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode

Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOT

1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from CPU)
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from PCH， supports x4 mode)
3x PCIe x1 slots (from PCH)

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @ 30Hz
1x DisplayPort port supports a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz

MULTI-GPU

Supports 2-Way AMD^® CrossFire^™ Technology

STORAGE

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
2x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- Intel^® Optane^™ Memory Ready
- Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core^™ processors

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 slot.
Before using Intel^® Optane^™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-A port and 1 Type-C port on the back panel)
7x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB connectors, 1 Type-C internal connector)
6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

AUDIO

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Realtek^® RTL8125B-CG 2.5G LAN Controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin water pump connector
6x 4-pin system fan connectors
1x front panel audio connector
2x system panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper
1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x serial port connector
1x TPM module connector
1x TBT connector