MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, AX Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, ATX)

The layout of the board is fairly well designed for my purposes. All of the cooling features (M.2 heatsink, chipset fan, etc) have (so far) performed to expectation and I have not seen any overheating. Time will tell as game specifications continue to rise. Placement of the M2. slots and PCIe x16 slots was sufficient for my setup running multiple GPUs. I had a brief discussion with Tech Support, who were able to help me out with a question I had (read: "idiot's moment") while remaining polite.I have not tested the overclocking functionality of the system, yet.The one irritation that I have run into, so far, with this product is in the registration. Registration of the product requires a number only found on a sticker on the motherboard itself (specifically, on the motherboard power connector). I found that it was not easy to read once the computer had been put together in my case (although I finally managed it without too much disassembly). I would suggest that you take a picture of this sticker (or register the product) prior to installation to ease this process.The first thing that I did when I got this system built was boot into the BIOS. I was thoroughly impressed by the features offered. It includes charting to monitor the temperature over time as well as to control the fans. It also includes a visual layout of the board with detected hardware.I'm running Linux as the primary operating system. Most of the mainstream/user-friendly Linux distributions (as of this writing) use an older Linux kernel which will not support the wireless drivers out of the box. Aside from this, the system was very easy to set up and work out of the box. I'm still in the process of setting up all of the virtualized systems, but have not run into any hardware related problems to this point. I have even been able to get the main GPU passed through to a Windows system for gaming, though that more advanced use took some work.

Recently I tasked myself with building a new PC. After doing many hours of research on what case, ram, CPU, and of course motherboard, I had concluded that I wanted to get the Ryzen 7 3700x CPU which meant that I needed to change my plan on the motherboard I got. I ultimately chose this one because I thought that for all the features, build quality, design, and overall ease of use that this was the one for me. I thought for the price it was worth it. It had everything I wanted and then some.I appreciate that the guard is pre-installed and another huge plus is that CPU mount came pre-installed as well which for my CPU fan was a quick and relatively easy install. This was my first time building my computer and I had so much fun.The motherboard is as durable as motherboards get and look super slick especially once you get it hooked up and running with the built-in RGB lights.It also came with all cables and accessories that were advertised and arrived in its original sealed and undamaged box. The price point for me at least is in the sweet spot of quality and price. You get tremendous quality at just the right price.I do think that MSI needs to make it simpler to find an RGB controller for the RGB lights on the motherboard. It took a little bit of research to find it. Anyone interested in it just goes to google and search for MSI Dragon Center.Finally, I thought that as far as BIOS goes this one was superb. Having an option to switch between easy and advanced made it much more pleasant diving into the BIOS.I have one final flaw and that is when I inserted my 2 RAM sticks I was told it was best to place one stick in the second slot from the left and the other in the fourth slot or on the far right. Don't know why it's like that but it is. At least they show you a graphic that shows which one needs to be moved and which slot to move it to. It was an easy fix.As I said this was my first time building a PC so I am by no means an expert, but given the motherboard didn't complicate any part of the build process or set up of my new PC I would recommend this one to anyone that buys a Ryzen 7.

MSI makes great parts. This motherboard has many fan connectors and also connectors for liquid cooling units and such. Has the spots on motherboard to plug in fans that light up and also my MSI liquid unit I used, fit perfectly with the mainboard. It has generation 4 m.2 Nvme drives. Spots for 2 nvme drives. This is one of the best AM4 motherboards your going to find and MSI has the x570 Carbon priced very well for the value. The board also has digital real time temperature display on the board itself which is neat. I like to be able to turn my head and see the temp of my CPU. If your building a computer, I highly recommend this board. Also... I was able to use my old hard drive in my new build. My old Nvme drive with windows 11 works perfect!!! I didn't even have to re format or anything. This is the best motherboard I've ever had the pleasure of installing!!! EASY TO OVERCLOCK. Took my memory from 2667 to 3200mhz to reach coupled mode with AMD CPU infinity fabric is apparently set at 3200 mhz with the Ryzen 5000 series which is freakin fast as hell. You can tweak pretty much everything in the BIOS. Damn this is a good motherboard. I ended up running my memory at 3600 mhz. 4000 mhz was stable for a while but with the Gskill Trident memory I purchased it's easy to under or overclock. I recommend 3600 mhz with 5000 series CPU's.