Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC.
July 2017
(91%)
52 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(72%)
63 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Black Color Scheme
Oversized VRM Heatsink
Excellent UEFI Menus
Flexible PCI Express Layout
3-Way SLI Support
DDR4 Performance
Dual Onboard M.2 Shield(s)
Clean Audio
EMI Shielding
LED Strip Header
3D Printing Support
Carbon Fiber Everywhere
Fewer shared resources
Supports 3way SLI on 28lane CPUs
Good memory overclocking
Highend 802.11AC controller in addition to Gigabit Ethernet
Moderate price
UEFI interface
Performance
Overclocking
Power consumption
The editors didn't like
Almost too black
Red sockets on I/O shield seem out of place
No thermal connection between VRM and chipset heatsinks
Mediocre CPU Overclocking
Poor efficiency
Reduced resource sharing is due to reduced feature set
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Black Color Scheme, Oversized VRM Heatsink, Excellent UEFI Menus, Flexible PCI Express Layout, 3-Way SLI Support, DDR4 Performance, Dual Onboard M.2 Shield(s), Clean Audio, EMI Shielding, LED Strip Header, 3D Printing Support, Carbon Fiber Everywhere
Almost too black, Red sockets on I/O shield seem out of place, No thermal connection between VRM and chipset heatsinks,
In this review we looked at the MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard and after having used the board for several weeks I have come to the conclusion that it is really good. The board gives you everything you “need” without pushing to many extras that wo...
Published: 2017-09-27, Author: Patrick , review by: anandtech.com
I need to let you in on a little secret. ‘Gaming Pro Carbon' is a bit of a mouthful of a name to say every single time. The worst part is continually forgetting the word order: is it ‘Pro Gaming Carbon'? ‘Pro Carbon Gaming'? The trend for motherboard manu...
Published: 2017-07-30, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
The X299 chipset is our bête noire because it is so relentlessly capable in almost every setup. Even if you have a scenario such as we have with the MSI Carbon where the overclock is a shade below that we've seen on some other motherboards, the performanc...
Published: 2017-07-04, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
UEFI interface, performance, overclocking, power consumption
MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC is a nice motherboard that looks excellent and runs as equal. The aspect is greatly improved and it resembles in a sexy product.The performance is where you expect it to be along with stability in overclocking. Gamers don't h...
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Published: 2017-06-20, Author: Thomas , review by: tomshardware.com
Fewer shared resources, Supports 3way SLI on 28lane CPUs, Good memory overclocking, Highend 802.11AC controller in addition to Gigabit Ethernet, Moderate price
Mediocre CPU Overclocking, Poor efficiency, Reduced resource sharing is due to reduced feature set
The MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC is, like our comparison board, slightly too new and. evolving. We'll continue to examine its performance as we visit other X299 products. However, we can say that the X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC comes in at a more...
MSI is once again building on the strong foundation they have set and introduced ever since a year or three ago. That means they will offer a feature-rich and well-designed motherboard. There is little you would disagree on when looking at this puppy. It...
