X399 SLI PLUS is based on a model X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC, though the manufacturer has made some changes.
Recently we had the opportunity to test motherboard MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC under the CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper. The range of products has another under construction high-end processors are the "red" - X399 SLI PLUS, which is very different from the previous model.
The new motherboard is also based on the ATX form factor motherboard, though its design is not so glamorous (manufacturer installed only able to connect LED strip).
Stand TR4 is allocated to the processor, and next to it there are eight DDR4 DIMM memory slots, in the past, you can set a 4-channel memory with a frequency 3600 MHz. Attention is drawn to the power section with a massive radiator, as well as additional buttons for power on / restarting the computer, Diagnostic display and control for automatic overclocking.
On board were two PCI-Express connectors 3.0 x1 and four PCI-Express slots 3.0 x16 (they can connect four video cards in 4-way SLI or CrossFire). Besides, It provides eight SATA ports 6 Gb / s and three M.2 32 Gbit / s (but only one of them has an additional cooling M.2 (Shield), Told portal mfveres.ru.
The rear panel offers the same set of connectors as in the previous model. The manufacturer placed two USB ports 2.0, eight USB 3.0 and two USB 3.1 (A+C), as well as a PS / 2 port for keyboard or mouse old. For network controller responds gigabit Intel, but for the sound of an 8-channel codec Realtek ALC1220. Two buttons are used to restore the default settings UEFI and emergency software update.
motherboard specification MSI X399 SLI PLUS:
- format: ATX;
- stand: TR4;
- chipset: AMD X399;
- RAM: 8x DDR4 16 GB 3600 MHz;
- connectors for expansion cards:
- 4x PCIe 3.0 x16;
- PCIe 3.0 x1;
- connectors for hard drives:
- 8 SATA 6 Gb/s;
- 3x M. 2 32 Gbit / s;
- network: Intel LAN;
- audio: Realtek ALC1220;
- connectors on the rear panel:
- PS / 2 port;
- two USB ports 2.0;
- four USB ports 3.0;
- two USB ports 3.1 (A+C);
- Clr CMOS button;
- BIOS Flashback + button;
- RJ45 network connector;
- Connectors Audio 8-channel sound card.
The new motherboard should be cheaper model X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC. The truth is we do not find complete wireless Wi-Fi adapter 802.11 ac.
