MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC

Overview

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 have to worry as this motherboard will not fail them in any hardware way.

-- As reviewed by reviewstudio.net

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

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4
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1
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Bad:

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8.2

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Last revision on June 13, 2019

Reviewers Liked

UEFI interface
Excellent performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Almost too black
Red sockets on I/O shield seem out of place

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Expert reviews and ratings

If you've been considering switching from your current platform to Intel's latest X299 HEDT chipset, there are a massive array of motherboards to choose from. Whether you're looking for a feature-packed option, something basic to run your new HEDT CPU...

By Play3r on September 25, 2017

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...

By Overclock3D on July 30, 2017

By reviewstudio.net on July 04, 2017

100

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....

By Guru of 3D on June 19, 2017

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By Ocaholic on November 08, 2018

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By PC Gamer on June 11, 2018

By PC Gamer on February 09, 2018

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...

By hardwareasylum.com on November 08, 2017

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...

By AnandTech on September 27, 2017

Overall, the MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC / Pro Carbon Gaming AC / Pro Gaming Carbon AC sets a benchmark for us to compare with other X299 reviews. It doesn’t really go out of its way to provide a feature set above and beyond what we would normally expect, and focuses more on aesthetics in response.

By AnandTech on September 21, 2017

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