Featuring expansive connectivity, the MSI MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI II LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard takes your gaming and content-creation experiences to new levels. Supporting Intel desktop processors with the LGA 1700 socket, gamers, professionals, and enthusiasts can outfit this motherboard to smoothly handle demanding applications and video editing workloads.
Designed to help simplify builds, MSI's EZ technology makes it easy to install one M.2 PCIe 5.0 and four PCIe 4.0 SSDs to store your games library, applications, and important files. There are also six SATA III connectors available. The four DDR5 DIMM slots support up to 256GB, reaching up to 7800 MT/s overclocked speeds. With one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode) slot, and one PCIe 3.0 x1 slot, you can install powerful graphics cards and other compatible expansions.
The rear panel features a USB-C port that can transfer up to 20 Gb/s with compatible devices. There is also one USB-C and six USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports for 10 Gb/s compatible devices alongside four 5 Gb/s USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports. An internal header allows you to connect a front panel 20 Gb/s USB-C port. Additionally, installing the included MSI USB4 PD100W expansion card provides two 40 Gb/s compatible USB4 ports and two DisplayPort 1.4 video inputs. Built-in Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) support and a 5 Gb/s Ethernet port provide you with connections to compatible network devices for smooth 8K video streaming and low-latency online games. Windows 10 or 11 64-bit is required to take advantage of all the motherboard's features.