MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Fully featured base for a highend gaming build
Mystic Light RGB you choose the board's color or turn it off
Great Performance

Cons:

No HB SLI bridge included
LEDs. EVERYWHERE

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Last revision on December 26, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Fully featured base for a highend gaming build
Mystic Light RGB you choose the board's color or turn it off
Great Performance
Excellent Aesthetic Design
M.2 Shield

Reviewers Didn't Like

No HB SLI bridge included
LEDs. EVERYWHERE
No WiFi
Can't Control LEDs from BIOS

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Expert reviews and ratings

The MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON is available for US$175. Fully featured base for a high-end gaming build Intel LAN Gaming-focused audio Dual M.2 ports, RAID capable Mystic Light RGB - you choose the board's color or turn it off Great memory support...

By techPowerUp! on April 28, 2017

This could be one of, if not the best, Z270 based motherboards – especially when it comes to value and features. This is the MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, and it's a pretty feature rich board! Want one? Amazon: prourls.co/Rww5 OCUK: bit.ly/2iJKUB1 -...

By techteamgb.co.uk on February 06, 2017

The biggest thing that the MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON has going for it is value. It actually has more than just value going for it, but if I had to pick one overly strong aspect, it would have to be the value (as I just said). Aside from this, this...

By Play3r on January 30, 2017

The MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon is a very good motherboard which caters for the needs of gamers wanting a mid-range offering. The feature set is strong, overclocking performance is good, and MSI's RGB lighting implementation is bright and...

By Kitguru.net on January 12, 2017

conclusion Despite my view of Kaby Lake in general I do have to say that the motherboard manufacturers did a lovely job with the new ranges being released. This Gaming PRO Carbon for example remains affordable, yet manages to impress. It tweaks as...

By Guru of 3D on January 03, 2017

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By PC Gamer on February 09, 2018

The MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard is a well designed board with some aesthetic enhancements meant to appeal to the gaming enthusiast. MSI integrated a carbon fiber overlay into all board heat sinks, as well as the rear panel cover, giving the...

By PCPer on May 26, 2017

If gaming's your thing (which it probably is if you're shopping for a Z270), then the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon is the best board to consider due to it's rich amount of features and performance, at a price that's impossible to...

By Pureoverclock on April 23, 2017

If you like carbon fiber and having a plethora of input, outputs and PCI-E lanes, then look no further.(previously published in issue March...

By chip.com.my on April 10, 2017

The MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon a beauty to behold and instantly instill a strong sense of speed. The carbon fiber look trim combined with MSI's excellent Mystic RGB Lighting is sure to win many fans and I'm one of them. The beauty and speed. extends...

By proclockers.com on February 13, 2017

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Price: $420