MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon
AM4, AMD X370, ATX
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23 reviews
Currently for me the top board for the AM4 socket, since there are not many working ones on the market yet.
Great board, good equipment, enough connections. The bios is clear, as usual from MSI.
The lighting (RGB) is not yet fully developed, but you can do without it.
Unfortunately, there are still many bugs on the part of AMD.
Nevertheless, the board does its job and runs wonderfully with my AMD RYZEN 7 1800X.Pro
- Functionality
- 4 fan connections which can be controlled individually and well
- Visually beautifully finished
Contra
- The only thing to criticise is the software support for RGB lighting...and on the part of AMD...
Recommendable!
I bought the motherboard in combination with the Ryzen 7, 1700 and G.Skill FlareX. After a somewhat complex BIOS update, the components run stably at 3200Mhz. The best fan control I've had so far can be comfortably set in the bios as performance curves.
Pro
- Fan control
- Price/Performance
Contra
- few accessories (cables)
Recommended despite RAM compatibility problems
The motherboard is solidly made and has the usual MSI UEFI, which leaves a lot of room for OC and customisation.
I have installed an R7 1800X @4.1GHz. CPU OC worked without any problems.
The only negative point is the RAM compatibility. BIOS Ver. 1.4 solves some of these, but my G.Skill Trident Z 3200s only run at 1866. You can try and experiment to set the timings etc. so that 2933 (e.g.) is possible, but XMP still doesn't work. This will certainly be solved by a future update, but at the moment it is still annoying.
I would still recommend the board as this is sure to be fixed in the next few weeks.
MSI/ASUS are known to provide BIOS/UEFI updates more regularly than other manufacturers.Pro
- Quality
- Value
- UEFI/BIOS
- Easy to flash
- RBG LED
Contra
- RAM compatibility....
Despite all the time spent, I really like the board. It looks good and MSI Mystic Light works better than I thought it would.
My first Ryzen build. I chose MSI because of the equipment (RGB 2xM.2) and the sound chip.
The board was definitely used, how do I know?
When I put my Ryzen 5 1600 in and tried to boot the system for the first time, nothing happened. I had heard on many forums that the first boot and POST process is long with Ryzen. After 10 minutes I restarted -> without success. All fans turned and no LED was lit except for the detection LEDs (which indicate that e.g. 2 RAM bars are installed). Then I cleared the CMOS (Bios reset) and all of a sudden all the LEDs lit up, so some settings had been made. Since the board fortunately has DEBUG LEDs, I could quickly determine that the processor was in trouble. Clearly not the board's fault.
New Prozi, installed, works. >> Bios update to the latest version (version 17)
Overclocking: I had my problems with the board. R5 1600 went over 3.9Ghz but the RAM only ran at 2133 (Corsair Vengeance RGB 3000CL15).
If a clock didn't work or the RAM timings didn't work for the system, the board simply hung up on booting. I couldn't even get into the bios! This means that every time I wanted to change something after a setting didn't work (voltage, timings, multiplier etc...), I had to reset the bios.
Quite annoying.
After ages of trying, I finally got to the sweet spot.
3.75Ghz on all cores and 2933Mhz CL15 on the RAM.
That's completely sufficient for me.
Otherwise, I can only criticise the LED of the mainboard IO cover. The colours are anything but accurate and red appears bluish.Pro
- Equipment
- Soundchip
- Many USB ports
- Overclockability
Contra
- Bios does not reset itself, despite the setting being switched on!
- POST times are not exactly the best
Geiles Mobo
Pro
- RGB
- 2x m.2 Slots
Contra
- Kein RGB Header 3pin
Top Board
Very good board, which has now done the service with me, since I upgraded to X570.
Correct motherboard as you would expect from MSI
Installation and flash of the BIOS without problems.
Hoping for a future BIOS for compatibility with the 3rd generation Ryzen.Pro
- Easy BIOS flash.
- Overclocking of the CPU.
- Nice integrated LEDs
Contra
- M2 slot under the graphics card, disassembly and reassembly to install the SSD.
Check the compatibility with the Ryzen 2nd gen processor.
Like other people here I have encountered a problem with the Ryzen 2nd gen processors (in my case a Ryzen 2700). The bios of the card must be updated to accept them. Obviously no access to the BIOS to proceed.
The solution is to send the card to MSI or to use an AMD Bootkit (old processor).
According to the serial number of the motherboard, I found that it was manufactured in Oct. 2017! for a purchase in 2019 I find it very average from Digitec. (card stored a very long time with and therefore with an obsolete Bios).
Motherboard returned and exchanged for Asus ROG X470-F which works the first time (because more recent).Competes easily with cards at 40-60.00
A very good product quality/price
Pro
- Numerous rear connectors
- Many front connectors (2x usb 3)
- 2 m.2 PCIe slots
Contra
- No usb-c connectivity at the front, only at the back.
I can only recommend it really top the part
Is really nen good motherboard has everything you need for the next years top !
Pro
- RGB
- High quality processing
- Cool Disgne
- Supports Ryzen 2.0
I would buy again, too bad there is no SET incl. CPU.
Since the new BIOS update are there is the RAM compatibility increased.
I use 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LED (soon 2x16GB RGB), these work at 3200 MHZ with XAMP 2 and a 1800x @ 3.9 GHz.
The Bioa allows LLC and thus a decent control over CPU voltage in idle and load.Pro
- Optics
- BIOS
- Connectors
Contra
- Fan control could be better
Good board for mid-range CPU
The motherboard is powered by the Ryzen 5 1600. The motherboard gets frequent updates has all possible ports like USB Type C.
It is also good for easy overclocking, even with the boxed cooler.
Would recommend it to anyone who needs a good entry/mid-range board.Super motherboard
Price / performance ratio top, previously had an ASUS motherboard and an Intel CPU, so I was quite critical about this product, because I was actually very satisfied with the old setup. Runs with my Ryzen 5 1600X stable and very quiet, only the temperature I find a little high, for which nothing has been overclocked (cooler: Corsair H100i v2). Otherwise, I have nothing to say against the motherboard. The BIOS is nicely arranged. In addition, red LEDs are distributed everywhere on the motherboard, where each LED belongs to one of the installed components and lights up when something is wrong with this component. Had no picture after assembly, although the PC was actually running. The error could be found and fixed quickly due to the illuminated LED.
Also the optics makes something, the motherboard is kept simple and looks very noble.
Conclusion: Absolute purchase recommendation, because it is a really strong motherboard at a very fair price.Pro
- Price/performance ratio
- Optics
- LEDs
Contra
- Temperature
I can only recommend the X370 Gaming Pro Carbon to anyone who values looks, reliability, good overclocking and great fan control.
The Gaming Pro Carbon comes in a very cool package.
As with the other MSI motherboards I have tested, I especially like the fan control. The fans can be controlled either via PWM or DC(voltage) and an individual fan curve can be created.
Unfortunately, even with the latest update, the bios does not offer an offset mode for the CPU and SOC voltages. This is a pity, because without offset the applied voltage is always present and thus we consume more energy in the IDLE depending on the set voltage. With a set voltage of 1.35 V, it's about 15 watts.
When overclocking the motherboard does very well and so I could reach the 4GHz with 1.394 volts.In combination with the OC of my RAM from 2400 to 2933MHz I reached 1729 points in Cinebench R15.
I have now tested the board for a good 10 days and am very convinced of this. I think I will still find some things that could be improved, but on the whole I like the super fan control and the fact that it consumes less power under load than the other boards. I also really liked the RGB LEDs and their control, as well as the OC results I was able to achieve. The MOSFET temperatures were in the green range even at very high voltages, which is very exemplary. The optics are also convincingPro
- Fan control
- Price Performance
- Optics
- Energy consumption
- well processed
- Led
Contra
- Only DDR4 Ram
- Had to
- no displayport
- probleme bios upzudatetn ( not via efi )
Great Board, highly recommended
For my past three builds I've chosen to use MSI Pro Carbon Mainboards. So far, I have never been let down. Running a custom cooling loop, everything is placed nicely, no heatsinks in the way or other disturbances. Performance with Ryzen 1 CPUs is to be as expected, the silicon lottery will define wether you can hit 4GHz. I also really like the black look of the mainboard and the possibility to customize the RGB LEDs. It's also nice to have two M.2 NVME Slots. If I am really picky, the only thing I can see as a negative, is that the mainboard doesn't have a DisplayPort port in the back.
I'd highly recommend this mainboard to anyone of my friends.Pro
- Sleek design
- Good PCI-E Layout
- RGB
- Easy to use BIOS
- Stable Performance
- Two M.2 NVME SSD Slots
Contra
- No DisplayPort on Mainboard, only DVI and HDMI
Great value and quality for a Ryzen 1 series and updatable Gear. Ryzen 2 CPU compatible? yes
I got it and build a "sleeper" machine with an old case from 2010. Match it with 16GB vengance LPX 3000 and had no problem with the (supper-easy-to-update) bios.
At first I was disappointing to see that the Ram on BIOS wasn't correctly identify. After updating the bios, I was able to choose the correct clock speed. CPU-z still shows half of it because of how AMD works with memory (it's what I read, 2X) then Windows 10 shows the correct frequency on the memory dashboard.
I searched how to update the motherboard to use a Ryzen 2 series, but I read that its required to do it with a supported CPU. Since I won't buy and old CPU just to support Ryzen 2 series I bought the Ryzen 7 1700X.
I overclocked the 7 1700x till 3.8Ghz. Not luck on the silicon lottery to reach the 4Ghz and with not enough power to feed the mother+cpu+cooler, I decided to stop playing around and start enjoying the combo.
The BIOS is so user friendly that I would be cautious about what you type in, I missed some configurations up with the Ryzen Master Software and had to clear CMOS. It has clear power protection, and many features to save your configurations even on an USB stick.
Coming from the old school blue BIOS I am pretty impress by this UEFI and the quality of the product. Looks and feels supper strong. I still have running my old AM2 on an MSI and I hope this 8 core PC will follow the same fate.Pro
- x2 M.2 slots - awesome
- Solid
- Sound quality
- UEFI
- Power protection
- Pump controller for water cooling
Contra
- no port for card reader
- no integrated WIFI or Bluetooth
Really not happy for P-State function missing and can't control led so I pay for nothing integrated LED and the hardware switch for control that who is disabled one time powered on. Never MSI again...
This motherboard work but really not happy about the missing P-State function because it's an essential feature for overclocking.
MSI is the only manufacturer who not give this functionnality.
You need P-State for change processor state when not used you can set frequency at 1ghz and decrease power usage of the processor. Increase the frequency voltage at a higher level than normal when only 1 core is used and give a standard frequency/voltage when all cores used for not overheat CPU for nothing. OC at 4v and 4ghz all the time is just not an actual overclocking and bad for all consumption and heat.
I send a ticket to their support but no date for add that and no confirm that's was implemented in the next BIOS...
A X370 (high end chipset) motherboard "gaming" designed for OC without this functionnality useless !
The rear LED who finish under rear fan/IO panel it's useless. And the LED under the two slot graphic card same.
You can't use the second port because it's the only one at 16x.
For me a PCI slot can be a good thing for use old material or compatibility purpose.
Else integrated components are standard like other X370 manufacturer, nothing special.Pro
- Support 3200mhz frequency on two memory slot
- Good quality VRM and temperature seem good
- All other feature are shared with other manufacturer
Contra
- P-State OC essential option missing for decrease volt/frequency at sleep and OC when 1/2/4/8/16cores
- Hardware button for change LED color and pattern only available for OEM (disable when power ON...)
- No linux support at all (can't change led color/pattern and MSI not help the community)
- open source software exist for program LED color IC but MSI not give the address to set
- High price for no P-State (all other manufacturer X370 even B350 give this functionnality)
- No BIOS option for change led color/pattern
- We pay for hardware feature can't be used by the end user...
- No 1x PCI slot for compatibility purpose
I can highly recommend it for Ryzen builds.
Runs very stable with the Ryzen 7 1700 and the equipment is excellent for its price range!
I bought this as a replacement for an ASUS PRIME X370-PRO, with which I unfortunately only had trouble... Since switching to this MSI board, everything runs as it should :-)
The only downer (but seems to be the case with all AM4 boards in general): The storage controller does not support RAID5...Pro
- Equipment
- 2 m.2 interfaces
- Integrated cooling plate for m.2 SSD
- Clear EFI BIOS
- Reinforced 16x PCI-E slots
Contra
- BIOS updates not possible directly via EFI
- no RAID5 support...
Good Ryzen board for overclocking
Great look, good BIOS with a clear overclocking menu. Only the Mystic Light software for controlling the RGB lighting is not yet fully developed, but it has all the important functions.
Pro
- Optics
- Overclocking
- BIOS
- Sufficient FAN connections
Contra
- Mystic Light Software
Qualitatively good board
Basically good board, well assembled, high quality. Was easy to install. Has current interfaces such as Type C USB and two M.2. BIOS is relatively easy to use (but took some getting used to with regard to special settings such as virtualisation).
Only the RAM doesn't seem to be able to be clocked up to 3200 MHz or similar...that's a bit of a shame.Pro
- Well built
- Many current interfaces (USB type C, M.2, etc.)
Contra
- RAM compatibility (or overclocking) does not seem to work, even with good RAM.
Recommended
Quite good motherboard (so far). I bought it for 125.- on Black Friday - it was worth it! Paired with Ryzen 7 1700 CPU. Couldn't get my G.Skill Trident Z RAM higher than 2133MHz - will probably swap with RAM that's on the QVL list!
The RGB labels look pretty cool, not so cleverly placed unfortunately. "Gaming Pro" will probably be hidden behind the case fan, and almost all gaming graphics cards will partially hide the "MSI" logo.
I had some trouble with the BIOS at the beginning: it was unusable because it had a very weird resolution and somehow had a display glitch. Here is a video of the same problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch
The solution for me was to simply use an HDMI cable instead of a DVI cable for my monitor.Pro
- AM4 -> Compatible with Ryzen CPUs!
- 2x M.2 slots
- CPU-overclock capable
- RGB LEDs
Contra
- The RGB labels "MSI" and "Gaming Pro" are not intelligently placed.
- RAM compatibility could be better. Look at the QVL list!
- BIOS display glitches
Very good board
Very good board
Good equipment, high-performance, enough fan connections and everything is there for the LED junkies.
I had to struggle with the RAM at first, unfortunately I was supplied with Gskill Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 Cl16 instead of CL15.
Unfortunately, I had a bit more trouble with that. But after a UEFI update and some fiddling, they ran on 2933.
The fan control was very good on the board.
In UEFI, I used the mouse to conjure up beautiful control curves for all 5 fans and the part is still super quiet.Pro
- Quality
- Fan control
- Good sound chip
Contra
- UEFI Flash is a bit cumbersome compared to Gigabyte and Asus
Over the top
Alles passt, alles läuft alles top
Pro
- LEDs
- gutes BIOS
- Qualitativ hochwertig
