MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon Max Wifi DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon Max WiFi is an ATX-form-factor motherboard built on the AMD B450 chipset for the Socket AM4 platform. It is compatible with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors, as well as Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics APUs, giving builders a broad choice of supported CPUs. For memory, four DDR4 slots accommodate up to 128 GB in dual-channel configuration. JEDEC speeds run from 1866 to 2667 MHz, while A-XMP overclocking profiles reach 4133 MHz on 3rd Gen Ryzen (R5/R7/R9) and up to 3466 MHz on other AM4 CPUs. Both non-ECC UDIMM and ECC UDIMM (operating in non-ECC mode) modules are supported. Storage is handled by two M.2 Key-M slots and six SATA 6 Gb/s ports. The CPU-side M.2 slot (M2_1) runs at PCIe 3.0 x4 with Ryzen 1st/2nd Gen and supports drives up to 22110 mm in length. The chipset-side M.2 slot (M2_2) operates at PCIe 2.0 x4 and accepts drives up to 2280 mm. RAID 0, 1, and 10 are available for SATA devices; RAID 0 and 1 are supported for M.2 NVMe pairs. The primary PCIe slot (PCI_E1) delivers x16 bandwidth via PCIe 3.0 for discrete graphics, with a secondary PCIe 2.0 x16 slot capped at x4 mode and three PCIe 2.0 x1 slots for expansion cards. Connectivity includes an Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN controller and an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9260 module delivering Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands at up to 1.73 Gbps, alongside Bluetooth 5.0 (backward-compatible with 4.2, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR). USB ports span USB 3.2 Gen2 (one Type-A and one Type-C on the rear panel), USB 3.2 Gen1 (two rear Type-A plus two internal header ports), and USB 2.0 (two rear plus four internal header ports). Audio is handled by a Realtek ALC1220 codec delivering 7.1-channel HD audio with S/PDIF optical output, branded as Audio Boost 4 with Nahimic software support. Lighting is managed through MSI Mystic Light, offering 16.8 million colours and 17 effects, with onboard headers for 12 V 5050 RGB strips, a 5 V WS2812B addressable strip, and a Corsair lighting connector. The Flash BIOS Button on the rear I/O panel allows firmware updates from a USB drive without a CPU, memory, or graphics card installed. A pre-fitted I/O shield simplifies installation. The board measures 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm (12 in x 9.6 in) in standard ATX format with 9 mounting holes. Verified Specifications: - Chipset: AMD B450 - Socket: AM4 - CPU Support: AMD Ryzen 1st, 2nd, 3rd Gen; Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics; Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics - Memory: 4 x DDR4, max 128 GB, up to 4133 MHz (A-XMP OC, Ryzen Gen 3) - Storage: 2 x M.2 Key-M, 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s - Primary PCIe: 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 - Wireless: Intel Wireless-AC 9260, 802.11ac, up to 1.73 Gbps; Bluetooth 5.0 - LAN: Intel I211AT Gigabit - Audio: Realtek ALC1220, 7.1-channel HD, S/PDIF out - USB (rear): 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A - Display outputs (APU only): 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI 1.4 - Form Factor: ATX, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Warranty: 3 Years