MSI MPG X570S Carbon EK X

ir_cow · Jun 27, 2022

MSI and EKWB bring us a collaboration using the well-received MPG X570S Carbon MAX WiFi fitted with an EK-Quantum monoblock designed for the motherboard. Featuring a powerful 14+2 VRM, it also has the latest technology the X570S chipset has to offer with four M.2 sockets, 2.5 GB LAN, and eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports.

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SOAREVERSOR · Jun 27, 2022

Can I just say fuck monoblocks? The last mobo's I blocked up was an x58 and before that a Striker Extreme. Both which chipsets that ran hot as all hell. Why are we doing this again? Just block the CPU.

erocker · Jun 28, 2022

SOAREVERSOR said:
Can I just say fuck monoblocks? The last mobo's I blocked up was an x58 and before that a Striker Extreme. Both which chipsets that ran hot as all hell. Why are we doing this again? Just block the CPU.

Idk, seems to work quite well with this board. I wish EK would just sell the block.

Daven · Jun 28, 2022

Why is there a PS2 port on this motherboard?

ChaoticG8R · Jun 28, 2022

Daven said:
Why is there a PS2 port on this motherboard?

This board is not targeted towards an audience who needs to inquire why there is a PS2 port on it.

MachineLearning · Jun 28, 2022

ChaoticG8R said:
This board is not targeted towards an audience who needs to inquire why there is a PS2 port on it.

The correct question is, "where the hell are my PCIe slots and why are they all M.2?"

8+4 pin CPU power confuses me, just commit to the full 8+8 or just 1x8 pin. In what situation is an 8+4 pin necessary, but 8+8 overkill, and 1x8 underkill?

Maybe I missed it, but I still have no idea how the monoblock actually performs for this CPU. Obviously it works well for the VRM, but I don't see what the CPU temp was actually at.

ir_cow · Jun 28, 2022

MachineLearning said:
Maybe I missed it, but I still have no idea how the monoblock actually performs for this CPU. Obviously it works well for the VRM, but I don't see what the CPU temp was actually at.

You didn't miss it because it isn't there. Good observation though.

The question becomes if it would be helpful to know? Since it isn't directly comparable to any other CPU, whatever the temp was, would need to be compared to a AIO, Air-Cooler and another waterblock from my setup. Not impossible to do, just wasn't thought of. If it helps, The CPU temperatures didn't seem out of the ordinary for a waterblock.

MachineLearning · Jun 28, 2022

ir_cow said:
You didn't miss it because it isn't there. Good observation though.

The question becomes if it would be helpful to know? Since it isn't directly comparable to any other CPU, whatever the temp was, would need to be compared to a AIO, Air-Cooler and another waterblock from my setup. Not impossible to do, just wasn't thought of. If it helps, The CPU temperatures didn't seem out of the ordinary for a waterblock.

In my opinion, I'd want to see temperatures even with nothing to compare to.

Configurations will always be different especially for custom loops, CPU samples can differ greatly. But it would be nice to ensure the CPU portion of the WB at least does what it's supposed to. It's 90% of the reason to buy this specific motherboard.

mechtech · Jun 28, 2022

Whenever I see MPG all I think is Miles per Gallon.

Thanks America.

ir_cow · Jun 28, 2022

MachineLearning said:
In my opinion, I'd want to see temperatures even with nothing to compare to.

Configurations will always be different especially for custom loops, CPU samples can differ greatly. But it would be nice to ensure the CPU portion of the WB at least does what it's supposed to. It's 90% of the reason to buy this specific motherboard.

Makes sense. I'll do what I can next time. Appreciate the feedback.

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System Name	"Terra Nova" // Inspiron 16 Plus 7630
Processor	R7 9700X @ 110W\| Mfg Wk24/2024 // i7-13620H @ 50-90W \| Mfg Wk25/2024
Motherboard	ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi // Dell 006JN2
Cooling	Thermalright AXP90-X53 FULL, MX-6 // Stock (4x heatpipes & 2x Elepeak radial fans), MX-6 GPU & CPU
Memory	2x32GB Klevv CRAS V @ 6200C30-36-35-40-75-450-1T // 2x16GB Kingston Fury Impact H16A @ 4800C36
Video Card(s)	Acer Predator Arc A770 @ 252W // RTX 4060 Mobile @ 70W
Storage	WD SN850X 8TB (boot), SK Hynix BC901 1TB // Patriot VP4300 Lite 2TB (boot)
Display(s)	Acer XV273K V3BMIIPRX, Gigabyte M27Q, Dell E152FPg // Dell AUO30A5
Case	Fractal Terra (Jade) w/ 1x Arctic P12 PWM PST Slim // Dell Inspiron Plus 7630
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E10K-TC (USB) -> Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (80ohm)
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000 (2024) // Lite-On 130W
Mouse	Cherry MC 2.1
Keyboard	Redragon Devaraias (brown switches)
Software	W10 Pro // W11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/machinelearning/ https://hwbot.org/team/warp9_systems/

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