I usually don't connect mine for the Z890 Unify-X. But I am also not using any of the USB4 ports or more than 1 PCIE slot and M.2 slot. Whats the harm is adding this? Most motherboards have a 6pin already, this is just 8pin now....
There's a massive discussion here about the 5090. I'm just curious if the "2.5 power excursion" offered by this extra 8-pin will help reduce the impact of power spikes through the 12VHPWR connector.
| Processor | 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Strix X670E-F |
| Cooling | MO-RA3 420 LT | 4x NF-A20 |
| Memory | F5-6400J3239G16GX2-TZ5NR |
| Video Card(s) | Asus 4090 TUF |
| Storage | 1TB NM790 | 2TB SN850X | 1TB SN750 |
| Display(s) | AW3423DW | S2721DGFA |
| Case | Hyte Y70 |
| Audio Device(s) | FiiO K11 | DT1990 Pro | Rode NT-USB |
| Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 1000W |
| Mouse | G502 X Plus | GPX Superlight 2 |
| Keyboard | Keychron Q6 Max |
Most if not all cards with 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 don't use the PEG slot for power at all. So I heavily doubt that it would make any difference.
| Processor | 265K (running stock until more Intel updates land) |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI |
| Cooling | Peerless Assassin 140 |
| Memory | 48GB DDR5-7200 CL34 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 Ultra Hybrid |
| Storage | 1.5TB 905P and 2x 2TB P44 Pro |
| Display(s) | CU34G2X and Ea244wmi |
| Case | Dark Base 901 |
| Audio Device(s) | Sound Blaster X4 |
| Power Supply | Toughpower PF3 850 |
| Mouse | G502 HERO/G700s |
| Keyboard | Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca |
It supports DP over TB4 though they could include a cable/adapter.
Very few Z890 boards have 20Gbps USB aside from the front panel connector. This is likely due to TB4 being on all of the boards.
| System Name | Laptop ASUS TUF F15 | Desktop 1 | Desktop 2 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-11800H | Intel Core i5-14600K @ 95W P-Cores only | Intel Core i3-10100 |
| Motherboard | ASUS FX506HC | Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 | MSI MAG B560M Bazooka |
| Cooling | Laptop built-in cooling lol | i9-12900 stock box cooler | Intel black stock box cooler with copper |
| Memory | 24 GB @ 3200 | 16 GB @ 3600 | 16 GB @ 3200 |
| Video Card(s) | Nvidia RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB | Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti | Nvidia GTX 960 2 GB |
| Storage | Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB | Samsung M2 SSD 256 GB & 1 TB 2.5" HDD @ 7200| SSD 250 GB & SSD 240 GB |
| Display(s) | Laptop built-in 144 Hz FHD screen | Dell 27" WQHD @ 75 Hz & 49" TV FHD | Samsung 32" TV FHD |
| Case | It's a laptop, it doesn't need case lmfao | Deepcool Mattrexx 55 MESH | Aerocool Cylon PRO |
| Audio Device(s) | laptop built in audio | Logitech stereo speakers | Logitech 2.1 speakers |
| Power Supply | ASUS 180W PSU | SeaSonic Focus GX-550 | MSI MAG A550BN |
| Mouse | Logitech G604 | Corsair Harpoon wired mouse| Logitech G305 |
| Keyboard | Laptop built-in keyboard |Razer Blackwidow | Steelseries APEX 7 TKL |
| VR HMD | Quest 2 sold out and don't need VR anymore lol |
| Software | Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 | Windows 11 24H2 LTSC | Windows 11 24H2 LTSC |
| Benchmark Scores | good enough |
for that PRICES, SATA cables MUST exist, though, I don't care about stickers, altough, it's NICE to get them lolThose abbreviation I never cared for - MAG / MPG. Now they have to print the abbreviations on the board MSI Arsenal Gaming = MAG. That yellow look is not to my liking. The product pictures looks like cheap mainboard.
It's nice to see 5Gb Ethernet Ports. It's not so nice to not see the old DP connectors anymore. MSI should reduce the price and not provide sata cables, the other trash or e-waste gifts they provide.
A lack of 20Gbps USB ports is not to my liking.
Thanks for the disassembly pictures. It seems WIFI 7 does not always need those new antenna ports.
Interesting labeling with "Engineering Sample". Is this not an official retail mainboard?
I'm not sure if the usual Vertical M2 slot Module have E and A notches. This one shows only a E notch.
I miss a picture which shows the top view of the pcb when the WIFI module is not in that slot. How it looks like and which notches it has.
