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MSI Rocket Lake Roundup w/ MPG CoreLiquid K360

We've been sent a whole range of MSI motherboards, from the (relatively) lowly MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi at £170, all the way up to the Z590 ACE which will set you back £440. Leo gives us the lowdown on these five different motherboards while also taking a look at MSI's rather fancy MPG CoreLiquid K360 AIO cooler.

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 Start
  • 00:15 The motherboards (Overview)
  • 01:00 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
  • 01:45 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
  • 02:25 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
  • 03:01 MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
  • 03:19 And here's one we built earlier
  • 04:55 MSI Z590 Ace
  • 05:48 MPG CoreLiquid K360 Cooler

The Boards:

  • £170 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
  • £215 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
  • £300 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
  • £360 (Euros 420) MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
  • £440 MSI Z590 Ace
  • £240 MSI MPG CoreLiquid K360

Z490 Carbon WiFi EK build specifications:

  • Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500M
  • CPU: Intel Core i9-10900KF
  • Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X Monoblock
  • Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-4000MHz
  • Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
  • GPU Block: Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Plexi GPX-N
  • Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-850
  • Distro plate: Barrow HJ500P-SDB
  • Pump: EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM
  • Radiator: EK CoolStream SE 360
  • Fans: 4x EK 120mm Vardar RGB
  • Fan controller: EK Loop Connect
  • Fittings: Corsair and Alphacool 14mm
  • Tubing: Alphacool 14mm acrylic
  • Coolant: EK CryoFuel Mystic Fog

KitGuru says: Expect to see more in-depth content around Z590 and Rocket Lake in the coming weeks.

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