MSI teases its Z490 CARBON motherboard

Posted on Thursday, April 23 2020 @ 10:41 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Via Twitter, MSI shares a teaser photo of an upcoming CARBON series motherboard. The product is most likely the Z490 CARBON. The Z490 series are compatible with the upcoming Intel Comet Lake-S processors, which will be revealed next month. Comet Lake-S uses the new LGA1200 socket, which means you'll need a new motherboard to use these processors.

Southbridge of #NextCARBON pic.twitter.com/xCRqEZR9Yu
— MSI Gaming USA (@msiUSA) April 21, 2020

Interestingly, it appears that at least some Z490 motherboards will be PCI Express 4.0 ready. This feature isn't supported by the Comet Lake-S but may be activated via the future Rocket Lake-S.

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