MSI unveiled a premium variant of its MPG Z490 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard with a factory-fitted monoblock, the MPG Z490 Gaming Pro Carbon EK X. As its title suggests, the monoblock is provided by EK Water Blocks. It makes use of nickel-plated copper as its major materials, and has a transparent acrylic prime with some fake carbon-fiber elaborations. The block is studded with addressable RGB LEDs that plug into one of many motherboard’s 3-pin ARGB headers. The monoblock makes use of a micro fin lattice over the CPU socket, and has its primary coolant channel move via not simply the CPU, but in addition the CPU VRM space. There’s some distinguished “Carbon EK X” branding over one other strip of fake carbon-fiber on the PCH heatsink. The remainder of the board’s design and feature-set are an identical to the unique MPG Z490 Gaming Pro Carbon. The firm did not reveal pricing, though an EK Quantum collection monoblock just like the one featured right here ought to add at the very least $140 to the unique board’s value.
