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What the heck is the difference between the MSI X470 Gaming Pro and Gaming Pro Carbon?

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Seriously, I can't find it anywhere. The naming convention is so bad guys. Is it just RGB and faceplates?

 

Edit: Also what about the Gaming Plus? ...Lord....

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Read the specs list and see if they are the same...?

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Different ethernet controllers (realtek vs intel) and the video output is different (DVI/HDMI/DP).

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1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Read the specs list and see if they are the same...?

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PRO/Specification

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PRO-CARBON-AC/Specification

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PLUS/Specification

 

I have, and the spec lists aren't wonderfully descriptive. I was wondering if there was a difference in OC performance you guys might know about. Buildzoid did a good breakdown of the Gaming Plus but not the other two. In fact reliable information I can find on the Gaming Pro non-carbon is pretty sparse.

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5 minutes ago, Olaf6541 said:

Different ethernet controllers (realtek vs intel) and the video output is different (DVI/HDMI/DP).

Hmm, might indicate that the difference is more than just some heat-sinks and RGB tacked on, I was kinda hoping the Pro was just the Pro-Carbon sans flashy, it's a lot cheaper over here..

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Different network cards, different audio chips (alc892 vs alc1220) , different usb port on io shield ( 2 type a 10gbps vs 1 type a + 1 type c etc)..

 

The mosfets on the VRM may be different (higher current, more efficiency, I don't know for sure)...

 

(comparison in Romanian, but should be fairly easy to understand)

 

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5 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Different network cards, different audio chips (alc892 vs alc1220) , different usb port on io shield ( 2 type a 10gbps vs 1 type a + 1 type c etc)..

 

The mosfets on the VRM may be different (higher current, more efficiency, I don't know for sure)...

 

(comparison in Romanian, but should be fairly easy to understand)

 

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This was really helpful, thanks. I was hoping to find something on the VRM but I think I'm flying blind here. Regardless it looks like to me the Gaming Pro is a cheaper Gaming Plus with no bling. I'll take that. 

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The main differences I can find are,

Carbon: 

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Realtek ALC1220     

Intel i211AT     

Pro:

3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 

6 x SATA 6Gb/s 
Realtek ALC892 

Realtek 8111H 
 

The difference is more slots and audio

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1 minute ago, vitalsam1k said:

The main differences I can find are,

Carbon: 

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Realtek ALC1220     

Intel i211AT     

Pro:

3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 

6 x SATA 6Gb/s 
Realtek ALC892 

Realtek 8111H 
 

The difference is more slots and audio

Yeah, that checks out for me too. Thanks.

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5 hours ago, Tadgh said:

Seriously, I can't find it anywhere. The naming convention is so bad guys. Is it just RGB and faceplates?

 

Edit: Also what about the Gaming Plus? ...Lord....

For most its about asthetics, the pro carbon looks better, but as they said above^ Ethernet port im pretty sure.

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