MSI Creator X299

September 23, 2020 by Stephen

The MSI Creator X299 will certainly speak up directly when it comes to “full hut”. The HEDT mainboards are generally not badly equipped, but the Creator actually goes one better and makes use of the innovations that the new CPUs have brought with them. This means USB 3.2 Gen2x2, WiFi 6, 10G LAN and Thunderbolt 3.

MSI Creator TRX40 vs. Creator X299

September 11, 2020December 3, 2019 by Stephen

Let’s talk expansion first. All four x16 mechanical slots adhere to the latest PCIe 4.0 standard, and they are all plumbed off the 56 usable lanes from the Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. AMD allocates 48 lanes for these slots, so if fully populated, you receive x16/x8/x16/x8 support.