Questions about MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus

According to the specification, this motherboard is only for 10th gen processors.

.....https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z490-GAMING-PLUS/Specification

yes......https://www.msi.com/blog/which-m2-slot-on-msi-z490-motherboard-supports-pcie-40

In which someone makes a (writing) mistake. DDR4 is not available with 240pin https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-SDRAM#%C3%9Cbersicht

Yes, you can. But make sure you have enough space in your PC case for the card, that's actually the most important thing.

Yes without problems.

Ja https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-SDRAM#DDR4-SDRAM

Nein. Quelle: https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z490-GAMING-PLUS/Specification

It depends on what you want to do in the end. Manual page 16 https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7C75v2.0-EURO.pdfhttps://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7C75v2.0-EURO.pdf There is only one full x16 slot. The second one is as big as a 16 but can only be used for x14.

Your CPU is I7 9700k (9 generation) with a 1151 socket the motherboard from MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus (LGA 1200, Intel Z490, ATX) has a 1200 socket that only the Intel of the 10 generation air on it for example i7 10700K. With the exception of a few low budget INTEL CPU's for example Intel Pentium G6400.

https://fr.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z490-GAMING-PLUS/support#support-main-block-qvl

maybe you are lucky and the mainboard already has the version 7C75vA6 from february 2021 or higher. otherwise you need a 10th generation cpu to do a BIOS update to run an 11th generation cpu, because this mainboard does not support flashback.

If you mean this in relation to RGB fans and their colour control; yes, the motherboard has x2 3-pin 5V slots, MSI calls these "JRAINBOW". See page 84 of the German manual: https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7C75v2.0-EURO.pdf To control the speed of the fans, you can connect them to the normal 4-pin system fan slots, as long as they are PWM fans.

No, only Intel.

Possible

Yes.

All fit you only use the 8pin

https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MPG-Z490-GAMING-PLUS#support-cpu

M2 2280. Pci-e Gen3

Hello, Do you have CPU_PWR1 and or 2 power plugged in. for i7 10th you need extra power. Do you have rams in series Dimm A1 and B1 or A2 and B2, or do you have only one ram? See page 30 and 31 https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7C75v2.0-EURO.pdf in the manual. http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI Correct wiring. http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

Yes!

Graphics cards that can run PCIe 4.0 are downward compatible and also run with 3.0. Performance losses are also not to be expected.

The 4pin CPU connector is purely optional and is not normally required. It is only necessary with very large OC in connection with a hungry CPU where a lot of power is needed. This is why the 4pin connector is not usually found on smaller power supplies, but only on the larger ones.

According to our research, yes.