MSI Announces its AMD X870E and X870 Chipset Motherboard Series

[csendesmark]

Other than the WiFi 7, is there any difference?

Not really, you are on point
Except I don't get why the X670E has this:

extra power connector
While the new X870E version just the regular 24+8+8 pin
From the ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI manual:
The PD_12V_PWR connector provides additional power for your PCIe x16 slots. To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector (PD_12V_PWR) else only 27W will be supported.

 

[A Computer Guy]

Not really, you are on point
Except I don't get why the X670E has this:
View attachment 362371 View attachment 362372 extra power connector
While the new X870E version just the regular 24+8+8 pin
From the ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI manual:
The PD_12V_PWR connector provides additional power for your PCIe x16 slots. To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector (PD_12V_PWR) else only 27W will be supported.

Sounds like supplemental power source to support USBC power delivery. I remember seeing somewhere asrocks thunderbolt card only supplied 27w for PD and had no additional power input for the card.
The hero has the same additional power connector and confirms my thought ... https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x670e-hero-model/

 

[csendesmark]

Sounds like supplemental power source to support USBC power delivery. I remember seeing somewhere asrocks thunderbolt card only supplied 27w for PD and had no additional power input for the card.
The hero has the same additional power connector and confirms my thought ... https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x670e-hero-model/

I copied the user manual, it says that is extra power for the PCIe 16× slot

 

[A Computer Guy]

I copied the user manual, it says that is extra power for the PCIe 16× slot

perhaps they are one and the same thing.

ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA

Built for creators, ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi features 16+2 power stages (70A), PCIe® 5.0, DDR5 support, USB4®, 10 Gb & 2.5 Gb LAN, WiFi 6E and four M.2 slots

www.asus.com

 

[csendesmark]

perhaps they are one and the same thing.

ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI｜Motherboards｜ASUS USA

Built for creators, ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi features 16+2 power stages (70A), PCIe® 5.0, DDR5 support, USB4®, 10 Gb & 2.5 Gb LAN, WiFi 6E and four M.2 slots

www.asus.com

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Good grief, they telling different things in the promo and the user manual.
I guess this time the promo sounds more sensible.