MSI's upcoming MPG B850 Carbon Max WiFi is about as high-end as any B850 motherboard can get

MSI is off to the Computex 2026 races, and it's unveiled a flagship B850 motherboard that puts some X870 models to shame. The MPG B850 Carbon Max WiFi packs high-end features and a fantastic aesthetic into a board that looks every bit as premium as its X870E stablemates.

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The B850 Carbon Max includes three ARGB zones, and has headers for more, making it a board that's well suited for tailored builds. It's got a beefy 14+2+1 VRM and large heatsinks, making it a good option for overclockers. It also includes an OC engine, or in other words an external clock generator for fine-tuning overclocks.

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Other features include 5G LAN, 320MHz full-speed WiFi 7, four M.2 slots and 20Gbps USB. USB4 is absent, but I'm only aware of 2 other B850 boards that include that. It's also got plenty of DIY-friendly features and a 64MB BIOS ROM, so it's well positioned to accept Zen 6 processors in the future. MSI probably knows a thing or two about them already!

It's a little bit unusual to see such a feature set on a board with a chipset that is ostensibly aimed at buyers on a budget, but B850 has enough PCIe lanes to house a high-end system. If it saves buyers a few dollars and lets users divert money to other components, like DDR5 memory, then it makes a lot of sense.

MSI didn't announce pricing or a release date, but the board looks very much like it's production-ready, so it shouldn't be long before the board arrives on the shelves.