There seems to be one last TPM in stock over in Canada but that store doesn't ship abroad, so I wish my Canadian brethren good luck. The ASUS TPM does seem to be in stock, so perhaps I should keep this in mind next time I'm in the market for a motherboard. I'm sure one could solder up a board with a competitor's TPM that matches the right pinout, but I'd prefer buying an MSI item. Does anyone know where to buy an MS-4136? I could only find a single Ebay listing that has already been sold out, selling a used module.Īs MSI seems to no longer seems to produce these, does anyone know an alternative brand or chip that has a compatible pinout? For example, ASUS has TPMs with a similar connector but their pinout is different (GND where the MSI puts 5V and vice versa, so installing one of those would probably blow something up).

I'd like to enable Bitlocker, and potentially installing Windows 11 would be nice as well. The MSI website lists the MS-4136 as their only supported chip (and a newer chip won't work).

As in, it’s approved for people who share these connectivity priorities.According to the MSI website, my motherboard (Z270 SLI PLUS) has support for a 14-pin TPM using the LPC interface. I’ll instead give it the same award: Editor Approved. And I understand, which is why I won’t be giving the Z270 Killer SLI/ac a higher award than the Z270 Extreme4. For shame! The case modders may proclaim. update: its also in the correct slot pci 3.0 - 16x Specs below. Thread starter Williamsadrian4 Start date W. This is mostly because I don’t have or plan to buy a third NVMe drive, don’t use RGB lighting, and don’t care much for the resource sharing issues that often arise from adding a four-lane slot. ULTRA SLOW -> MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) + MSI RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO. Meanwhile, the Z270 Killer SLI/ac has a Wi-Fi controller.Īs ridiculous as this will sound to some of our more extreme enthusiasts, I’d personally be more likely to use the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth controller. Both competing boards have a USB 3.1 controller and high-end audio codec, both support a third NVMe drive in a four-lane PCIe slot at the bottom of the board, and the Z270 Extreme4 has dual on-board RGB zones. And this is where I’m a little befuddled. Matching prices and matching performance provides matching price-to-performance ratios, so that a true value examination must instead rely on a features and overclocking comparison.

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