to pair with AMD's exciting new CPUs MSI has released a suite of seven new X570
motherboards let's take a look at three of the
highlights of this new collection the MEG X570 Godlike the MEG x570 ACE and the
MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon Wi-Fi let's start with the creme de la creme the
Godlike this motherboard is for the PC builder who wants everything and when we
say everything we really mean it it's built for hardcore enthusiasts who want
to push a system past its normal limits with maxed out overclocking and lots of
connectivity the first thing PC enthusiasts are going to notice comes
before you even open the box right away this is a heavy duty package the
motherboard isn't exactly lightweight but the package is heavier because the
motherboard isn't the only thing you're getting when you pick up the Godlike
you're also getting two PCI expansion cards each one offering a unique service
the first is a 10 Gigabit LAN card allowing you to plug your PC into the
best that the internet world has to offer sure most people aren't going to
have access to a network of that speed but if you're serious enough about
gaming or online competition to buy this motherboard there's at least a decent
chance it will have 10 Gigabit Ethernet - and even without the add-in card the
board comes with its own networking capabilities like it's 2.5 Gigabit
killer LAN and Wi-Fi 6 support this motherboard can even act as a Wi-Fi
extender in your home's networking system the second expansion card the
Xpander-Z Gen4 is an m.2 expansion card giving you two more M.2 slots
hooked up to a graphics card level cooling system with its big built in
card fan speaking of PCIe connections this board like any of the new x570
chipset boards on the market supports PCIe 4.0 on both PCIe and m.2 and while
this new tech is incredibly cool and exciting it comes with its own new
challenges thermal throttling for instance can hold back certain PCIe 4.0
hardware with this absolute monster of a board however you don't need to worry
about that risk because it has one of the most cutting-edge and robust
cooling systems we've ever seen in a motherboard an impressive MSI Frozr
heatsink set up surrounds the top of the board and connects to the lower quadrant
via an extended heat pipe down in that lower quadrant where the motherboard fan
lives is where the magic happens the fan is positioned lower on MSI boards like
this one then on X570 models from other manufacturers this lower positioning
pulls the important parts of the fan away from the heat of the GPU prolonging
its life also and this is the really cool part the fan was designed with the
same Frozr tech that MSI uses for its GPUs which means the fan will only turn
on when it needs to which again will prolong life considerably and will cut
down on unnecessary fan noise to stack on to the absolute overkill that is this
motherboard it has a state-of-the-art audio system including an Xtreme Audio
DAC and a 6.1 audio output on the I/O panel need to run some high-end
audio equipment for your stream or podcast or literally anything else?
A 6.1 audio output is a rare find on any motherboard the Godlike currently
sits at $699 on newegg.com
which may be more than some PC builders are willing to spend on a board for
those enthusiasts who still want to overclock and push the limits but don't
need all of the add-ons the Godlike offers there's the MEG X570 ACE which
is currently half the price at $369 the MEG
X570 ACE doesn't come with the extension cards that the Godlike has nor can it
support the same absolutely bonkers level overclocking capabilities but it
can still overclock and it's still built for enthusiasts it's sleek gold and
black design encapsulates what this board wants to help you do...win. The ACE
has the same state-of-the-art cooling system as the Godlike and while it
doesn't support 10 Gigabit Ethernet on its own its Intel networking
capabilities are fast and powerful and it also supports the next-gen Wi-Fi 6
extreme overclocking is still an interesting prospect too but you'll want
to limit yourself to water cooling if you're using liquid nitrogen you'll want
to step up to the Godlike this board does have one particular leg up on the
Godlike the ACE actually has two more USB ports
which can be significant depending on your build requirements last but not
least let's take a look at the X570 Gaming Pro Carbon this board's sleek
design was inspired by supercars as you can tell by the carbon fiber textures on
the two primary heat sinks and the unique design in the top-left quadrant
of the board this is the most budget-friendly board of the three that
we're looking at today and as such it's not built for the same level of
enthusiast grade overclocking the Gaming Pro Carbon is still a high performance
board but rather than being built for intense CPU overclocking its focused on
supporting gaming graphics cards and high-speed SSDs for running modern games
with high graphical loads the cooling on this one is still impressive but rather
than a massive system connected via a heat pipe to the rest of the board the
Carbon's cooling focuses more on the lower half of the board the chipset
managing bandwidth to PCIe and m.2 slots this board also still sports the same
reinforced PCI slots that the others have as well providing maximum safety
and reliability for your PCIe 4.0 hardware if what you're looking for is
an eye-catching motherboard built for gaming complete with RGB underglow the
Gaming Pro carbon could be the right choice for you remember these are just
three of MSI's whopping 7 X570 boards now available other models are designed
for different use cases like the prestige x517 Creation motherboard
which is built with 10 USB slots you can check out all of MSI's new x570 boards
by clicking the links in the description below this video