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On the back of Intel's 11th generation Rocket Lake processor release last month, MSI has dropped a new Z590 motherboard which certainly raises an eyebrow towards aesthetics. The new Z590 Ace Gold Edition is a gold-inspired take of the regular MEG Z590 Ace motherboard, with all of the same premium features such as PCIe 4.0 support, 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 6E, and dual Thunderbolt 4 Type-C on the rear panel. Built around its Enthusiast Gaming series, the MEG Z590 Ace Gold Edition injects a lot of flair and vibrance that the regular MEG Z590 Ace doesn't have. While aesthetics comes down to a matter of individual opinion, the MSI MEG Z590 Gold Ace Gold Edition is decked out in gold and brushed aluminum finishing, including the...
Best AMD Motherboards: April 2021
Another month into 2021, and AMD's Ryzen 5000 series processors are still thin on the ground, especially the high-core count parts. The more affordable models, such as the Ryzen...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/13/2021
Best Intel Motherboards: April 2021
Intel's latest 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors have launched and officially on sale, which means Z590 motherboards with PCIe 4.0 can make use of the new hardware. Despite the...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/8/2021
The Intel B560 Motherboard Overview: 30+ Budget Models Starting from $75
Intel is set to launch its latest generation of processors, known as Rocket Lake 11th Gen, on the 30th March 2021. We know Rocket Lake brings with it PCIe...
55 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/29/2021
The MSI Z590 Godlike, Comparing it to the Z490 Godlike
One of MSI's most prominent motherboard ranges is its Godlike series, set as the premium model no matter which platform it is aimed at. As Intel has recently launched...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/1/2021
The Intel Z590 Motherboard Overview: 50+ Motherboards Detailed
At the start of 2021, Intel has unveiled its latest desktop platform, designed primarily for its Rocket Lake 11th generation processors. Intel is officially moving to PCIe 4.0, with...
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CES 2021: MSI Announces GE76 Raider 17-inch Gaming Laptops, Dragon Tiamat Design
Not to be left out of the crowd, MSI was among several laptop vendors to unveil its next generation of laptops at the show. Leading the charge for MSI...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2021
The MSI Prestige 14 Evo Review: Testing The Waters Of Tiger Lake
MSI is very well-known for their gaming products for the PC market, from motherboards, accessories, and right up to gaming laptops and desktops. The company was one of the...
66 by Brett Howse on 12/17/2020
MSI Confirms Fire at PCB Factory in Bao’an, China
After initial reports through third-party sources on social media, MSI has confirmed to AnandTech that there has been an incident at one of its largest manufacturing facilities in Bao’an...
5 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/9/2020
AMD Releases the A520 Chipset: For Ryzen on a Budget
AMD has officially lifted the lid on its latest entry-level chipset designed for its Zen 2-based Ryzen 3000 and 4000 processors, the A520 chipset. Following AMD's mid-tier B550 chipset...
41 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/18/2020
The Z490 Mini-ITX Showdown: GIGABYTE's Z490I Aorus Ultra and MSI's MEG Z490I Unify Reviewed
The mini-ITX form factor is as popular as ever, with a handful of options already available for Intel's new LGA1200 socket. Over the years motherboard vendors have been perfecting...
22 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/4/2020
Charles Chiang, President and CEO of MSI, Passes Away at 56
It is on a sad note that we are learning that MSI’s President and CEO, Charles Chiang, has passed away. Charles took the role of CEO a little over...
26 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/7/2020
The AMD B550 Motherboard Overview: ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, ASRock, and Others
AMD’s budget motherboard range is often at times more successful than the bigger, full fat versions. Users have in the past got almost all of the same chipset features...
100 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 6/16/2020
MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X: LGA1200 Motherboard with an EKWB Monoblock
In one of the coolest collaborations of the year so far, MSI and EK Water Blocks have come together to create a new Z490 motherboard, the MSI MPG Z490...
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AMD's B550 Motherboards Start Appearing Online
Today is the next stage of the AMD AM4 B550 motherboard rollout: numerous vendors have started listing its models in place of an expected launch on June 16th. One...
51 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/21/2020
MSI Unveils MEG Z490 Unify Series: Unassuming Style
With the release of Intel's 10th generation desktop processors (Comet Lake-S) looming ever closer, MSI has announced a pair of new Z490 models, the MSI MEG Z490 Unify and...
28 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/11/2020
Intel Z490 Motherboards Available For Pre-Order: From $150 to $1299
In preparation for the launch of Intel's Z490 chipset and Intel's 10th generation Comet Lake desktop processors, Z490 motherboards are now available to pre-order from various retailers. For entry-level...
32 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/6/2020
The Intel Z490 Overview: 44+ Motherboards Examined
After another long wait for a new Intel platform, Comet Lake and the 400 series finally descends. Here we get a new socket, support for up to 10-cores with...
51 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/30/2020
MSI Launches New 10th Gen Core Laptops With NVIDIA RTX Super And Mini LED
To coincide with today’s launch of both the latest 10th generation Intel Core H-Series parts, as well as NVIDIA’s launch of their new RTX Super laptop GPUs, MSI is...
10 by Brett Howse on 4/2/2020
I Need Speed: MSI Reveals Optix MAG251RX 240Hz IPS Gaming Monitor
MSI has announced its first display that uses a Fast IPS panel, which boasts a 240 Hz refresh rate. Like many gaming LCDs, the Optix MAG251RX is NVIDIA G-Sync...
12 by Anton Shilov on 4/1/2020
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