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MSI MEG Z690 ACE Gaming Motherboard (E-ATX, 12th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1700 Socket, DDR5, Thunderbolt 4, PCIe 5, Dual 2.5G LAN, M.2 Slots, Wi-Fi 6E)

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Size: eATX


Style: MEG Z690 ACE


Features

  • Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Pentium Celeron processors for LGA 1700 socket
  • Supports DDR5 Memory
  • Genuine 24K Gold: Premium aesthetics with its dark black finish and genuine 24K-gold foil heatsink perfectly show off the concept of beauty
  • Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports: Thunderbolt USB-C at true 40 Gb/s speeds, 8K display support, Daisy-Chaining and Multi-Port Accessory Architecture provide reliable connectivity and better user experience
  • Quintuple M.2 Connectors: Onboard 5x M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance with quad Lightning Gen 4 solution. Double-sided Shield Frozr design keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster

Description

The MEG series seeks to transcend current gaming products, the flagship model designed to push the limits of what an extreme gaming series can be. Combining the strengths of our existing arsenal with new innovative technology; this results in significant improvements in operational and gaming efficiency. With the MEG series, take complete control of performance and personalization with the ultimate gaming series for enthusiasts who want it all.

Brand: MSI


CPU Socket: LGA 1700


Compatible Devices: Personal Computer


RAM Memory Technology: DDR5


Compatible Processors: Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium


Chipset Type: Intel Z690


Memory Clock Speed: 6666 MHz


Platform: Windows 10


Model Name: MEG


CPU Model: Pentium


Graphics Card Interface: PCI Express


Memory Slots Available: 4


S/PDIF Connector Type: Optical


System Bus Standard Supported: Serial ATA/600


Number of Ethernet Ports: 2


Total PCIe Ports: 3


Total SATA Ports: 6


USB 2.0: 2


Total Usb Ports: 8


Memory Clock Speed: 6666 MHz


Platform: Windows 10


Processor Series: Pentium


Memory Storage Capacity: 128 GB


Ram Memory Maximum Size: 128 GB


Processor Socket: LGA 1700


Compatible Devices: Personal Computer


RAM Memory Technology: DDR5


Compatible Processors: Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium


Chipset Type: Intel Z690


Global Trade Identification Number: 95


Model Number: Z690 ACE


Manufacturer: MSI


UPC: 824142270295


Brand Name: MSI


Model Name: MEG


Item Dimensions L x W x H: 9.6"L x 2.5"W x 12"H


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This is an awesome board. Very high end, very heavy & sturdy. It barely bends, has metal back plate to make it even more sturdy. Just built a PC with a 12th gen Intel Core i7 12700k, 48gb DDR5 RAM, and a 1tb M.2 NVME drive, it fired right up. Great BIOS. Highly recommend. I got it new for $250, so it was an incredible deal, it had everything it was supposed to come with, and completely new board with the plastic still covering chipset & heatsinks. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023 by Aaron
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I recently decided to upgrade my 6 year old pc. I have always gone with ASUS motherboards. Have had no issues with any and they offered solid value. The problem with ASUS for this build was that none of their motherboards is compatible with the Noctura cpu cooler that I was going to use. My current build has a Corsair AIO water cooler for the cpu. But this time around I decided to go back to air cooled. The MSI Meg ACE motherboard is clearly expensive. I didn't think I would spend $600 on a motherboard. But having researched a bunch of competing motherboards it was clear that it offered more higher end features and most of all it was built like a tank. Since it was being paired with an Intel I7-12700k cpu, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW, Corsair DD5 memory, and 3 Samsung 980 pro Nvme ssd's, I decide to splurge and purchase it. I am happy that I did. It is perfect for my needs and everything went off without a hitch. The board is extremely ridged (thick). It has the voltage power to overclock any high end cpu. Nvme slots are solid and have heating thermal pads. It pretty much has all the important features that the $2000 MSI Godlike motherboard has and is a lot less. Not for everyone but if your looking for a solidly built high end motherboard, it can't be beat. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022 by David
    • First time using a high-end MOBO and it's been amazing .
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First off, specs of old PC versus new build: CPU before: 2600k AMD CPU after: I5 13th gen RAM Before: 8GBs ofDDR4 at 3000 MHz Ram after: 64 GBs Corsair DDR5 at 6600MHz Drive Before: 1X 1TB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 running at 2280 MB/S Drive(s) After: 3x 1TB WD SNF850X M.3 Gen 4 running at 7300 MB/S GPU before and after: RTX 3080 (PNY) MOBO before: B450 Auros Elite, circa 2017 MOBO after: This one, silly. Holy heck, what a difference this thing has made for me! I actually replaced everything in my system aside from the GPU. I was running 7 year old components before this upgrade. I'd been able to run anything on ultra, pretty much, but only in 1080p. This new rig has been astonishing. Bear in mind that I am upgrading absolutely everything from my old system aside from the GPU, so my experience is biased in RAM, CPU, MOBO, THE GORGEOUS CASE (banana for scale), and M.2s. I absolutely love this MOBO. Double LAN ports, very fast wifi card otherwise. I have paid for like 10 bajillion MBS/s per femtosecond internet for so long, now. I had never seen close to those advertised speeds but it turns out my devices were what were really holding me back. I thought Steam had a download cap of like 2MB/s, but nope. I've seen DLs go at 30MBs/s. With torrents it's sometimes been faster. I like that everything is black and gold. The pic I attached is my new rig. It still needs 5 more fans and some more pixel vomit. You can't really see any of the gold at all, but still, not having a garish lighted logo screaming "AUROS 15,000,000,000 AORUS AORUS AORUS" in orange and yellow, even when the case is unplugged and buried 27 feet underground, when you want your rig to be, you know, not orange, is really nice. They are notoriously difficult to address. Not this guy. No lights, no problem. If you went with an AIO watercooler instead of that massive cube of aluminum and fans that I have, you could see the gold. The glass on my case is also tinted so it makes a difference. It's a Lian Li Dynamic XL, if you're curious. I should say that I got this board for $250 in q4 2023. Prices seem to fluctuate. Still, cheapest flagship, even if it was the flagship 2 years ago. I can't justify paying $1000 for the best MOBO in all of existence at the current moment. I am confident, after many hours of research and deliberation, that my new rig is fairly future proof, if not in specs then in gameability. Everything runs at well over 60FPS on ultra settings in 4k. AMD Freesync Premium makes a difference, too. Even in VR, it's butter smooth. At least for my headset (old Samsung odyssey), that is. It's sad that I'm now 35 years old, literally middle-aged, and only now have a rig that sits among the greats. I have about 1/3 the interest in videogames as I did as a teen. Wish I could give old me the best while he could appreciate it fully. That's depressing lol so hey just go ahead and use this MOBO and consider upgrading your shtuff lol ... show more
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    • Absolute garbage in more ways than one
If you want a fully functioning motherboard from a competent manufacturer to be the powerhouse of your gaming PC, buy an Asus motherboard instead. I was originally worried about buying an Asus because of "RAM teething" issues, but with this motherboard I wish RAM teething issues were the only thing I had to worry about. This product is an absolute piece of crap. Some settings in the bios disable other settings, and prevent the user from changing those settings. Sometimes disabling the first setting still doesn't re-enable the user to modify the setting the bios decided to disable. Other times settings literally don't save at all. You have to enable something, restart, disable it, restart, and then enable it, just for the bios to actually enable that setting. Is it actually enabled now? Who knows. Not me. Not the bios. Certainly not the person who wrote the bios for this thing. Sometimes my motherboard wants to take a 2 year vacation mid boot with every fan on max speed while it retrains my RAM for absolutely no obvious reason. That doesn't even include features it doesn't have. Can you update the bios over the internet? NOPE. half the time I can't update the bios at all. I'll hand it the bios update file straight from the manufacturer website, only to be told THIS IS NOT MSI BIOS, should I actually try to use it. It's not like this is a cheap motherboard either. It has like some 600 dollar price tag and is still plagued with more issues than I've seen on cheaper boards. After buying this I like to think the S in MSI stands for <expletive>. This product is absolute garbage. Do not buy, and I'm never buying another MSI product again. Update: Because I finally lost my shiz enough to write yet another review of this product. I'd literally give this item 0 stars if I could. I've almost revised this review twice now... each additional time this motherboard magically screws up out of nowhere and further adds to the misery I've experienced while using this product... Today is the day I finally did it. Yet again out of nowhere I have to power cycle my PC three whole times while the thing sits there waiting for a literal 30 minutes trying to figure out what it's doing. All I can do is sit here staring at the stupid windows loading circle, seething, wondering why oh why yet again this motherboard can't get its crap together, wondering what inside of it could possibly be screwed up this time. I've literally even thought about doing a bios update. Maybe it'll fix it. Maybe I'll just write down all my settings, take a picture with my phone... whatever... but then I remember yet again that the bios software itself is such BLEEPING hotdog water and that even after yet another bios update that will likely fix absolutely nothing I'll have to fidget with some settings a literal three times between power cycles just to get them to ACTUALLY apply. If I had a time machine, I'd use it to buy bitcoin. The second thing I'd do with it is use it to not buy this motherboard. Just absolutely do not buy it. Don't buy it for yourself. Don't buy it for your enemies. This thing belongs in a land fill with the rest of the company that made it. -- Edit -- 8/30/2023 Yet another month of my life gone by where I literally LOATHE owning this motherboard. ... show more
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