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MSI MEG Z790 ACE Gaming Motherboard (Supports 12th/13th/ 14th Gen Intel Processors, LGA 1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, M.2, 2.5Gbps LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, Thunderbolt, E-ATX)

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Arrives Jan 3 – Jan 8
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Size: EATX


Features

  • Supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors for LGA 1700 socket
  • Supports DDR5 Memory, Dual Channel DDR5 7800+MHz (OC)
  • 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
  • Extreme Power Design: 24+1+2 phases power design with 105A Smart Power Stage and dual CPU power connectors are ready to unleash the maximum performance
  • Maximum 5 x M.2 Connectors: Onboard quintuple M.2 connectors including one PCIe 5.0 solution for the maximum storage performance. The double-sided Shield Frozr design keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster

Description

Furnished premium aesthetics with its dark black finish and gold embellishes. Developed to unlock the full gaming potential of the latest 13th Gen Intel Core processor by combining elite hardware system support and premium durability, the MEG Z790 ACE is an outstanding E-ATX platform for extreme settings in terms of overclocking the processor, memory, and graphics card at the highest level.

Brand: MSI


CPU Socket: LGA 1700


Compatible Devices: Personal Computer


RAM Memory Technology: DDR5


Compatible Processors: Intel Core 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors


Chipset Type: Intel Z790


Memory Clock Speed: 7800 MHz


Platform: Windows 11


CPU Model: Pentium


Memory Storage Capacity: 128 GB


Graphics Card Interface: PCI Express


Memory Slots Available: 4


Number of Ports: 6


S/PDIF Connector Type: Optical


System Bus Standard Supported: Intel Z790


USB 2.0: 2


Total Usb Ports: 4


Memory Clock Speed: 7800 MHz


Platform: Windows 11


Processor Series: Pentium


Memory Storage Capacity: 128 GB


Main Power Connector Type: ATX


Processor Socket: LGA 1700


Compatible Devices: Personal Computer


RAM Memory Technology: DDR5


Compatible Processors: Intel Core 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors


Chipset Type: Intel Z790


Item Dimensions L x W x H: 10.9"L x 2.5"W x 12"H


Model Number: Z790ACE


Manufacturer: MSI


UPC: 824142305744


Brand Name: MSI


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    • Good DDR5 overclocking z790 board
Size: Mini-ITX
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This is a nice board. It isn't a MEG board, but it actually has more layers than the z690i Meg board that preceded this. The price is low too considering other z790 options out there. I was going to go with a ASUS Z790i board for a second build (two kids), but got a second one of these instead. It really is an excellent board if it meets your IO needs. I will break it down in categories. Looks: I find the board to be attractive. It is a silver tone leaning to the whiter side of the spectrum. I show the board in a white case with a 4090 FE and the board is a good contrast between the case and the GPU color. RGB: No onboard RGB diodes. There is a 5v RGB header, but this board only lights up for error codes. I prefer this as usually ram is RGB these days and fans. I rather not pay for RGB on a motherboard. Storage: Storage is nice on this board. 3 M.2 with 2 being 4th gen and 1 being 3rd gen. I added SATA SSD's since I have so many laying around, but you don't really have too with so much M.2 goodness. 3 us excellent for a ITX. Build quality: The board is built well. Better than most Edge boards. While it doesn't have a a full back plate, it has more payers than boards of this moniker which gives it rigidity and better overclocking on the ram from my experience. Noise: Out of the 2 boards I have, one of the founds is louder. I shouldn't say louder, but more high pitch. While I welcome the active cooling and it works well, I wish the fans noise was more consistent. It isn't loud and but you get higher pitch sound profile that most people do not prefer. Again, it isn't the same sound on both boards so it may be a one off. Not a big deal and you can't hear it unless the room is dead silent. Overclocking: OMG. I have a set of 7000 CL34 and 7200 CL34. Both are Hynix A die. I can get both to 7800 and 8000. I have to push voltages to 1.5v but since I am using a air cooler the ram doesn't exceed 55c during full load which is far below my 60c ceiling for DDR5. Besides ram , my 13600K overclocks to 5.7v all p core and 4.3 all ecore with 1.3v. That is lower voltage than what the board boosts too by default. The power delivery is clean with the board and plentiful. I also have a 13900k, but it is in a 10l case and I do not have the thermal head room to overclock it. Voltages and default power delivery: This board provides too much power at default. For example, my 13600 k only needs 1.18v to run at default clocks and boost. The board delivers up to 1.4v at default. I would suggest changing voltage through one of the auto settings or to a static voltage. The voltage will be determined by the quality of the chip you have. Temperatures: If you are running an AIO and airflow over your board isn't great, you will get some high board temperatures. PCH will get to the 80's during load for a 13600 or 13900k. They stack 2 M.2's over the PCH which adds to the heat of both the PCH and the M.2 in the lower slot. Compound that with a really fast and hot m.2 and that whole are stays hot. Board heat is common with z690 and z790 boards. The heat is within spec though. I went air cooling for a reason good air coolers are cheap and cool more than just the CPU. Overall this is a excellent board and the best value z790 out there at the time of writing this. The only downside is there is no thunderbolt. If you need thunderbolt then this is not the board for you. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023 by I love Stuff I love Stuff
    • Best ITX Mobo I have owned.
Size: Mini-ITX
Review Image by tjrpt6 tjrpt6
Best motherboard I've owned. it is paired with an evga rtx3090. Having several MB's like asus, evga and others. Nicely packaged. performs without any issue whatsoever. I did use ram from their QVL and a 14th gen I-7. I bought this model because it has both a cmos reset and bios flash, on its rear IO. Also for its 10 layer PCB which allows more stable DDR5 frequency, and it allows higher speeds than competitors. it has never glitched once and is now in its 15th month of daily use. So easy to assemble with the chip, nvme and ram, a kid could do it. its been my most reliable build over asus z690 and evga z690 kingpin. Lot of Power that doesn't break the bank. considering buying a spare to support the 4 desktops i own using 12th, 13th and 14th generation Intel. Negative reviews are often due to assembly mistakes, mis handling, poor software and driver installations etc. Great Board ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2024 by tjrpt6 tjrpt6
    • Outstanding motherboard, love those PCI-E Gen 5 M2 drive speeds
Size: EATX
I have a second PC with a MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi Gaming Motherboard and wanted to build a second with this motherboard in a Hyte Y70 case. I thought it would be a longshot, but I took my boot drive on a Corsair MP700 PCIE 5 drive and cloned it onto a new Crucial T705 PCIE 5 drive and used it as the boot drive on this new motherboard and to my shock, Windows installed the necessary remaining files automatically and I had my new PC running within minutes built off of my old M2 drive. Of course, this is probably only because the motherboards are so similar, both MSI Z790 models. But this motherboard is outstanding. I am getting very close to the advertised sequential reads/writes of 14,500/12,700 MB/s on my M2, which is blazing fast. And the CPU is running great. I love all the USB-C and USB-A ports, especially that there are two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back. Some things to keep in mind: - If you plug in something into PCIE_2 slot, like a second graphics card, you lose the M2_4 slot, it will not work. It will also drop PCIE_1 to x8 instead of x16. - If you plug something into the M2_4 slot, you will lose SATA_7. Keep this in mind if you have a lot of SATA drives AND M2 drives. Overall, I couldn't be happier with the performance of this motherboard. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024 by Juniorverse
    • So far this is the best Z790 itx you can buy
Size: Mini-ITX
Review Image by CM CM
Review Image by CM CM
I had a hard time choosing between this motherboard and the Asus ROG Strix, but after some reading, I discovered that the small plugin daughter board that Asus designed for that model makes building difficult, and it actually stops working after a short period of time. I don't have room on my desk for the huge volume control, which the Asus board requires, anyways. This MSI Edge motherboard so far has been amazing. Overclocking is simple, the power delivery is actively cooled with a fan, and it has no gimmicks. If I were to name some possible faults it might have, I would say that not including Thunderbolt would probably be the biggest. I've never used Thunderbolt in my life so it has no affect on me, but for anyone who requires it, this motherboard won't be for them. Another small thing is that I really dislike where MSI placed the system fan header, it's jammed in between the graphics PCIE slot and the M.2 heatsink, and it's kind of hard to deal with when cable managing your fans. Luckily I'll only have to do that once or twice. When I built this system, I chose the 13600K and Team Group DDR5 6400 for ram. The system booted right up with it, and I was able to load XMP profile 1 without any problems. Windows 11 ran fine, and the following day I loaded up some games to play. Unfortunately, the system crashed only seconds after every game that I launched. I immediately checked the MSI website for a bios update, and sure enough, their latest bios for this motherboard fixes ram compatibility issues. My games play perfect now, and the system overall is very fast. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023 by CM CM

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