We've been sent a whole range of MSI motherboards, from the (relatively) lowly MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi at £170, all the way up to the Z590 ACE which will set you back £440. Leo gives us the lowdown on these five different motherboards while also taking a look at MSI's rather fancy MPG CoreLiquid K360 AIO cooler.
Timestamps:
- 00:00 Start
- 00:15 The motherboards (Overview)
- 01:00 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
- 01:45 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
- 02:25 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
- 03:01 MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
- 03:19 And here's one we built earlier
- 04:55 MSI Z590 Ace
- 05:48 MPG CoreLiquid K360 Cooler
The Boards:
- £170 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
- £215 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
- £300 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
- £360 (Euros 420) MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
- £440 MSI Z590 Ace
- £240 MSI MPG CoreLiquid K360
Z490 Carbon WiFi EK build specifications:
- Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500M
- CPU: Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X Monoblock
- Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-4000MHz
- Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
- GPU Block: Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Plexi GPX-N
- Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-850
- Distro plate: Barrow HJ500P-SDB
- Pump: EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM
- Radiator: EK CoolStream SE 360
- Fans: 4x EK 120mm Vardar RGB
- Fan controller: EK Loop Connect
- Fittings: Corsair and Alphacool 14mm
- Tubing: Alphacool 14mm acrylic
- Coolant: EK CryoFuel Mystic Fog
KitGuru says: Expect to see more in-depth content around Z590 and Rocket Lake in the coming weeks.