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MSI MEG Z490 ACE Gaming Motherboard (ATX, 10th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1200 Socket, SLI/CF, Triple M.2 Slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 6, Mystic Light RGB)

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CPU Socket LGA 1200
Compatible Devices Personal Computer
RAM Memory Technology DDR4
Compatible Processors Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium Gold
Chipset Type Intel Z490
Memory Clock Speed 4800 MHz
Platform Windows 10
CPU Model Pentium
Memory Storage Capacity 128 GB

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  • Supports 10th Generation Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron Processors for LGA 1200 socket
  • Supports dual channel DDR4 memory up to 128GB total (4800MHz)
  • Frozr Heatsink designed with active cooling, Double Ball Bearings, Zero Frozr Technology, and MOSFET Backplates for high-performance heat dissipation
  • Triple Turbo M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr delivers transfer speeds of up to 32 GB/s for ultra-fast SSDs
  • On-board 2.5G LAN plus Gigabit LAN with with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Pre-installed I/O Shielding for convenience and protection from electrostatic discharge

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4.64.6 out of 5 stars242
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windows 10
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windows 10
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LGA 1200
LGA 1700
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memory slots
4
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memory capacity
128 GB
128 GB
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Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium Gold
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Intel Core 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium Gold
9th Generation Intel Core
card interface
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pci e
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Product Description

Powered by Intel 10th Gen Core processors, the MSI MEG Z490 ACE goes for the gold, designed to stand out from the rest and win any competition. Connect to ultra-fast networks with Dual LAN including 2.5G LAN and Wi-Fi AX. Move bulky files faster with USB 3.2 Gen 2 x2, capable of up to 20 Gb/s faster transfer speeds. Sustain intense processor performance with circuits cooled by Frozr Heatsink Design featuring active cooling, Double Ball bearings, and Zero Frozr Technology.

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Price
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Chipset / Socket
Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200 Intel Z490 / LGA 1200
DDR4 Memory support
4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 4800 MHz 4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 5000 MHz 4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 4800 MHz 2 x DIMM; Max. 64GB; 5000 MHz 4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 4800 MHz 4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 4800 MHz 4 x DIMM; Max. 128GB; 4800 MHz
PCIe x16 Slots
3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
Display Output
N/A 2x Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C) N/A 1x Thunderbolt 3, DP, HDMI DisplayPort, HDMI DisplayPort, HDMI DisplayPort, HDMI
Audio
Audio Boost HD Audio Boost HD Audio Boost HD Audio Boost 4 Audio Boost 4 Audio Boost Audio Boost
M.2
3x M.2 3x M.2 3x M.2 2x M.2 2x M.2 2x M.2 2x M.2
Wireless
Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth N/A
Ethernet LAN
2.5G LAN & Gigabit LAN 10G SUPER LAN & 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN & Gigabit LAN
Mystic Light
16.8 million colors 16.8 million colors N/A N/A 16.8 million colors 16.8 million colors 16.8 million colors
Form Factor
ATX E-ATX ATX Mini-ITX ATX ATX ATX

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
242 global ratings

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Customers like the quality, appearance, ease of installation, performance, and features of the motherboard. They mention that it's an excellent high-end board, works like a charm for overclocking, and has a lot of features. Customers also appreciate the ports.

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19 customers mention18 positive1 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the motherboard. They mention it's an excellent high-end board with lots of features. Some say that the handling is 3/10.

"...I especially like its heft: the Platinum was the first motherboard I'd used for a project that felt really solid and not like a 5 1/4" floppy disk...." Read more

"...It’s far better in terms of quality and it actually works too :) absolutely stunning to look at also. Very pleased with my purchase" Read more

"...Extremely sexy design that screams quality...." Read more

"...All the headers you will ever need, great I/O, and memory options. It has lots of USB ports and the RGB is a nice feature...." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the motherboard. They mention that it is nice looking, sexy, and that MSI boards are very nice.

"...absolutely stunning to look at also. Very pleased with my purchase" Read more

"...Over clocking is a breeze with this board.Extremely sexy design that screams quality...." Read more

"Looks great, like the addition of a switch to turn leds on and off, and works like a charm for overclocking...." Read more

"...with all the bells and whistles at a price you can pay, the RGB looks good and tasteful too...." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers find the installation process of the motherboard to be easy. They mention that the instructions are clear and precise. They also appreciate the high-quality, sexy design and the easy-to-use BIOS.

"...Had no problem with installing and setup and have been running flawlessly since." Read more

"...The ease of install was a dream and overall I just like the MB way more then my old Gigabyte...." Read more

"...But then again most MSI products are great. Easy install, instructions are extremely clear and precise(If you need them)...." Read more

"bored PCB Seems strong and sturdy. Has the tested and true easy to use Bios you would expect from MSI...." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the motherboard. They mention that it runs awesome, works like a charm for overclocking, and is sturdy. Some say that the board is very sturdy and handles high overclocks with no issue.

"...It’s far better in terms of quality and it actually works too :) absolutely stunning to look at also. Very pleased with my purchase" Read more

"Came as described new, no issue pc is still running great." Read more

"...the addition of a switch to turn leds on and off, and works like a charm for overclocking...." Read more

"This is the first mobo I've ever purchased. Its very sturdy. Everything worked flawlessly. Had for a little while now with no issues...." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the features of the motherboard. They mention that it has a lot of features and is an awesome and epic product.

"I chose to use the Z490 Meg Ace for its price and amazing features. If the Godlike is out of your budget, this is the next best thing...." Read more

"...Z490 ACE is an excellent high-end board with lots of features...." Read more

"This motherboard is beautiful and it has a lot of features." Read more

"It is a great quality motherboard and has awesome and epic features...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the ports on the motherboard. They mention that it has lots of USB ports, 3 m.2 ports, and front side USB support for C.

"...It has lots of USB ports and the RGB is a nice feature. I'm planning to build an all-Razer chroma setup, so this motherboard should integrate nicely...." Read more

"...Has 3 m2 slots with nice heat sinks, and front side USB support for C. RBG onboard control, and just overall a banger of a MB...." Read more

"...Had for a little while now with no issues. The 3 m.2 ports are fantastic. The bios layout is great. I highly reccomend this product." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the motherboard. They say it's great as is and better for the price.

"...This board is great as is and even better for the price. I can't recommend it highly enough." Read more

"...If the Godlike is out of your budget, this is the next best thing. Reasonable price and exceptional expandability...." Read more

"Excellent item at a great price." Read more

It's a bit overkill for my needs but I love it.
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It's a bit overkill for my needs but I love it.
I like to build a computer that will last a very long time. I tend to build on components that can be overclocked and take a beating even though I don't overclock the CPU. I wanted to have a motherboard that would allow me to run the RAM at the RAMs full speed. I also like the look of it and how MSI works with corsair lighting to a degree. I wanted mosfets that had good heatsinks and a motherboard that would support an Intel I7-10700K while also be future proofing for the next generation CPU. Another requirement was to truly support an NVMe drive for the primary drive. Since this is probably the last computer I will build for myself, I wanted it to be tricked out and last. I went with a MSI Graphics card, Seisonic P/S, Samsung NVMe, Crucial SSD, Corsair Vengence RAM and a pair of Seagate Wolf mirrored data drives all sitting in a Fractal Design Define7 Case. I don't plan on gaming, just photo processing and place to land my music. Maybe down the road, I'll let my daughter game on it. I think the audiophile caps and components were a strong push to this model vs the MSI version one lower.
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5.0 out of 5 stars RT*M
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I'm writing this to get out in front of my original one-star review. (Amazon is reviewing it. I hope they dump it.)

I love this mobo. It replaced an MSI Platinum from 4 years ago and it's great. I especially like its heft: the Platinum was the first motherboard I'd used for a project that felt really solid and not like a 5 1/4" floppy disk. The Z490 ACE follows that tradition to a "T."

Because I missed it, I didn't know SATA ports 2, and 5 &6 would be unavailable if you used M.2 slots 1 and 2 respectively. I had a WD 2 TB Blue SSD plugged into SATA 2 and kept getting a Genie error on boot. I thought I had a bad board. That led to a $700 mistake I won't recount here.

I wrote a scathing indictment of MSI' s "lack of detail" regarding this in a one-star review I just posted. I was wrong! I just reviewed the installation manual and it's right there in black and white.

This board is great as is and even better for the price. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Edit: still going strong! Years later! Crazy how it’s 400$ now I got it for 279$ back then. Added a new pic of my pc as well.

Original review: This is my first pc build, i9 10900k gigabyte rtx 3080 Corsair vengeance 64gb ram 3600, MSI 360 aio. I recently got an asus motherboard and it was dead on arrival, got my money back and purchased this one. It’s far better in terms of quality and it actually works too :) absolutely stunning to look at also. Very pleased with my purchase
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blown away
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
Edit: still going strong! Years later! Crazy how it’s 400$ now I got it for 279$ back then. Added a new pic of my pc as well.

Original review: This is my first pc build, i9 10900k gigabyte rtx 3080 Corsair vengeance 64gb ram 3600, MSI 360 aio. I recently got an asus motherboard and it was dead on arrival, got my money back and purchased this one. It’s far better in terms of quality and it actually works too :) absolutely stunning to look at also. Very pleased with my purchase
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Omid Khosravi
5.0 out of 5 stars High quality, sexy design and ease of use
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020
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I don’t usually bother with reviews but I decided to reflect my feedback regarding this board.
I was debating between MSI and Asus but I have decided to try out this board and boy, I made the right decision.
Over clocking is a breeze with this board.
Extremely sexy design that screams quality.
I am still using an older GTX graphic card on this board since I am waiting for the RTX 3000 series inventory to normalize but I have installed and initiated games like Metro exodus and Crysis 3 on this board and still was able to get close to 50/60 FPS with MAX settings considering a low end GPU.
I highly recommend this board.
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Hanano1st
5.0 out of 5 stars Thankfully
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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My friend asked me for this and he’s like it
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john smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Had no issue great product
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023
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Came as described new, no issue pc is still running great.
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Ryan Rosario
4.0 out of 5 stars Great But, One Small Design Flaw
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020
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Looks great, like the addition of a switch to turn leds on and off, and works like a charm for overclocking. Though, I do have one small issue that is rather specific that I'm sure most others may not have.

The USB 3.1 ports on it are on a right side of the board, and I have a NZXT S340 case. Unfortunately the location makes it extremely hard plugging in the cable for that with my case as I had to even pull a bit on the metal shroud piece just to give it enough space to do so. You cannot even plug it in before mounting the board as there's no clearance for the cable plug. I'm sure it may not be an issue with most other cases but for me it was.

This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program. Had to include the latter statement for the $50 rebate at the time of this review.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great But, One Small Design Flaw
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020
Looks great, like the addition of a switch to turn leds on and off, and works like a charm for overclocking. Though, I do have one small issue that is rather specific that I'm sure most others may not have.

The USB 3.1 ports on it are on a right side of the board, and I have a NZXT S340 case. Unfortunately the location makes it extremely hard plugging in the cable for that with my case as I had to even pull a bit on the metal shroud piece just to give it enough space to do so. You cannot even plug it in before mounting the board as there's no clearance for the cable plug. I'm sure it may not be an issue with most other cases but for me it was.

This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program. Had to include the latter statement for the $50 rebate at the time of this review.
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Kirkland S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Motherboard Around
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020
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I chose to use the Z490 Meg Ace for its price and amazing features. If the Godlike is out of your budget, this is the next best thing. Reasonable price and exceptional expandability. All the headers you will ever need, great I/O, and memory options. It has lots of USB ports and the RGB is a nice feature. I'm planning to build an all-Razer chroma setup, so this motherboard should integrate nicely. My only gripe about it are the golden-brown stripes along its surface. I feel like it takes away a little from the sleekness as most people do not incorporate gold into their builds, but this is just a minor thing. Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchase. This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.
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Tas
5.0 out of 5 stars Gets you what you need
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2023
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Awesome board with all the bells and whistles at a price you can pay, the RGB looks good and tasteful too. Had no problem with installing and setup and have been running flawlessly since.
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Andrey Spiridonov
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product by MSI for a reasonable price.
Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2021
Verified Purchase
Beautiful piece of technology. Quality parts and assembly. Easy installation. BIOS compatibility with all the hardware of my system without BIOS update. Great performance. The MOBO keeps cool, complete system temperature: 29-32' Celsius under medium load. Top of the list results in UserBenchmark test. The Dragon Center is a useful and intuitive tool, could have more eye appealing UI though.

In my scenario this motherboard was combined with the following hardware.

- PC case: VENGEANCE® C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Cases/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-C70-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-%E2%80%94-Military-Green/p/CC-9011018-WW

- CPU: Intel Core i9-10900KF
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0883PZ2KR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- Cooling: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0829RTMKY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- M.2 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07M7Q21N7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- RAM: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200
https://www.amazon.ca/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-PC4-25600-3200MHz-F4-3200C16D-16GVKB/dp/B015FXXBW0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=G.Skill+-+Ripjaws+V+Series+16GB+%282+x+8GB%29+DDR4-3200&qid=1616186562&s=electronics&sr=1-1

For those who wanted a bit more USB outlets on the rear panel, there's even a more convenient idea, I just added EZDIY-FAB 5.25in 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen2 HUB and Type-C Port panel to the front side of the case, thanks MOBO having the appropriate header, BINGO!
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07T4NWZNT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Andrey Spiridonov
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product by MSI for a reasonable price.
Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2021
Beautiful piece of technology. Quality parts and assembly. Easy installation. BIOS compatibility with all the hardware of my system without BIOS update. Great performance. The MOBO keeps cool, complete system temperature: 29-32' Celsius under medium load. Top of the list results in UserBenchmark test. The Dragon Center is a useful and intuitive tool, could have more eye appealing UI though.

In my scenario this motherboard was combined with the following hardware.

- PC case: VENGEANCE® C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Cases/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-C70-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-%E2%80%94-Military-Green/p/CC-9011018-WW

- CPU: Intel Core i9-10900KF
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0883PZ2KR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- Cooling: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0829RTMKY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- M.2 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07M7Q21N7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- RAM: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200
https://www.amazon.ca/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-PC4-25600-3200MHz-F4-3200C16D-16GVKB/dp/B015FXXBW0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=G.Skill+-+Ripjaws+V+Series+16GB+%282+x+8GB%29+DDR4-3200&qid=1616186562&s=electronics&sr=1-1

For those who wanted a bit more USB outlets on the rear panel, there's even a more convenient idea, I just added EZDIY-FAB 5.25in 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen2 HUB and Type-C Port panel to the front side of the case, thanks MOBO having the appropriate header, BINGO!
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07T4NWZNT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Rodrigo Garcia Carrillo
5.0 out of 5 stars Robusta, aunque algo cara.
Reviewed in Mexico on February 18, 2021
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La verdad es que el costo no está tan accesible pero pensando de dónde vengo (Aorus z390 Extreme) decidí darle una oportunidad y vaya que me sorprendió. Robusta, bonita y con 3 puertos M2. Fantástica compra.
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Trevor Preece
5.0 out of 5 stars Value for money
Reviewed in Australia on March 1, 2021
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Excellent product, great price and terrific build quality.
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Ashtin
5.0 out of 5 stars very easy and nice motherboard
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2022
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this product rocks
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Jacqui
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Godlike
Reviewed in Australia on January 20, 2021
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This is a great board. Has many features.
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