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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Size: EATX
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- 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
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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
Processor: pentium
RAM: DDR5
Memory Speed: 7800 MHz
Wireless Type: Bluetooth
Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 2
Brand: MSI
Item model number: Z790ACE
Item Weight: 1 pounds
Product Dimensions: 12 x 10.9 x 2.5 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH: 12 x 10.9 x 2.5 inches
Manufacturer: MSI
Date First Available: November 2, 2020
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Size: Mini-ITX
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.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023 by I love Stuff I love Stuff
Size: ATX
This is one fantastic motherboard! I loaded it with a 14th gen Intel i7 and 64K of high speed DDR5 memory and this baby rocks. It has tons of features and even looks great. I can’t say enough about it
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025 by Larry Steiner
Size: ATX
Good Mobo put a 13700k in it , booted right up. Updated the bios before firing it up .
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025 by David B.
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.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024 by Juniorverse
Size: Mini-ITX
The only thing missing is an Optical/SPdif on the IO. The NVME m.2 slots are numbered and have different PCIE lanes, so watch out. This version has wifi 6, if that matters. The bios flasher is great, no USB required. 16gbx2 DDR5 RAM @6000Mt/s trained perfectly on the first boot (make the second, it's been a while. It was a bit on the expensive side, but MSI customer support was very helpful.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2025 by Amazon Customer
Size: ATX
Looks great and it was really a friendly build. I built 5 pc's for friends and family for Christmas and this was my favorite board in this price range. Wifi is robust and is rock solid. ARGB works well but I do have an issue with Armory Crate software. The software wants to license across the net but just hangs and has to be canceled. Did some research and this seems to happen with everyone. Sadly, that windows must be closed. Annoying but the software works, and I suspect they will fix it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025 by Robert
Size: Mini-ITX
The thermal pads on the heatsink included for m.2 drive didn't touch the hot controller chip, MSI was unable to provided a list of compatible m.2 drives and would not provide a min/max height either for me to check m.2 drives ahead of time. A new BIOS update as part of Intel's attempt to mask quality issues with microcode updates also made the board (or power supply) to whine when idle and MSI still provided no support.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2025 by Chris
Size: EATX
Awesome motherboard looks fantastic and runs like a champion!!! Understand the difference, though that this is an E – ATX motherboard meaning it is bigger than just about all the others which will require a specific E – Atx motherboard case I didn’t realize this up upon purchase and had to buy another case, but I’m still completely happy with the motherboard!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025 by Amazon Customer Amazon Customer