MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX Gaming Motherboard (ATX, AMD, Socket AM4. DDR4, PCIe 4, CFX, M.2 Slots, Wi-Fi 6E)

I love this motherboard but I paid a hefty price for it but it is well worth it. My x570 tomahawk motherboard failed on me after a year so I ended up purchasing this one. I can fit a lot of nvme storage here there is like 4 m2 slots And for some reason has 3 x16 pcie 4.0 slots and 1 pcie 4.0 x1 slot. The wireless 6e snd bluetooth 5.w and so is the audio in this motherboard it's great. Lots of USB ports and has a 16 plus 2 power design with 90a smart power. Memory supports up to 5300mhz plus overclocked with dual channel. Don't see a reason to get ddr5 yet. Especially since it's so expensive. And there is no amd board for it yet. Otherwise great motherboard and easy install didn't come with motherboard screws to put in the case so might wanna buy some when you purchase this wish it. The problem with the m2 slots is that one of them is literally under where one of the gpus is so you might need to change slots with your gpu. Which ain't a problem because you have 3 x16 slots lol gives you room. Can't imagine running sli and all your nvme slots are blocked... plus the m.2 slots shields are annoying to unscrew and put it back in might remove them as they are quite annoying. Anyways I love this motherboard and strongly recommend it especially since it is cpu amd 5000 supported out of the box so glad I didn't have to bio flash it..

Pros: Has alot of Features wifi 6E is really nice how intgrated into the board very well designit has 4M.2 slots which is really nice it has 2RGB header which is very simple hook up acording to the location on the boardits a wonderful motherboard and the best one out there have seenits comes with alot of accessories very impressed big vram2 8 pin esp connector for cpu usb type c connectorCons: Memory Clock Speed 3200 GHz increase it to 5300GHZ or higherOverall Review: yes would recommand it undecided due to memory clock speed would add 4 RAINBOW RGB connectorwould add 2 JUSB1 one of them where is it and one at the bottom of boardget rid of ]CORSAIR1 and add a JRAINBOW in its place2 more ush connectors total of 4

I got this as a replacement for my x570 Taichi, which is a comparable board. I've had the ACE MAX x570S for a few months now and I absolutely love it. The chipset is passively cooled which makes it quite quiet yet it stays at comfortably low temps.This board has 4 m.2 slots and comes with MSI's eXpander, a PCIe adapter for an additional 2 m.2 drives. It also has a BIOS which is SUCH an improvement over the Asrock Taichi's BIOS.Yes, I know; this is a previous generation mobo. Still, if you're not ready for DDR5 and all the other next gen parts, this is an awesome board. It makes a great home for my 5900x, my 4 m.2 drives and all the other premium parts I stuff into my case. I highly recommend this motherboard.

Definitely a step up from my B550 with more NVM slots...This did thr job and more!-SetupDefinitely takes patience when swapping out motherboards from a previous build! Used stickers to label cables that were hooked up to my previous MB. Mainly fan cables but it really doesn't matter as they will be picked up when booting. Be sure to install RAM, CPU, and SSDs before putting into case. Everything else was pretty simple as far as fans, USB, sensors, etc. Only needed to move my AIO radiator out the way to put the new MB in and boot up. I have 4 SSDs for each slot and one hooked up to the SATA port. Already had windows 11 installed so it booted up fine. The drivers are a small pain but between msi's website and dragon center...everything installed fine. One of my SSDs wasn't being picked up by thr BIOS but after an update from dragon center, it works fine.-UseAs I am a gamer and composer...this was a noticeable upgrade from the B550 pro. The passive cooling on thr chips etc keeps everything cool and running 9 fans helps with airflow. The wifi is great but I disabled it from the BIOS for the 1X slot to run my aftermarket sound card. I went with an external wifi adapter which when plugged into the USB 3.2 worked even better than before. So far this has worked like a dream and with the extra NVM slots...I don't have to worry about space or using a SSD hooked up to a SATA port-ProsEasy install4 NVM slotsUSB 3.2 A and C...plenty of slots...didn't need my hub anymoreReads my corsair accessories better (light bars, mouse, keyboard, etc-ConsSetting up drivers can be a hassleFan pins are a little further away

Great motherboard plenty of m.2 storage space was a little exspensive

Built a gaming pc for my 8-year old son. Our first build, ever! Love this motherboard! It was super easy to install everything. Fit and finish was perfect on everything. Looking at builds it seems most folks just throw RGB fans wherever a fan can be placed. I wanted something different, but still wanted some RGB for bling. This motherboard didn't disappoint, I love the MSI dragon logo at the top left of the motherboard. When combined with the RGB on my memory, graphics card, and AIO cooler it was just enough.Setup after build was super easy also. Everything fired right up the first try and it took about an hour max to install all drivers, windows 10, etc. It been used daily for 2-3 weeks now and not one problem. It works flawlessly!Not sure how to compare this to others since this was my first build and only individual motherboard purchase. That said, I couldn't be happier with the ease of installation, build quality, performance, and overall appearance. Highly recommend MSI and this motherboard!