MSI - MEG X570 ACE (Socket AM4) USB-C Gen2 AMD Motherboard
Model: MEG X570 ACE
SKU: 6357252
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Customers praise the MEG X570 ACE motherboard's performance and robust VRM, highlighting its excellent overclocking capabilities and appealing aesthetics. However, a common complaint centers around the limited number of SATA ports available. The ease of BIOS navigation and effective cooling solutions were also frequently mentioned positive aspects.
Pros - Lots of high end features Looks nice Easy setup Easy bios Good overclocking potential Lots of upgrade potential SLI & Crossfire support Intel and Gigabit Lan ports Excellent on board wi-fi PCI express 4.0 is very fast 3x M.2 slots - 5400 and 7200 RPM hard drives are slow. SATA solid state drives are fast. NVMe drives are blazing fast. Pairs well with the 3900X Cons - Only four SATA connections. Review - When the Ryzen 3rd generation processors released, this was the most expensive of the four X570 options available from Best Buy, but also the one with the most features. It is probably overkill for what most users. I was looking for including on-board WIFI, gigabit LAN, 3x M.2 slots, SLI/Crossfire support, USB 3.xx and USB-C. There competitor boards that had these same options were the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master and the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X, but these were not options from Best Buy. If they were, I would not have ruled them out because they are all good boards but they were both less expensive and had more SATA connectors. I opted to purchase from Best Buy because I am hours away from a Microcenter and in the event of a problem with the board, I could resolve it in one day locally instead of going through online store exchanges or RMAs. The build process was very easy. I unpacked the contents, installed the CPU, cooler, RAM, NVMe and mounting the board into the case. There are nice features like an on board power, reset and error code display. I could have used them to post check the board prior to assembling it in the case but I went on faith MSI provided a solid board and I was not let down. I fully installed everything prior to powering the board and it booted up without any problems. The board has a subtle but nice looking RGB accent that goes well with its black and gold color scheme. I installed G.Skillz TridentZ RGB 3600 GHz ram and am currently using the Ryzen 3900's provided RGB cooler. Together they look good. The Bios was easy to navigate and has lots of overclocking potential and supports a wide variety of DDR4 RAM (consult the MSI website for a full list). I played around with the CPU overclocking, but reverted those settings stock because nothing is taxing my CPU enough to need an overclock. I am using the OC setting to modify the RAM. When the board initially posted it had default my 3600 RAM to a much lower 2133 GHz speed. The OC menu recognized the RAMs XMP profiles an could easily apply the hardware presets with a couple mouse clicks. The OC menu intuitive enough (to me anyway) where it is easy to manually apply the set the RAM speeds and lower the timings for additional speed. There are a lot of preset ram preset options and one click overclock dials. They are easy to use, but I found I could manually apply similar setting, but use half the amount of increased power and maintain stable overclocks. The bios version that was installed on the board worked fine but there are updated versions on the MSI website since the launch. Updating was pretty easy Updating is easy. I put the new version on a flash drive, selected the file through the bios and updated. The network connectivity is excellent. I LAN connections are fast, as would be expected. I'm more impressed by the on board WIFI. This board supports the latest AX WIFI 6. It will probably be some time before AX mesh networks and routers are more affordable and common place, but I'm seeing speed gains even with older tech. Connections to an older N and AC routers with 2.4 and 5 GHz bands still double what I'm used seeing on with my older computers. The external antenna does an excellent job to maintains a strong connection with impressive range. Windows 10 was not able to provide a driver, but the latest version from the MSI website were flawlessly. There are three M.2 slots for incredibly fast (but expensive) NVMe solid state drives. Having three slots offers lots of upgrade potential for the future. I wish there were more than four SATA connection but this wasn't a deal breaker because I'm relying on the faster M.2's for storage interfaces. Before you build pc, determine how many SATA slots you may need for connecting other SSD, HD, DVD drives, media card readers or other SATA hardware. Additional Thoughts - If you are getting a R9 3900X the MEG X570 Ace is a nice fit. If had bought a less powerful 3rd Gen Ryzen like the 3600 or 3700, I would probably have paired it with the less expensive board such as the MSI Gaming Edge or Asus TUF. Money saved could be put toward the budget of other components like a better graphics card. If you buy a previous 2nd Gen Ryzen, the X570 boards are probably not worth it and I would advise buying a previous generation X470 or B450 board instead. This board might be right for you, or it might also be overkill. Buy what you need, buy what you want, or buy what you can afford.
Posted by Solus
First thing I noticed when removing the plastic is how sweet this board looks. Does everything I need it to do. Have 3 NMVE spots. Only Con is 4 Sata Ports but people are forgetting they can get an add on card really cheap for expand Sata ports if needed. This board flys!
Posted by Showdown360
This review is for the msi review rebate program.A review is required to recieve on the product(s) listed above. The motherboard itself is amazing its vrm is more than enough for anything the am4 will bring out, and it looks beautiful. Due to back order the product did take almost a whole month to arrive, it was well worth the wait, i cant be any happier
Posted by Felix391
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