Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best z690 ddr4 board out there. Tons of m2 slots (with heatsinks), wifi, rgb, great vrm, great bios. I’m glad I went with a ddr4 this time around. If you were like me then you’ve probably read everything about ddr4 vs ddr5. I didn’t feel that ddr5 was worth it quite yet…this was after I bought the msi unify X and a set of gskill 6400cl32 (hynix) which is probably as of writing this, the best ddr5/mobo for ram OC. But by the time ddr5 gets good, we would’ve moved on from lga 1700 sockets already. So no reason to adopt this early unless you actually benefit greatly from ddr5 increased bandwidth. Just as happy with this msi edge compared to that unify x. For gaming, you probably won’t notice any sort of difference unless you play 600 fps at 1080p. Just put that extra money you saved towards a better gpu. I ended up with a strix 3080 (msrp yay!), 12700k and 32gb of 3600/cl14 14-14-14-34 b die. Could have spent less but I like to run timespy and that particular benchmark loves OC ram. And if you got spare ddr4 lying around then just use that and save half a grand on buying ddr5.

This is a great mid-range gaming motherboard. While it doesn’t support ddr5, it does support the latest Alder Lake LGA1700 Intel chips, and boasts a massive amount of storage capabilities with four m.2 PCIe gen 4 slots and 6 SATA ports. It features two 8 pin connectors for over locking and supports XMP for boosting memory. That said MSI’s bios interface is far superior to most other brands. The metal preinstalled iO shield and iO plate with RGB lighting are cool but may not be for everyone. This is definitely a mobo that’s meant to be seen! I personally used this mobo with an i9-12900K, 64GB Corsair vengance 3200MHz, EVGA RTX 3070 Ti, 2x m.2 PCIe gen 4 2TB ssd, Corsair iCUE Capellix H150i Elite, 6 additional iCUE RGB 120mm fans and a Corsair iCUE 5000x RGB case. The computer runs like a dream. Mobo came with all necessary drivers on an included USB stick. Setup was a breeze, though you’ll want to go to MSI’s website and update all your firmware right away it was nice having what you needed to get started. This is a solid gaming mobo choice for someone that wants feature heavy with room for expansion. I highly recommend it.

Need to overclock so processor and ram run at max speed otherwise, it'll default to slower speed. No wifi when installing windows or after installing windows. You have to download drivers on a different pc and run setup and it will enable wifi. Pairing this with i9 a d rtx 4080. My pc boots in 16 secs. Games run at 4k 100-144 fps.

Quality of the product and packing is excellent in my opinion. Package did include a bios update but if you go to the MSI website, you will see there is a more recent bios update than what comes loaded onto the usb drive included. I upgraded from an ASROCK B360. I had multiple factors leading into the upgrade to this motherboard and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I went from 10MB max download to 55MB, the sound card on this motherboard is very nice too, ready for 5.1. Everything installed nicely, and had no issues booting up with a I7-13700k I picked up with this motherboard. I would recommend this product. (Don't mind the wire mess in the case, im upgrade to an H7 case next weekend lol)

It’s so awesome! Not hard to install and It lights up!! With it my computer runs so much better!!!! Definitely recommend!!

Msi has been more consistent with their quality of mobo’s than any other brand I’ve tried, asus and gigabyte especially… would highly recommend this board .

Paired this with my I9 13th gen. Beautiful combination!!! Added the CPU NZXT kraken with it , can play any games no temp problems.

I had an easy time installing all of my parts and offers an easy alternative to using Ethernet givin its wireless capabilities.

I did buy first the Msi tomahawk z690 ddr4 but it have some real bad issues with hi end cpus, I did return it twice, until I see this guy! , the Msi Mpg Edge wifi ddr4, wow!! It is works amazing with my i7 13700k, excellent performance,

Install of this motherboard was smooth msi provides everything you need to get this board running. Plenty of rgb ports to make it look good and MSI for the win

Very satisfied with this MSI motherboard. It's easy to install, all the drivers are pre-prepared in a USB flash drive which is very convenient. Everything has been working smoothly so far. I actually compared a few motherboards and I'm glad that I finally chose this one, for instance I like the WiFi antenna design, the other major brand has cables attached to their antennas which I don't think is really necessary, the way that MSI does it is cleaner in my opinion.

Big upgrade from what I had before. Has multiple slots to add memory and the design on it is pretty sweet

I really am glad I picked this board. 12th Gen CPUs make this board scream smoothness. It is very rich in features especially have 4 M.2 slots. And yes I’m using every single one. Bios is a breeze for over clocking. Having WiFi with Bluetooth too is a nice addition.

Great motherboard it is working great, coming from a low end MB I can’t be happier with this new one

Board is built like a tank w/ plenty of connections for fans, pumps, RGB, and storage. It also brings heat syncs for all 4 m2 slots. Its onboard lighting is understated and nice. Bought this over any other brand because I have had such good luck with reliability over MSI's product lineup from mobos to graphics cards. This board will see me through the wait for DDR5 pricing to come down while still running intel 12 & 13 gen with DDR4 at 4600. Nice!

Plug a gen 12 or 13 i9 in this and you won’t be disappointed

Really good DDR4 board that can support Intel 12th & 13th Gen. In order to run Alder or Raptor Lake, you must go to MSI website, download the newest BIOS, and use the BIOS flashback option on the board before your CPU is recognized by the board.

Excellent pair with Intel Core i713700k and Rtx 4070ti

Great motherboard 13th gen ready. LGA 1700 is perfect for 2023.

Mobo works with my 12700K well! Great M.2 Expansion Opportunities! Easy to use as well!