Review on 🎮 MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X Gaming Motherboard - ATX, Intel Core (11th/10th Gen), LGA 1200 Socket, SLI/CFX, DDR4, PCIe 4, M.2 Slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 6E, Mystic Light RGB by Brian Thuo

I've been building water-cooled PCs for a few years. Anything from basic CPU cooling to full kits with 2 heatsinks, GPU and CPU, hard PETG tubes etc. About 90% of the time I use EK products because they have proven to be superior in build quality, reliability and great looks to have. But for some reason every time they do business with MSI, be it GPUs or motherboards, I get problems and that's why I stop buying them here. In my experience, EK just supplies the parts while MSI makes them. I believe this is the problem. It may simply be the lack of experienced technicians or their manufacturing process, but they all tend to leak or have poor cooling, which tells me they are not properly inspected for quality. I ended up having to completely disassemble mine, reattach thermal pads and reinstall everything. There's no point paying extra for something that's already done. MSI, please update your QC if you don't want more reviews like this. I recommend anyone looking to go this route save the extra cost of this pre-built option and spend that money to buy the motherboard and CPU or all-in-ones separately. Learn to build them properly yourself and you will always know how to maintain and repair them in the future. I understand. It seems simpler and looks cool, but putting it together correctly is complete crap. I think MSI just has to drag them out until they can deliver a quality product that is worth such a high price.