Review on MSI MEG X570 ACE Motherboard - AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, AX Wi-Fi 6, 2.5G LAN, ATX by Alan Sitton

MSI X570This review is for the MSI Review discount program. Before this motherboard I had an MSI MEG ACE Z390 on an Intel platform. My expectations have been met and I love the look and feel of this motherboard and its new color scheme. The motherboard looks solid and obviously expensive. The Mystic Mirror RGB effect is amazing - no other motherboard offers this combination of mirror and RGB. I had no problems or difficulties building my PC. Pros: If you have a dual and triple slot GPU - this motherboard is one of the very few with the correct placement of that little fan in the lower right corner - the GPU isn't blocking airflow, which makes a big difference. The motherboard fan is very quiet and doesn't even spin most of the time. Cons: On the MSI MEG Z390, the debug LED displayed the CPU temperature while the operating system was loading. For some reason nothing shows up here except debug codes. The debug codes are very helpful when first booting or replacing components, but I hope that with a BIOS update I can get this temperature feature on my new motherboard as well. Other Thoughts: I really liked the aesthetic even more than my previous MSI. ACE board. It fits my physique perfectly. 4 SATA ports - no problem, I didn't use more. Also, I know that many motherboards will disable some SATA ports anyway if the M2 ports are occupied. There are 3 (!) M2 ports on this mainboard - there simply shouldn't be a lack of memory. :)