MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE, E-ATX - Supports Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2), LGA 1851 - Dynamic Dashboard III, EZ Slide M.2, DDR5 (9200+ MT/s OC), M.2 & PCIe 5.0, Thunderbolt 5, Wi-Fi 7, 10G LAN

Is this MB overkill? Oh yes it is! However, it's top class. I highly suggest this if you're looking to run a ton of M.2 drives. It's silly how many this board will do. If you're doing slow-mo video woth captures consisting of hundreds of GB data this thing is great for that. For gamers and enthusiasts the onboard display is very nice. The connectivity is awesome. Controlling LEDs and running a water cooling loop all work very nicely. I've also been impressed with the MSI app. It makes getting system info and configuring fans very easy!

Wow, as you should expect, its a beast. The lcd's are very nice. Msi convenience features are top notch, made a first time build go smoother. The usb hub, was a pain, broke a few prongs, and had to roder a replacement, but could be too to my poor eyesight, so no stars deducted...and honestly the rest, of it is so good it would still be 5 stars in my book. More ssd drives than I will ever use, and the add on for 2 more is just too many.

MSI customer service refuses to assist troubles I am having, & have said they would escalate the support ticket then ghosted. Until they resolve the issue I am having, this will remain one star. As for the motherboard, aside for having software stored on the motherboard for installing to the Operating System afterward (which is a very not secure thing to do & could be open to exploitation based on what happened with Asus & Gigabyte boards), the motherboard itself is fantastic. It should be noted that MSI have taken the time to refresh their BIOS/UEFI with a new user interface that drastically improves the user experience. All features this motherboard should have are present, it even comes with a tracking chip so that you could find the board like you would your phone, car keys, watch, headphones, & so on; which is just absolutely impressive & convenient. This motherboard is the best board you could get & there is presently no motherboard or competition for this motherboard at this date & time. It comes with all the latest features, generations, & desired ports & slots. It could theoretically use one more PCIe slot, but MSI instead chose to put more M.2 slots. My only gripe with the board is that it would have been desired to have less M.2 slots or at-least have them not impact the PCIe lanes at all. Additionally, while not necessary, two 16x PCIe lanes would have been more than welcome in favor of sacrificing M.2 slots. However, for what was included, it's fine; personally, I have no intention to occupy enough M.2 slots though, so it would have been great to be able to disable them in favor of PCIe advantages. Edit September 20th, 2025: MSI finally resolved the issue I had with the product, provided two more stars. Edit October 13th, 2025: The physical DYNAMIC DASHBOARD III motherboard component is already malfunctioning not even three months later. After further research on the component, this has clearly not been the first time & certainly would not be the last time this component has apparently failed on many users for any reason. For a $1,400 USD motherboard, this is grossly & truly unacceptable. The component, which contains multiple ports for additional hardware, will disconnect & reconnect under a minute every minute endlessly. From what I could see, there is no way to disable the component, & doing so would likely render multiple additional yet necessary ports useless anyway. MSI provided a tool to attempt to repair the issue, but the tool has achieved no success upon use. The issue persists, & for the price, this truly is not worth the money for the lackluster quality you most likely will receive.

This is my 5th motherboard since November 2024. It's shows me great performance, responsiveness and consistent normal cooling while using on a daily idle no gaming. I built a complex cooling with two 360mm x 30mm radiators, flow meter with Aquacomputer Flow Next to monitor water temperature, flow, CPU Temp and more. Also using Lian Li Fans with LCD to monitor and compare cooling sensors/gauges. I'm not OC expert but was very simple to clock the CPU (6200MHz on PCores with Intel Core I9-285K) and Memory (8000MHz GSkill 8400MHz CU-DIMM) using the AI with MSI Center app. Doesn't inlcude HDMI port but I'm using the Thunderbold 5 USB to HDMI additional with GTX 5070. During boot up never gave me any errors and never crashed. See pictures and videos. Recomended.

This is GODLIKE! Best build quality, comes with everything you need. Very easy to set up lot of features and MSI software works great. Best motherboard i ever purchase and im a 62 year old gamer so i know what i'm telling you about. Just purchase this you won't regret it.