We've been sent a whole range of MSI motherboards, from the (relatively) lowly MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi at £170, all the way up to the Z590 ACE which will set you back £440. Leo gives us the lowdown on these five different motherboards while also taking a look at MSI's rather fancy MPG CoreLiquid K360 AIO cooler.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Start
• 00:15 The motherboards (Overview)
• 01:00 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
• 01:45 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
• 02:25 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
• 03:01 MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
• 03:19 And here's one we built earlier
• 04:55 MSI Z590 Ace
• 05:48 MPG CoreLiquid K360 Cooler

The Boards:

• £170 MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
• £215 MSI MAG Z590 Torpedo
• £300 MSI Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi
• £360 (Euros 420) MSI MAG Z590 Carbon EK X
• £440 MSI Z590 Ace
• £240 MSI MPG CoreLiquid K360

Z490 Carbon WiFi EK build specifications:

• Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500M
• CPU: Intel Core i9-10900KF
• Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X Monoblock
• Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-4000MHz
• Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
• GPU Block: Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Plexi GPX-N
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-850
• Distro plate: Barrow HJ500P-SDB
• Pump: EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM
• Radiator: EK CoolStream SE 360
• Fans: 4x EK 120mm Vardar RGB
• Fan controller: EK Loop Connect
• Fittings: Corsair and Alphacool 14mm
• Tubing: Alphacool 14mm acrylic
• Coolant: EK CryoFuel Mystic Fog

KitGuru says: Expect to see more in-depth content around Z590 and Rocket Lake in the coming weeks.

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