MSI’s flagship and top-of-the-line MEG X870E Godlike motherboard is now available for purchase, and it doesn’t come cheap—it is priced at$1,099over at Newegg. Of course, this motherboard isn’t for the faint of heart (and wallet) and requires you to shell out a pretty penny if you want the best there is—after all, it doesn’t get any more premium—unless you want a Threadripper, that is.
Let’s talk specs. The MSI MEG X870E Godlike uses the E-ATX (Extended ATX) form factor - measuring around 288 x 304.8mm. The board incorporates a 10-layer PCB with a heavy-duty 24+2+1 duet rail power setup rated at 110A - five more amps than its predecessor. The X870E Godlike features four DIMM slots rated for DDR5-8400+ speeds at 1 DPC (DIMM Per Channel), supporting up to 256GB of RAM. MSI touts speeds of over 9000MT/s - so you may complete mayhem with the overclocking.
In terms of expansion, we find three PCIe slots: two full-sized PCIe 5.0 slots (from the CPU) - one wired at x16 and the other at x8 and one PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (from the chipset). One of the most exotic offerings, the X870E Godlike, comes packed with five M.2 slots: two using PCIe 5.0 (from the CPU) and three using PCIe 4.0 (from the chipset).
Theoretically, you could slot MSI’s M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5 accessory in the aforementioned PCIe 5.0 x8 slot - raising the total number of M.2 drives to seven. There’s a catch though—the total number of CPU lanes adds up to 32 which isn’t possible as Ryzen 7000/9000 processors only support 24 PCIe lanes from the CPU - it looks like some PLX wizardry is happening behind the scenes. MSI also managed to pack four 6Gbps SATA ports - if you want to install typical 2.5-inch HDDs or SSDs.
The motherboard sports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 functionality, and side by side; there are two Ethernet ports - one at 10 Gb/s and the other at 5 Gb/s. MSI’s EZ DIY features make it easier to install the Wi-Fi antenna in addition to magnetic M.2 shields and easy PCIe GPU release. If that wasn’t enough - you also get a cute 3.99-inch LCD “Dynamic Dashboard III” for real-time hardware monitoring, troubleshooting, BIOS updates, visualizing music, or even displaying personalized media - the possibilities are endless.
The MSI MEG X870E Godlike is available for $1,099 - a godlike price for a godlike experience. The motherboard is available onNeweggand should soon be available at other retailers.
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.
