Is it truly GODLIKE? - MSI Z690 Motherboards

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This motherboard costs over $2000. Why does it cost that much? Is it genuinely GODLIKE? Anthony takes a look at MSI's most expensive consumer motherboard for the Z690 line, but you might want to take a look at something else.
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[@rare6499]

Love how it lists being compatible with Celeron processors, the natural CPU companion to a board at this price point.

[@mattallen8542]

If you spend all you money on a motherboard and you still need a CPU then a Celeron it is.

[@TechyGuy17]

I want to get that now just as a really stupid joke

[@mrmoosetachio]

Feels like it would be a cheap way to get a test cpu for troubleshooting

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

@@mattallen8542 point made, point taken!

[@ihaveanametoo]

Could be good for bios flashing

[@zigzagarisen]

I really want to see a COMPENSATOR build made with this. And a build with every slot and IO port occupied no matter the practicality. And one with a Celeron processor.

[@hellzone102]

Up vote this people!!

[@rhebucks_zh]

@@hellzone102 this isn't reddit

[@johnford902]

@@rhebucks_zh isn’t it?

[@rhebucks_zh]

@@johnford902 the dislike count isn't seen, why not make it a like proportion with like dislike on a big portion of the unused side

[@hellzone102]

@@rhebucks_zh no one said it was!🤷‍♀️

[@jmonsted]

This would pair perfectly with a Celeron G6900.

[@somedude96]

nice.

[@min_nari]

with ddr5 running at 6900mt/s

[@coresixxer6325]

Nice

[@FriedChairs]

With 3 RTX 3090s 🤣

[@fahimp3]

@@FriedChairs GodLike cpu bottleneck

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I love how everyone loves Anthony. He's so much fun, smart, and seems so sweet.

[@Newciouss]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnmpkGdshauUi7M..

[@yvettedath1510]

did you mean sweat

[@BAGG8BAGG]

and loves to throw punches at Nintendo and NVIDIA :p

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

Why do you think that is? It is because his "amazing" personality or it is more likely because a lot of computer geeks can "relate" to him?

[@ramilbautista4573]

@@Ryan_DeWitt I think it's both. you know, there's always that one person that everyone likes. That's just him :)

[@elvistsang832]

I love how they mentioned it supports Celeron processors. Yup people are definitely gonna want to put a Celeron into this motherboard

[@RoryStarr]

When you are motherboard poor.

[@benjistokman]

It's probably a requirement from Intel

[@wellhrry]

If I had the money, I would do it just for fun for a whole day

[@rhebucks_zh]

no

[@frozenturbo8623]

It needs to support Celeron when supporting 12th gen CPUs

[@jessehoeper2674]

Anthony has grown such an awesome personality on camera now that he’s comfortable. And the voices and editing was on point whoever did this video killed it.

[@philosaplease4867]

there is no such thing as a dragon army veteran that is not awesome

[@MrJest2]

It's been fun to watch him "blossom" on the channel. It doesn't seem that long ago that he was this quiet background tech guy who always seemed shy and uncomfortable whenever Linus would drag him out and force him to be on camera. 😋

[@Newciouss]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnmpkGdshauUi7M..

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

How dare you talk about his growth!

[@dreamEnd]

This comment aged like milk 💀

[@dontmatter4423]

If I'm paying 2G for a mobo I expect it to support cpus from the distant future

[@jimmypayne1987]

I better be able to run myself as the CPU at that point

[@luisgeraldes32]

Haha, from Intel? Keep dreaming...

[@joemarais7683]

You'll take 13th gen and like it!

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

I expect it to be a fucking functioning computer with storage, GPU, CPU and RAM straight out the gate for 2 grand

[@hariranormal5584]

That's not how it works. So no

[@cylex96]

Have you guys tried using every single port in a motherboard? It would be cool to see everything connected and working

[@nobodystar8135]

Yea I use almost every port on my Asus prime x570-pro there are IO limits so it doesn’t work quite like that in many cases

[@doublezeta4s]

2:20 That was basically one of the best "Army Chad" impression ever lmaooooo

[@PhillipReece]

I want to see them build a PC in the motherboard box. 😂

[@nobodystar8135]

I actually use the optical port on my motherboard for some speakers that were meant for a TV originally because HDMI makes me have a display connected and on

[@khyododev766]

Also to note toslink has a bandwidth cap of 96khz for most devices while hdmi has like 256/328. This is of course treading on audiophile/snake oil bandwidth for audio

[@nobodystar8135]

@@khyododev766 I was wondering why the highest quality it would take and still play audio was 96khz

[@liquicitizendirk2147]

I have the same problem, I"m using my PC with my 5.1 System. It's ass that there's no functionality to only transfer audio, always have to deal with the additional Monitor in Windows.

[@yeetmeister6924]

@@khyododev766 not even worth going beyond 48 tbh

[@ijmad]

You can get an HDMI ghost adapter for $10 if you do want to use HDMI audio without actually plugging it in to a monitor

[@ccmaster86]

It'd be funny to see a ridiculous over the top build with this board, multiple graphics cards, every m.2 slot filled with crazy fast drives, fastest ram available, and the lowest spec processor possible.

[@Neoxon619]

In before Linus uses this motherboard for his new server PC at the new house. Still, we get more Anthony on ShortCircuit, so I was already all-in.

[@illustriouschin]

Linus needs MSI and Intel to buy him a new house to put it in. The current one is looking pretty old.

[@Bigdog1787]

Intel don't live in Canada so that's not going to happen.🤭 Intel would need citizen ship first to buy a house there.

[@Neoxon619]

@@Bigdog1787 I mean Linus using it in his new house.

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

@@illustriouschin For Real. His house will be outdated by the time he moves in. At least that's how it felt

[@cream_soda]

I thought they were out of their minds when i heard about this. Honestly though, with all those board features + memory + water cooling bits + limited run "prestige", this isn't nearly as overpriced as it seems at first glance.

[@christophermzdenek]

Agreed. I expected to laugh at it, but with everything it has, it's pretty close to worth the price. No chance to afford it, but not a scam for what you get, which is, apperently, everything.

[@pkt1213]

That's what I was thinking too. While very expensive, with retail prices on DDR5, including a cooler, plus a very high end board, it isn't near as bad as what you first think.

[@JamesHalfHorse]

For all it's perks and features it is not unreasonable especially if you are someone who saves up for a once in a few years epic over the top build.

[@iris4547]

@@christophermzdenek the added ram and cooler certainly put the price a little more into perspective, but its still about 2x the price it should be. they showed the $600 board has basically everything this board has except the 10g lan and 1 less m2 slot (and who needs 5 let alone 6). i wouldnt buy this simply because i dont want their crappy water cooler when i already have an nh-d15, but even if they took that out id not pay more than ~$850 for this, id just get the $600 one, or even another step down from it instead.

[@christophermzdenek]

@@iris4547 I mostly agree. This was made for either someone with a rather specific use case scenerio in mind, and those with more money than sense. With those two groups in mind, at least it's not a complete rip off. It's a solid product for it's price. One that I would never consider, but I can appreciate it. Simalar to having no way of, or desire to own a Lambo..., but I can appreciate the cost of it's engineering.

[@pwd1134]

Woooooow. It was only 7 years ago that MSI's top tier GODLIKE board was like $600-$700.

[@georgerivas8051]

Back in the before time, when GPUs sold at or under MSRP.

[@toxicturkeyy]

Which is still ridiculous, but at least slightly realistic for a high-high end build.

[@AlcatrazCrylake]

My MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon was about 600 Euros and I thought that was expensive... Mainboards are now more expensive than the top tier CPU for it. At least in the "mainstream" market. Thats crazy...

[@rhebucks_zh]

why did they become so expensive

[@Anonymous-sb9rr]

God has changed.

[@notOEAH]

With a price like that i'd expect it to come with a secondary backup cpu

[@illustriouschin]

This shows how the hell industry is stagnating. No new ideas so fill a huge box with landfill and tack on another $1000.

[@shinysky8119]

i mean they've been doing the godlike series for years now

[@fynkozari9271]

Mobos nowadays look so fugly. So bulky like they were invented in 1874.

[@ZackSNetwork]

@@fynkozari9271 You must be smoking so good stuff saying that.

[@psstimbatman6646]

Videos with Anthony are just something else! Love this dude😁

[@Ah-sun]

man, the motherboard better have wings. It's more expensive than 2 x my entire pc

[@mahoganywood6468]

Give it red bull

[@viktorpettersson9975]

But... why would you need wings? Wouldnt it be better if it had build in power plant?

[@Shyvorix]

This board is 1/4th my build but it's still egregious as fuck. No motherboard should be more than 100-125% of the cost of the absolute best CPU it can carry/utilize.

[@Weightedneckhangenjoyer]

@@Shyvorix your build is over $8000? is that the whole setup with monitors included etc.?

[@Shyvorix]

@@Weightedneckhangenjoyer Nah, with the monitors and all peripherals it's over 10k. 3090 Strix + 5950x + Crosshair VIII Xtreme + almost 8tb of SSD-only storage, 2tb M.2 rest is all 860 and 870 Pro SSDs. Tons of Lian Li fans in a 5000X and a Corsair RM1000x with fully custom cables.

[@Sweetskis]

Anthony is my favorite tech reviewer on KZbin. His enthusiasm and joy makes for great videos.

[@spdcrzy]

$2100, has TWO USB Type-C ports, and only supports 15W charging? Doesn't Thunderbolt 4 (or USB-C for that matter) spec a MINIMUM of 60W? If I'm getting two type C ports, which in and of itself is a miracle, I want my wall-wart-level 60W or 100W charging, dammit! Although, to be fair, that would require a 1500W+ power supply if you're using a 3090 and a 12900 on this...

[@fynkozari9271]

How does home appliances use less and less energy, but GPUs use more and more power?

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

No not at all. Type C is just the port shape. It could be 5W charging and NO datalines, but still be usb type C. Wether its USB 3.2X2 or whatever the USB has renamed 10gig to.... is separate

[@griffin8062]

Those higher USB-C wattages are at higher voltages than 12V which would require a large amount of circuitry to drive

[@AlfaPro1337]

Type C is just the connector type, nothing related to the power and data specifications.

[@Prosequor]

@@ilovefunnyamv2nd those type c ports are real Thunderbolt 4 ports. This motherboard doesn't have a thunderbolt header to optionally add on the thunderbolt ports. If you compare the thunderbolt ports on this motherboard to something like ASUS's ThunderboltEX4 expansion card, ASUS does support 100W charging.

[@Nickgowans]

At this point, If I see a thumbnail with Anthony on it I'm just going to immediately click on it. This guy is basically becoming a legend and he's earned it.

[@7Uriel13]

a good old fashion unboxing and I still enjoyed it 10 years later

[@DizzyBusy]

Are you from the future?

[@dm2060]

@@DizzyBusy no, celeron is from the past.

[@NiksGaming101]

It's really cool to see Anthony's confidence as a presenter grow since he first started with LTT. Been the favorite presenter since and still is now.

[@ajburdett882]

When Anthony is peeling the film off and the updesk starts to rise... and then you realise its not actually an updesk 😶

[@tonimmcx]

I haven’t seen a lot of LTT videos hosted by Anthony, so I’m seeing drastic improvements in his personality in presentation, I love it. Also that frame bracket thing bending really hurt me lmao.

[@AlexSchendel]

1:28 An integrated Aquantia 10GbE NIC is spicy, but the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master does that for less than a quarter the price.... Haha

[@reto]

How is that not an Intel 10GbE NIC on a $2k board.

[@RandornCanis]

When did Intel become a name in 10GbE? In the server realm, Intel and Aquantia/Marvell were always the de facto budget options. Few of their offerings have strong standards support, offloading, or memory capability at all. Aquantia at least has surprisingly good support with regular firmware updates all the way back to their 100 series, whereas Intel seemingly bifurcated their hardware stack. Where are the better controllers? Chelsio or Mellanox, perhaps? Granted, home users won't realize the benefits, but these boards are dual PHY populated. Why not offer memory for offloading? That said, I'm certain the answer is RJ45 PHY is far too laggy for anything serious, so anyone running RJ45 ethernet won't notice our cheap Aquantia or Intel controllers. =/

[@symol30872]

Anthony is such a great presenter. Love all the extra screen time he's been getting over the years

[@lootmaster1337]

now even motherboards are more than my entire pc. man the shortages really get weird

[@killerii5746]

I like this guy, I’m glad he does his own vids like this.

[@ShiroKage009]

It's kind of sad when a company tries to cram so many PCIe devices on an Intel board.

[@oxfordsparky]

Why? Intel typically has way more pcie lanes than AMD so can actually them all at full speed.

[@yourick1953]

right, although alder lake has quite a lot of pcie bandwidth for a consumer board (with prosumer pricing) it's really not enough to do these setups, would much rather see them on a proper workstation board

[@Shyvorix]

@@oxfordsparky Intel 12th gen only has 16x PCIe Gen 5 lanes and 4x Gen 4 lanes... The only boards that Intel and AMD have that have more than 20 to 24 lanes are Xeon/Threadripper which is where multiple pcie slots are actually very useful. Otherwise...not really useful at all unless you just wanna run your GPU and a sound card but sound cards are borderline obsolete except for niche use.

[@pumpuppthevolume]

I expect a space ghost creating universes to come included

[@datechnoman2]

That motherboard costs more than my build that I recently upgraded with a 3070. Yes that includes the cost of the said 3070.

[@zlac]

Exactly, I got 5800x with 3070, 1TB NVME and everything, all for right about the same money.

[@fynkozari9271]

How much did u pay rtx 3070? The price dropped?

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

@@fynkozari9271 well you can get a 3080ti off newegg for $1,600 but that's rolling the dice on newegg....

[@datechnoman2]

@@fynkozari9271 $550 from EVGA's queue about a year ago.

[@animekings4990]

I’d buy my graphics cards from Evga

[@lost4468yt]

What's weird about TOSLink? It's a good way to get digital audio out.

[@dekameter]

Their MEG X570 Godlike was like $700. I don't understand what justifies suddenly tripling the price in one generation?? Even their "reasonable top-tier" board is the price of the insane one before

[@Chris_Garman]

Because they can and people will still pay it because they have no self control.

[@oxfordsparky]

Because it isn’t directly comparable.

[@frapsATV]

probably because it comes with ddr5 memory and a 240(or 280?)mm radiator. I wonder how much it would be without those included

[@TheMyleyD]

And its a one off, limited supply. So it's just maybe to showcase, what might be normal in future motherboard, R&D stuff. Someone will still buy it just because. Kinda just a win-win for MSI.

[@AlfaPro1337]

@@Chris_Garman They are the same people that buy annually or whenever there's a new thing and complains that they have no money and stuff are overpriced.

[@Secret_Takodachi]

I'd actually be tempted to buy this if everytime I powered on the board it played the sound of Anthony saying "GoDLiKe" But if its over 2k and doesn't include visionary features like the one I mentioned above can it really even be called "bleeding edge tech"???

[@SyntheticFuture]

I remember when the highest end Asus Maximus boards where like 250 bucks and people said that was a stupid price for a motherboard... man do I long back to those days xD

[@nezabytes]

Mee too. I remembered Asus had a $350 mobo and everybody went wild!

[@zalatos]

that final shoutout at the end got me good

[@jacobtrapp3772]

I use the test bench stand things for my overclocking rig so I can swap ram and cpus out easy. They work but they're pretty janky if you don't use the fan to help keep them together. Nice to have if you have a use but I wouldn't use them to set up the motherboard for testing before building your rig. You can just put the mobo on the box and make it take 20 minutes less setup time lol

[@CrazyGuitarTV]

So you own one of these? I guess it performs really well and it has a lot of features. Like 20 phase is about as good as it gets but my question is, if you spend that much on a motherboard, du you really use the included AIO and RAM? I'd imagine that at least 90% of the people who bought that gonna do a custom loop and want some more esthetic RAM. Does the RAM at least perform well? Sry, I just have so many questions about that board.

[@jacobtrapp3772]

@@CrazyGuitarTV nooo they came with my b550 Unify-X I use for AMD benching. I really wouldn't buy the godlike even for Extreme overclocking. I'd get something with only one dimm per channel and actually useful features for OC.

[@troglodude980]

Honestly msi has been killing it with z690 boards

[@Run187]

I had to rma a gigabyte b660 and had the option of another working b660 of the same model or a msi z690 at ten gbp more, the online place had two 12th gen ddr4 boards to pick from at the time. I know it's over kill for a 12400f but it's well worth 150 gbp and made zero sense not to pay the extra. Can always upgrade chip to next one's if socket supports as well 😀..

[@Nabee_H]

Ive heard MSI has really good customer support, was your experience with them good?

[@stephen1r2]

Since this is Intel, the board will be OK for current 12th gen and future 13-ish but they don't like to miss out on profit.

[@madkills10]

@@stephen1r2 yeah historically they do the sockets in groups of 2 generations and then change

[@artymaj6]

I don't get MSI's marketing play here... They pay to advertise a board that is sold out and just rub our noses in it.... Way to go MSI, just make us mad, that will win you customer loyalty.

[@S4s4LU123]

I like how everything is covered. It makes me feel safe from accidentally do something to the board that I did not intend to do. I want it to be on every MB like that (of course removable).

[@iris4547]

5:36 "its weird that motherboards still have toes link" its toslink my dude.

[@flammablewater1755]

Now this is how you do a "halo" product. It really is the super car of motherboards.

[@DefconUnicorn]

Your best review yet, I think the live feed back get from other people on set really helps.

[@ColJonSquall1]

Most MB manufacturers: "Let's make something to help our customers, and be beneficial to them." MSI: "Let's make KITT from Knight Rider into a motherboard."

[@sophustranquillitastv4468]

This is really a bullshit tier motherboard I can't believe they can even sell 100 of this throughout the world. The ultra high end motherboard around 3-4 generation back is at most around $500 which is already really expensive but at least I think they have more functionality than this.

[@murphvienna1]

1) I'm in for the cable markers - maybe do them made of velcro or something to have them reusable / repositionable ? 2) The "Fresh Electronic" smell - I'm even more into that!!

[@rogehmarbi]

"Fresh Electronic smell", not my 6800XT though

[@mikepawlikguitar]

3:18... Does it come with a Testbench? Mate, it better come with an entire damn PC for that price?

[@dragon2knight]

Anthony saying "GODLIKE!!!!!" is soooo perfect 😋

[@martindejager5351]

4:30 That's what she said - Michael Scott

[@TheThaiLife]

You inspire me! Gems on motherboards = next-level.

[@buzzmast0r]

4:47 exactly what I think every time I unpack something electronic :)

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

That I/O and m.2 tho! I am glad PC motherboards are starting to have more m.2 slots and 2 thunderbolt ports.

[@keithb6344]

AQ audio cables, that’s an old reference. I remember making more commission on selling cables than expensive audio gear.

[@ajburdett882]

If you want a good X570 board I can personally recommend the MSI Prestige Creation. Really great looking and solid board and honestly the I/O is sexy

[@Linx_s]

Can confirm. Bought specifically for a VR build (Vive pro wireless with 10 point FBT). Sooooo many usb ports, and the 10g is nice as well.

[@Excalabur50]

Rocking this board myself with a 5950x and can say it's a brilliant, stable board, that looks really good too IMHO.

[@clausbohm9807]

The ASUS ProArt Z690-CREATOR would give you most of what this PRACTICALLY gives you for 23% the price (B&H). You will never put a card in the third PCI slot. It blocks the front panel switch wires and hits the PS on most cases. Great Video!

[@DinniThePooh]

Linus;"Do you know what is also "godlike? This LTT water bottle".

[@Ananas77]

Wow! It supports Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors! As if anyone wants to put a 50$ processor onto a 2000$ motherboard...

[@ShieTar_]

I'm confused, why is it weird for a MB to have TOSLINK? Most 2.0/2.1 audio systems still have TOSLINK as well, and it works perfectly well.

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

I think most of us don't even bother with the on board audio and just use the hdmi out. Back when I did though, toslink went to my wireless headset transmitter. Loved it

[@yjk_music]

I don't think TOSLINK is common on PC motherboards.

[@ShieTar_]

@@yjk_music Quick Research on the German market: It's available on 47 out of 61 X570 boards. It's available on 61 out of 86 Z690 boards. So, at least at the top chipsets it is still very common (>70%).

[@MrBroGrow420]

What quote from this video that'll stick with me is @7:41 "maybe it is stupid....but I want it" hahaha this board is so overkill I want it. When you're spending more on a motherboard than a RTX 3080 TI then you know it's stupid, but I want it so bad.

[@user-ds5mt5fd3d]

well i got here quick jesus christ

[@jonathantolbert4176]

Your always quick. Like 30 secs

[@user-ds5mt5fd3d]

@@jonathantolbert4176 ? This is my first ever comment on this channel what do you mean

[@HedgehogY2K]

5:37 even if eARC becomes a thing, Windows 7 has already bit the dust so it won't matter... Unless the backwards compatible ARC just works on 7. Does Windows 7 support HDMI 2.1 I can't find a result online. As far as I know, HDMI to Windows 7 is like DirectX-DP1.4 (HDMI 1.4b feature level). Someone please QD-OLED past the PG35VQ I'm waiting to not buy that thing.

[@raymondsims537]

id love to see a vid show if the motherboard actually makes a difference in performance these days

[@klumzyee]

they did one not too long ago

[@luk4s195]

it doesn't, unless you run into power delivery issues most mobos shouldn't have more than a few % difference depending on the benchmarks

[@OnSightDroski]

I own z390 Godlike & ACE, z490 ACE, z590 ACE AND It’s obvious I like MSI i don’t think I’ll ever get a different MoBo due the fact that they pack more features than any other manufacturer to date

[@cadetsparklez3300]

making the 600$ board a "good deal" by making a 2100$ board, its should be 400 for the godlike and 300 for the mag

[@mephisto1176]

SMASHED the Like when he bent that piece, pure gold lol

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

Anthony is really U N S T O P P A B L E in this episode!

[@ao_pixel]

now that is a great comment! seems like his R A M P A G E inspired you

[@Fire-Manz]

Me, who's motherboard needs upgrading: Ooooo Wallet: No, we eat bread tonight!

[@MrAgLi]

Okay, Anthony is such a cool person. I always loves his style of commentary. He seems just like what a trusted friend supposed to be.

[@theGeniustechDHRUVGOEL]

I think is pretty legit as they have included cooler, memory and a test bench.

[@mrwerder616]

"Oh no its a sponsored video!" 15s later: "we should copy that onto our store"

[@AWellesley]

I see what MSI did there, trying to make a $600 motherboard seem like it is reasonably priced.

[@aussiebloke609]

I lost it at "One board to rule them all." Talk about geeking out... :-P

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

oh shut up, you know we loved it lol

[@aussiebloke609]

@@ilovefunnyamv2nd Hey, I'm talking about ME geeking out. Was too funny.

[@Jammermaker]

I use an MSI Z590 PRO WiFi and before that was my MSI Z87-G45. Their mainboards havent dome me wrong yet.

[@10010110100102Error]

I mean, it's not that overpriced anymore when you consider the cpu cooler and the ram they give you in the box as well. those two together are likely around 700-800$ already, so the motherboard is more around the 1200$ mark. still a lot, but far from overly extreme as I've seen a couple in that price range already.

[@twitchmania7614]

"You dont even need to squink" meanwhile he proceeds to read with his eyes basically closed.

[@JE-zw2pv]

need a t-shirt with Antony yelling "GODLIKE!"

[@Empterdose]

> It's weird that motherboards still have TOSLINK, isn't it? *looks nervously at his bookshelf speakers set to optical input* I've always been strongly of the opinion that for noise reasons you should keep your analog signal paths as short as possible, and put your A-D/D-A conversions close as you can to the analog sink/source. The most effective way to eliminate analog noise - more impact than all the shielding in the world - is to put as much distance as you can between the conversion and the other high-density, high-speed digital signals on the motherboard. I don't give a toss about 7.1 channel analog line-level outputs (honestly, who isn't using an HDMI-equipped receiver for surround sound these days?) but TOSLINK is a make-or-break feature for me.

[@bittertriumph2045]

Anthony is already a treasure, but feisty Anthony is the best.

[@andrewrayleigh9089]

I love every video with Anthony in them ...

[@nexaentertainment2764]

Roman's video was so honest about this. Probably because he spent his own money on it iirc. That removable module is awful (like half the functions don't even work, and aesthetically once it's removed it looks terrible), and the included AIO is a bit of a joke for a 2k+ mobo aimed at extreme overclocking. Those people will be using custom loop or exotic cooling anyway. It's basically just wasted money.

[@ooga379]

Alternative title: This motherboard has a touchscreen - MSI Z690 Motherboards

[@Hackerman-bd9hq]

I'm shocked that things like this even exist. The motherboard in my prebuilt is probably a $95 msrp

[@yussafmalik7712]

Including AIO cooler and memory is cool though. Along with thunderbolt ports.

[@icanmakeeverythingilovedie9861]

For $2100, those fans should've come RGB. Hell, at that price, the entire MB should be RGB.

[@davidlucente6768]

Anthony has to be one of the most personable presenters ever.

[@daveg4417]

I know that I am a year late to the party... I usually spend $500 to $1500 on motherboards, but this MEG wouldn't interest me. I usually buy HEDT and Workstation instead of gaming boards. My latest is an ASUS Pro W790 ACE with a W7-2495X and 512GB DDR5 ECC. But I do like watching the high-end gear videos, just to see what is out there.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

“Weird that motherboards still have [optical] TOSLINK isn’t it?” …Why the hell would it not? It’s the only noise-free way to get audio out of a computer, provided it’s being reclocked somewhere. Unless you’re gonna try and implement I2S, I don’t see a more up-to-date alternative.

[@Matt561]

Oh Anthony you of all people should know the outside of the bag is not anti-static.

[@ffsireallydontcare]

It looks like the trend is for motherboard makers to remove the slots on their ATX+ sized motherboards and, instead, install a permanent RMA sticker. Afterall, nobody needs to use slots.

[@GeFeldz]

5:35 No, Anthony, it's not weird that motherboards have TOSLINK, please don't encourage them to make me buy a new receiver... My receiver is a nice chonky boy, it's THX approved and it's old. I'm perfectly fine with AC3 and DTS surround sound.

[@MaxLan-o4l]

Srsly for anyone buying this board, 16G*2 of DDR5 5200 is pretty lame. They’d rather have 32*2 4800 or 16*2 6400 cl32. If those were included then it might justify the price.

[@MrKsan05]

Dude, You said Biass instead of bios now you're going to get canceled by Hollyweird. Don't worry we are on your side of this, it was a honest mistake. 🤣🤣 Is it weird I just went and looked up the price on this board? I wouldnt be all alone, my comuter would talk to me, if i kept pulling out the GPU

[@creatorart]

nice presentastion , but in 2022 600$ must cost entire pc , tech compony the begun too greedy , no comment for 2000$ mobo,,,,the mobo has gone too expencive y,ou suggest 600$ mobo for good deal ,not many years before 200-300$ was the most expencive mobo you find, but now.......

[@RolandHazoto]

Welp, now I wanna replace the Unreal Tournament announcer with Anthony...

[@ChrisHarmon1]

4:47 in with the cancerous air and bright idea for cancerous products @ LTT store. Every time someone goes on about a new car smell I think about the thousand carcinogenic materials and manufacturing processes that make up that smell. When someone like Steve jobs a health nut gets cancer I'm like how about another new electronic, car or home full of those wonderful new smells.

[@mOnocularJohn]

For $2100 I don't want Godlike.. I want God himself manifest as a motherboard!

[@ChristopherKlepel]

This was great fascinating to hear experts talk about motherboards I'd like to see some more