PREMIUMN/AHARDWARE DESIGNN/AWith years of experience MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs evaluated a wide selection of high quality components and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.N/AN/AN/ATHERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCEN/AWith more cores processors thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.N/AN/AFROZR AI COOLINGN/ADetecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.N/AN/AFULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWAREN/AMSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.N/AN/ADIY 2.0 INTEGRATING WITH THE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTN/AConnect and synchronize with MSI coolers and cases with strategically positioned pin-header locations including a dedicated pump-fan header.N/AN/AENHANCED PERFORMANCEN/AHigh performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether youre a gamer prosumer or PC enthusiast.N/AN/ALATEST DDR5 MEMORYN/AA huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology MEG Z690 ACE is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.N/AN/AMEMORY SUPPORT STANDN/AThe aluminum backplate cools down your motherboard while the dedicated sunken design strengthens the memory slot area to prevent PCB bending and to protect surrounding components.N/AN/ASMT DDR5 MEMORY SLOTN/AThe advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints electromagnetism and interference. Combining with exclusive Memory Boost technology allows MSI motherboards to deliver the clean and pure high-frequency DDR5 signal.N/AN/AEXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTINGN/AMSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair Crucial Kingston G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules configurations and even improve overclocking.N/AN/AEASY OVERCLOCKING WITH XMP PROFILEN/AThe XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.N/AN/AMEMORY FORCE EASY TUNING YOUR DDR5 MEMORYN/AMSI MEG series motherboards feature exclusive Memory Force function which shows the current state of DDR5 memory. This patent-pending feature simplifies the complicated training flow to an easy graphic that helps you determine the direction of overclocking without the redundant reboot and testing process.N/AN/ACONNECTIVITYN/AMSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio advanced LAN networking capabilities USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.N/AN/AHIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORKN/AOnboard dual 2.5Gbps LAN with LAN manager provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN delivering the best online gaming experience.N/AN/ASURFACING WITH THE REAL MU-MIMO TECHNOLOGYN/AThe latest Wi-Fi 6E solution supports 6GHz spectrum Bluetooth 5.2 two-way MU-MIMO and BSS color technology provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps.N/AN/AOPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY!N/AMSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.N/AN/ADUAL THUNDERBOLT 4 PORTSN/AExperience Thunderbolt 4 with unprecedented interface bandwidth speeds up to true 40Gbp and support for up to six daisy-chained devices. Additionally Maximum 8K display support Multi-Port Accessory Architecture and USB 4.0 compliant provide reliable connectivity and better user experience.N/AN/ADUAL FRONT USB 3.2 GEN 2X2 20G TYPE-CN/AFront USB devices has never been faster! MEG Z690 series motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s when connecting the front USB Type-C.N/AN/AHIGH DEFINITION ALC4082 AUDIO PROCESSORN/AFrom HD-A to USB Interface twice the DAC format from 32-bit/192kHz to 32-bit/384kHz deliver the highest sound quality.N/AN/AESS AUDIO DACN/ARecreates the optimal natural analogue sound with ultra-low distortion to ensure a perfect realistic display of sound.N/AN/AHIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORSN/AA high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.N/AN/AGOLDEN AUDIO JACKS WITH S/PDIFN/AKeep your sound perfect by transmit your audio with pure digital signalN/AN/ADEDICATEDN/AHEADPHONEN/AAMPLIFIERN/AA dedicated headphone amplifier can drive audiophile headphones with up to 600 impedanceN/AN/AALL NEW NAHIMIC 3 - FOR NEXT LEVEL AUDIO IMMERSIONN/AGet ready to be amazed by the all new Nahimic 3 and live the gaming immersion like never before! With simple and intuitive new UI the Nahimic 3 not only further enhances in game 3D surround sound but also offers even more finite control over your music movies and conference calls.N/AN/AISOLATED AUDIO DESIGNN/ALike a dedicated sound card audio components and circuits have been laid on a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.N/AN/ASEPARATED AUDIO LAYERS FOR CLEAN LEFT & RIGHT CHANNELSN/AUsing separated layers in the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for both left and right audio channels.