MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard (10th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1200 Socket, DDR4, Dual M.2 Slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2.5G LAN, DP/HDMI)

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MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard (10th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1200 Socket, DDR4, Dual M.2...

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Quality

I am very pleased with the mother board and processor combo.

It is quite snug but does not catch i may be because of less than perfect alignment with the io shield.

The second mb (with the same generation 10 processor) worked, but thanks to (rather sad) documentation, i had not realized that... Read More

This is basically the the same as the msi gaming z490 with the naff leds removed and no wi-fi.

Price

This mobo is just what i needed and a really good price right now

Good price, does exactly what i need.

Shipping

Very stable and fast, very fast shipping

Packaging/appearance

Lovely solid metal coolers on the vrms.

If you are using a 120mm fan, make certain that you provide enough power to the fan using the water-cooled settings.

Competitiveness

This is one of my favorite boards for newer gen intel processors.

So i currently have a 10th gen i5 10600k.

In frustration, i returned it and bought a third--the msi z590-pro.

Upgraded from an early model z370 series motherboard that didn't support series 9000 processors or ram faster than 2666 mhz.

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This product had a total of 4,073 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 3 2022.