There is no denying that you're paying a small fortune to obtain any of the flagship Z490 motherboards, and the MSI MEG Z490 Godlike is no exception. With beefy performance allied to a plentiful connectivity options and all wrapped up in a gorgeous design, the Godlike is an uncompromising motherboard.
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MSI has built one hell of a board with the Z490 Godlike. It is not perfect, but it has a robust feature stack. If you have a need for an extreme motherboard, the Z490 Godlike should make your short list.
There is no denying that you're paying a small fortune to obtain any of the flagship Z490 motherboards, and the MSI MEG Z490 Godlike is no exception. With beefy performance allied to a plentiful connectivity options and all wrapped up in a gorgeous design, the Godlike is an uncompromising motherboard.
I’d be out of my mind recommending this to most PC builders, it’s for a fairly small part of the market in my opinion. You’ll get great performance from all the boards half this price. However, if you need those expensive additions like Aquantia and two Thunderbolt 3 ports, which are very expensive options, then it’s certainly got some appeal. It’s one of the best motherboards in the world right now, but as such, it’s complete and total overkill for even more enthusiast PC builders! IT’S AWESOME!!!
The MSI MEG Z490 Godlike is a worthy successor to the Godlike series. The Godlike is a beautiful board with an excellent RGB LED implementation, while keeping neutral color tones that are easy to match. For features, you would be hard pressed to find one the MSI MEG Z490 Godlike doesn't have: Thunderbolt 3, 10G and 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6, top-tier VRM, top-tier storage support, MSI stuffed just about everything except the kitchen sink into the MSI MEG Z490 Godlike. Of course, none of that matters if the performance isn't there to match.