Thank you for signing up to Tom's Hardware. MSI’s MEG X570 Ace launched at $370 (and £360 in the UK), but it’s been tough to find in stock in the US in these early days after the Ryzen 3000 launch. A Realtek Audio Control program completely refused to install. I say "physical" for a reason, more about which in a moment. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.Like almost all gaming-oriented motherboards today, the MEG X570 Ace is a mostly black PCB. It's a solid effort, but it could use a little more flash and legacy storage support.The last utility is MSI's Dragon Center, the most useful of the included ones. Easy-overclock knob and advanced power delivery. With 2.5 Gb/s LAN, WiFi 6, and a VRM that is both sophisticated and overbuilt, the X570 ACE has a lot going for it. You still have basic audio, but you can kiss any advanced audio functions, such as virtual surround sound, goodbye until the software or drivers get updated to correct this issue.The BIOS uses MSI's Click BIOS 5 user interface. This isn't a major issue, as any empty x16 slots can host an x1 card (you can use the x4-wired one just as well), and most people won't have more than one or two PCI Express x1 cards, anyway. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag.
The MEG X570 Ace … In our first X570 motherboard review we have the MSI MEG X570 Ace. The first two of the x16 slots connect directly to the host processor, whereas the third slot is connected to the chipset via a PCI Express x4 electrical connection.PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Three PCI Express 4.0-capable M.2 slots. The hardware-based overclocking feature list is rounded off with a debug LED panel, onboard power and reset switches, and buttons on the rear I/O panel to clear BIOS settings and to flash the BIOS to a new version.
In general, the BIOS is fairly standard for MSI efforts nowadays, and if you've used one of MSI's Click BIOSes in the last few years, you will know just what this BIOS is like firsthand.That's not to say the board isn't up to the task of being pushed.
This motherboard represents MSI's high-end range and sits in the top 3 of its product stack. PCMag Digital GroupThis motherboard takes longer to POST than I am accustomed to seeing on modern PCs, but as the AMD X570 chipset is brand new, it could simply be due to the immature BIOS.