The MSI MAG B560 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard comes with PCIe Gen 4, WiFi 6e, 2.5G LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2x2 and plenty more features for those looking to make the jump up to one of Intel’s 11th Gen CPUs. We have three M.2 slots for storage, one of which is PCIe 4.0 and six SATA 6Gb/s ports. Users looking to use the M.2_2 slot will want to note that if using this, the SATA1 port will no longer work, still leaving you with five other available SATA ports.
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We are back this time with a Z590 motherboard! This one is also from Gigabyte and if you remember from the last review of the Z490 AORUS Master I was really excited to be able to try both motherboards with the new Intel i9 11900K processor. I faced a few challenges with the Z490. Most of that challenge was the RAM. I was struggling to get anything to run over 4000MHz. I hoped that it was the chipset and not a weak Memory controller on the processor. That is one of the first things I am going to try when I get this motherboard up and running. Because I can’t be sure either way until I try this new i9 on a Z590 chipset. So until then we will continue with all the details of the Z590 VISION G we have before us.
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ASRock’s Z590 Taichi takes Intel’s latest flagship and marries with ASRock’s flagship Taichi platform. What do you get when you mix the best of two worlds? Well, Everything. The Z590 Taichi boasts incredible levels of connectivity with Thunderbolt 4, USB4, USB 3.2 Gen2x2, Killer 2.5Gb LAN, Killer AX1675x WiFi 6E, and more. Mix in a powerful 14-phase VRM, Dual-channel DDR4 with support for overclocking to 5000MHz+ and PCIe 4.0 and you have everything you could possibly want. No? Ok, well there is also a flexible pre-installed I/O Shield, Metal backplate, XXL VRM Heatsink with active cooling, and even a GPU support brace. With such an impressive resume, it should perform well, so let’s go find out how it does!
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The B560 Mortar motherboard has an all-black PCB with a silver finish on the heatsink. The combination of the black PCB and the white PCB is a good color scheme. This motherboard fits in almost any aesthetic build scenario. The motherboard has no RGB elements for customizability. The lack of RGB hardware might keep the final build cleaner.
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[Taipei, Taiwan] MSI, the world’s leading gaming motherboard brand, proudly announces the new flagship Intel Z590 MEG Series motherboards – the MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION, MEG Z590 UNIFY, and MEG Z590 UNIFY-X. They’re not only tailored for enthusiast gamers but also offered more possibilities to satisfy various desires – the luster of gold against endless darkness.
Gold symbolizes a unique attribute of pride and elites. The pure luster of gold, 24K presents utmost in color and luminosity. With craftsmanship and hours of dedication, the 24K gold and state-of-the-art technology have been harmonized into one. The MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION boasts premium aesthetics with a brand new color scheme – the platinum color finish and genuine 24K-gold foil heatsink perfectly show off the concept of beauty.
Besides appearance, the MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION is designed to unlock the full potential of the Intel Z590 chipset by combining heavy-plated VRM heatsink with elite hardware system design. The ACE GOLD EDITION is an outstanding ATX platform for extreme settings, whether it’s for overclocking memory, processor and graphics cards, or pushing immersion at the highest levels.
In terms of storage and connectivity, the MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION sports quad Optane-supported M.2 slots (Gen4/3 x4), Intel 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, HDMI 2.0b, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports. In short, practically every component has been selected for maximum speed and minimal limitations, all of which gives elite power users an “ACE” up their sleeves over regular systems.
Tailored for hardcore gamers and enthusiast users, the MEG UNIFY series motherboard consists of a modest and pure black design, emphasizing the true value of the motherboard that can be brought to the demanding gamers and power users instead of fancy LED decorations. MSI puts great effort into those essential parts, enhancing not only the thermal but also power solution to run with the Intel multi-core processors.
It has a hefty VRM Mirrored Power Arrangement with a total of 16+2+1 Phases, 90A Smart Power Stage (SPS), and Titanium choke III. Combining dual 8-pin power connectors and exclusive Core Boost technology, the MEG Z590 UNIFY and MEG Z590 UNIFY-X are ready to push even the latest Intel 11th Gen Core processors to their limits.
All MSI 500 series motherboards with 11th Gen Intel Core processors support PCIe 4.0 M.2 solution which is the fastest onboard storage on the market. The MEG Z590 UNIFY and MEG Z590 UNIFY-X feature onboard quadruple M.2 connectors with Shield Frozr for the enhanced storage performance. The industry-leading design maximizes bandwidth to fully utilize high-end storage devices, provides maximum triple Lightning Gen 4 solution with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speed and multiple configurations for demanding gamers and power users.
The MEG Z590 UNIFY-X comes with only 2 DIMM slots for an even clearer memory signal to explore the boundaries of memory overclocking and is ready to surpass all limits. Today, MSI’s in-house overclocker, Toppc breaks the world record in April of 2021 once again, pushing the DDR4 speeds to an incredible 7200MHz with MEG Z590 UNIFY-X and Kingston HyperX Predator memory! This not only sets another memory overclocking record for MEG Z590 UNIFY-X but also reveals the combined power with Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4 memory.
The Z590 PG Velocita is an iterative update, just like most other Z590-based motherboards. The latest version uses a Killer-based 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E network stack, adds a front panel USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C port, premium Realtek audio codec (though it is last generation’s flagship), three M.2 sockets and more. We’ll dig into these details and other features below. But first, here are the full specs from ASRock.
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Having our first proper look at the board, we can see the heatsinks are of a light silvery colour while the PCB is black. This should still allow the B560M MORTAR WIFI to fit in with most build colour schemes with ease. We can also see at first glance this board should have most of the ports/headers/connections users will need to make the most out of the B560 chipset. We have dual M.2 slots, one of which is Gen4. We also have a few of each RGB and fan headers to make sure that we can keep our build as cool as possible, in both senses of the word ‘cool’.
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CPUs: Intel Core i5-11600K @ ThinkComputers, Intel Core i7-11700KF @ Guru3D, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ OCInside
GPUs: RTX3080 with the RTX3080 Laptop GPU @ Bjorn3D, PCIe Resizable BAR Performance Benchmarks @ Guru3D, ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D OC @ Guru3D
Cooling: CORSAIR iCUE SP140 RGB ELITE 140MM Fans @ [M]adShrimps, CRYORIG R5 @ NikKTech
PSUs: Cooler Master V650 GOLD-V2 WHITE EDITION @ PCTestBench, be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W @ NikKTech
Pre-Built / Laptops: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 @ HotHardware, MSI Stealth 15M @ TweakTown, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 9 @ TweakTown, Intel NUC 11 Pro @ TweakTown, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 @ HotHardware, Dell Latitude 7320 @ HotHardware
Audio: Razer Kraken X @ OCInside, EPOS H3 @ NikKTech, EPOS H3 @ TweakTown, SteelSeries Arctis 7P @ [M]adShrimps
Memory: Acer Predator Apollo and Predator Talos 3600 MHz DDR4 @ Guru3D
Cases: NZXT H710i Premium @ NikKTech
KBM: Patriot Viper V570 Blackout @ DVHardware