This is the board to get of all I have. This is an E-ATX so watch out for case size. The board is running cool at about 30 degrees C with the water cooled corsair H150i; without the water cooler the CPU gets hot about 90 degrees C. I like having the 128 MB of RAM. Be aware that the center standoff is under the M2-1 cover, so install the cover after the MB is installed. When connecting in the M2 expansion card note that one of the wires goes to the JFP1 socket and the 2 wire plug that normally goes in part of the JFP1 goes to the JCASE socket on the M2 expansion card. That wire has a tiny white dot on it for plug orientation, read that page of the manually very carefully - small print. White dot is positive. The book that comes with the MB is good, but could use more discussion about plug capabilities. This MB is a great product. I am using the WiFi antenna for my internet connection and am getting 866/866 MBS in lieu of my hard wired 100 MBS connection in the house. Of course my broadband connection to the internet chokes my throughput way down. Strongly recommend this MB.

This is a great MB with some future proofing. It is a bit pricey. But, I had the money and thought about going cheaper for the socket 1200 z490. But the features makes it worth it I think. Comes with a m2 nvme riser card so you can add terabytes of data without taking the heat sinks off the board.

Only complaint - is (was) supposed to come with spacers for m2 memory. Mine did not. I had to get them elsewhere. Not sure why I was missing the spacers, but not worth contacting MSI about it. I'd have to pull the thing apart at this point to solve an issue that I've already solved.

As for other things, I never contacted MSI support, so I don't know if they are good at customer support. The Bios upgrade worked perfect - it comes with a bootable USB 8GB memory. You can store data on it or whatever.
Oh, also comes with a key chain. Ah. Yeah. To be honest, Id have rathered a sticker or something. But that is probably just me.

i have no issues with this board. you might need to go on a pc and download the updated drive n plug it in your pc or its not ganna light up and you will not get anything on your monitor and youll think you got a falty one like me. :)
fits an enermax atx case no problem and also fit a lian li xl case.
don't think i needed this for gaming but Owell too late.
the only thing to keep in mind is that the 24pin n other stuff are faceing up and not to the side so if you enjoy seeing your wires than go for it.
hope this was helpful. :)

The media could not be loaded. This motherboard has all the bells and whistles! Monitoring or adjusting CPU clock speeds, Ram, system fans, or RGB lighting is made easy through the Dragon Center software. You can either overclock in the bios or automatically/manually adjust system settings through the Dragon Center software in Windows. Its everything you need in one easy to navigate place, controlling CPU, Ram, RGB lighting, fan speeds, network, gaming modes, and more! As you can see by my video/photo, I've incorporated tons of RGB lighting in my case. The options for RGB are insane! MSI thought of every possible configuration and added support for them ALL. Speaking of support, MSI customer support is fantastic! I was quickly connected to the staff when I called with a minor question and was treated like a valued customer which was greatly appreciated! Bottom line, For those who want the best performance, latest gen tech, sturdy construction, great support, and an attractive MB to boot, then the MSI Z490 Godlike MB is definitely for you!

Fantastic motherboard and arrived perfectly in-tact with all you would expect from a high end piece of tech. However I feel like for what it is, it's still pretty over inflated price-wise.