MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard Unboxing and Overview 

Thanks. Will be posting a build log into my Ghost S1 very soon

Thanks for the update mate. I am about to rebuild my itx system so will take a look at that

what cooler did you go with?

did you make the modification you mentioned, I am really curious if the temperatures improved.

@@Jthe5th I have a updated post. I removed the thermal pad between the chipset heatsink and the M.2 slot 2SSD. Cutting any heat transfer from chipset to SSD. Creating an air gap. Then I placed the thermal pad on the Samsung PRO 980 SSD copper plate heatsink. And it works. It cut down 12 degrees.

i want to get a 13900k pc for creative work. Want it to be smaller than ATX and aesthetic. What matx would you recommend, and what cases should I take a look at?

M-atx motherboards are getting scarce.

Glad to be able to help. I will be doing a build with it soon, just waiting on the last components 👍

It’s a lovely looking board! I am about to build it into my ghost s1, can’t wait and the 3 ssd’s will be really handy

@@mashextra HI !! just got my z790i edge and l12GE delivered but noctua listed it as not compatible !! I m still waiting for the bracket so i cannot verify it, Have you tried to actually install it? Thanks!

All 700 series boards work with 13th gen right out of the box

😂😂

Nice joke bro😂😂😂

AMD versions of same boards are always lacking in function, build and stability too

Did you find a solution since? M.2 Slot 2 means the one on the bottom closest to the board? The one on top on this board is PCie 3.0? Edit : sorry just saw your updated post below after. I'm planning a 990 pro 4Tb with this board, you think I'll run too hot with that heatsink design / pads?

Sure, I am going to be working on a build video next week, I will be sure to cover how to connect an AIO 😀

it sure does

Yeah no problem. I actually managed to cram the l12 ghost edition which is much bigger but that was tight

If you have an external GPU would you use the Thunderbolt? Does thunderbolt on the mobo pull the graphics from the gpu?

It did fit fine within my ghost s1, let me see what clearance there is on your h1 in comparison

Hey did you end up trying it on your nzxt h1 v2? I got the same case and was hoping to get this mobo :-)

@@Bokifide76 sorry no. been too busy and kinda decided to go AMD and asus rog strix b650e-i mobo

Are the drives showing in the intel raid manager where you setup the raid? Once you have set up the array it may show in Cloning software

@@mashextra My system (boot) drive is not under Raid5.

its a great combo. currently running a 13600k in mine now

No, I just needed my nuphy for another video I am currently working on 😀

You can certainly use the gen 3 riser but you may have to switch the motherboard pcie to gen 3 too if you get no display through the external gfx card

@@mashextra thank you for the answering so quickly!!

@@mashextra thank you for the answering so quickly!!

Yes, it is a good way to get a build up and running then you can get a more powerful CPU in the future when you need it

12600k will be plug and play 👍

Did you find out the answear ? I’m planning to get the same cooler on this Z790 itx board

@@bogdan12275 yes it fits

hmm let me check. I used 1x gen 4 drives and 2x gen 3 drives so didn't notice this issue, I have a load of drives knocking around so I will have a play

​@@mashextra My ASUS z690i easily kicks me back to PCIe x1 from x4 speeds when the PC is moved. x1 will not cut it for me. That will only deliver around 800 MB/s Read speed (and maybe write speed, I should probably check my results in Samsung Magican again) on the Samsung 980 PRO. In the MSI z790i board you'll find 3x M.2 slots. 2x PCIe 4.0 slots and 1x PCIe 3.0 m.2 slot. According to the manual the one on the back (m.2_3) and in the front bottom slot (m.2_1) can deliver PCIe 4.0 at x4 speeds (7000 MB/s read speed and around 6000 MB/s write speed when slotting a Samsung 980 Pro in either of these two slots. The m.2_2 sitting on the daughter board above the front m.2 slot can only do PCie 3.0 x4 speeds, which only grants you 3300MB/s read speed on the same m.2 Samsung modules.

@@tibieliasI think you’re mixing them up. The m2_2 slot is the one on the bottom part , the one that has multiple writings on it. The upper one is the m2_1

This is has to be the dumbest fcking comment I've seen in months. No one gives a sht if he puts it on the bag.

Yes this is the itx version, the i in the name always denotes itx with msi