Introduction

Very occasionally, motherboard manufacturers give their R&D department free rein to create something special. And expensive. A halo product that isn't designed or even conceived to sell in large numbers and exists only to boost a brand's credentials and show what it can do. The MSI MEG X870E Godlike X Edition is one of those boards, built also to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Godlike range that started on the X99 chipset, We can say with a good degree of certainty that the likelihood of anyone reading this owning one are extremely remote compared to something like the excellent MAG X870E Tomahawk.

Of course, that doesn't mean we shouldn't review it, and it certainly doesn't mean you can't drool over it or wish your motherboard had some of its features. Chances are in the future your motherboard will, as lots of features have started out on boards such as this one only to trickle down and become commonplace, such as integrated I/O shields or tool-free heatsinks.



Of course there's quite a bit more going on with MSI's new flagship, AMD motherboard, which is limited to 1,000 samples, and over the next few pages we'll be taking a look at what's in the box, what features it has, how it performs and ultimately if MSI has achieved its aim of creating the most potent and drool-worthy motherboard available. And of course to the lucky few who will own one, a little insight into what that would be like.

Specifications