A purported worth record of upcoming MSI motherboards has leaked. The boards are from MSI’s Z790 Max line, which competes with the perfect motherboards in the marketplace. These could be glorious for pairing with upcoming 14th Era Raptor Lake Refresh processors just like the Intel Core i7-14700K. Nonetheless, the leaked record might show that MSI isn’t shy about asking premium costs.
Leaker Chi11eddog has shared the MSI Z790 Max sequence motherboard MSRPs. Nonetheless, maybe you aren’t that shocked by these costs. The headlining MSI MEG Z790 Godlike Max at $1,299 is ‘solely’ $100 greater than the launch worth of the flagship MSI MEG Z790 Godlike that it’s going to usurp.
Subsequent down the record is the MSI MEG Z790 Ace Max. At a touted $699, that is considerably costlier than the non-Max mannequin at launch, with a close to 15% premium utilized. The remainder of the vary appears to have equally pitched worth will increase – between 5% and 15% in comparison with the non-Max variations.
The value hikes aren’t coming with out additional new options, although. In addition to being prepared for Intel’s 14th Gen Core Raptor Lake Refresh desktop processors contemporary from the field, these boards are touted to ship fascinating options corresponding to:
- Wi-Fi 7 and 5G Ethernet
- Superior energy supply
- ‘Reminiscence Increase’ with as much as DDR5-7600 help
- Magnetically hooked up M.2 Frozr heatsinks
- Bundled USB4 PD100W enlargement playing cards
It shouldn’t be lengthy till we get full official reveals of Z790 Max merchandise from MSI and others. We perceive that the boards will probably be launched in October alongside the primary Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors (a number of Okay-and KF-suffixed elements). Current rumors recommend you also needs to be ready to pay as much as 15% extra for the RPL refresh chips.
PC fans and DIYers are getting their pockets double-dipped – no shock. Nonetheless, the CPU efficiency advantages will probably be comparatively meager – maybe 5%. One exception stands out as the aforementioned Intel Core i7-14700K, as it’s the solely chip we all know of that will probably be reconfigured when it comes to P-and E-cores in its generational uplift.
