https://videocardz.com/newz/msis-z390-meg-godlike-mpg-gaming-pro-carbon-mpg-edge-leaked MSI is ready with seven new socket LGA1151 (300-series) motherboard models based on Intel's upcoming Z390 Express chipset. Among MSI's new motherboards are the MEG Z390 GODLIKE, the MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon, MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Edge, the mini-ITX MPG Z390I Gaming Pro Edge, Z390 Gaming Plus, MAG Z390 Tomahawk, and the Z390-A Pro. The top fo the line motherboard in this series can host up to 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs (including a riser card), a U.2 port, an HDMI streaming card that offloads your CPU for streaming, a massive 18-phase VRM that delivers HEDT-levels of current to your LGA1151 processor, and a monochrome LED display.
The MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon is the next best board from the lineup. You get premium audio and networking, including WLAN. A simpler 10-phase VRM powers the CPU, and storage options are narrowed to just two M.2 slots. The MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC is based on the same exact PCB as the Gaming Pro Carbon, but comes with a lighter onboard audio solution, ordinary (non gold-plated) rear I/O connectors, and cost-cutting in other areas such as ports and slots (lack of metal reinforcement).
The MPG Z390I Gaming Edge AC is the sole mini-ITX offering in this lineup, and its designers have made sure it's packed to the brim with features. You get a 5-phase CPU VRM.
The MAG Z390 Tomahawk is this generation's offering for the unexpectedly popular "Tomahawk" brand from MSI, characterized by silver + black color scheme, with heatsinks.
The MPG Z390 Gaming Plus and the Z390-A Pro, which are mutually identical, but for the Gaming Plus having a more racy color scheme, red LEDs, and a PCB cutout near the storage connectivity area. Both boards stick to the feature-set of the Z390 PCH, and could be among the least expensive Z390 boards out there.
So this huge chipset from Intel will have plenty of MSI motherboards to choose from.
