MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard (Supports 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Processors, LGA 1700, DDR5

Ive been using MSI boards since 1998. They are the most consistently reliable for me, and I have tried many others along the way. This board keeps up the tradition, with all top end features, well built with high quality materials, heatsinks everywhere and my personal favorite UEFI configuration UI, most of which I dislike immensely. I did have to finally retire my trusty PCI slot M-Audio Delta-44, but onboard Realtek can record at 24/96 all day now so....... still a bittersweet parting with a card originally sold for use with Windows 98. The trade off is 6 SATA, 4 M.2 that dont share controller space, TONS of USB3, USB-C, built in Wi-Fi and BT, 2.5G LAN port that works with xfinity gateways, etc. Tech Support - very good, most notably in that I have rarely ever had to contact them. The best kind of tech support IMO, is that which I dont need to use.

J · 2023-07-22 · via amazon

Excellent motherboard. Advantages - easy setup even with a "clean" installation of the operating system, the ability to overclock the processor, RAM, excellent product support from the manufacturer (fresh drivers, firmware) and much more. Cons - I did not find any. The only wish for those who want to use it - do not be lazy and study the compatibility of your RAM with this motherboard! (on the manufacturer's website) otherwise there may be disappointment from the inability to fully reveal the potential of the RAM.

Vitalii · 2024-12-25 · via amazon

Looks great and it was really a friendly build. I built 5 pc's for friends and family for Christmas and this was my favorite board in this price range. Wifi is robust and is rock solid. ARGB works well but I do have an issue with Armory Crate software. The software wants to license across the net but just hangs and has to be canceled. Did some research and this seems to happen with everyone. Sadly, that windows must be closed. Annoying but the software works, and I suspect they will fix it.

Robert · 2025-02-23 · via amazon

No rgb on the board is a plus. This board has tons of pins/slots for upgrading/adding storage, fans, ram in the future. I put a 14700k, rtx 3080 and a set of crucial ddr5 6400 on this board. With a BIOS flash before first boot, it supported 14th gen intel no problem. Everything worked so well together that I got a post on my first try. The flash bios button was incredibly nice and the troubleshooting leds would have been helpful if I had any issues during the build. Couple of gripes would be the usb3.0 header should have been on the right side of the board for cleaner cabling. Maybe it's the cases fault but the IO shield doesn't line up well for me.

Dustin Newsom · 2025-01-02 · via amazon

perfectly serviceable motherboard, but there are a couple missing design features that prevent this from being a 5* purchase. The biggest one is the lack of any USB-C connectivity; there is one USB-C back port, but if your case/tower has a USB-C port that you need to connect to the motherboard, you're out of luck and will need to buy an adapter - and even then, you're going to have slower transfer speeds. In addition, the spacing of the RAM and CPU slots make it extremely difficult to properly install 2 RAM sticks without the CPU fan knocking one out of place later when you're setting up. In addition, the built-in bluetooth was so bad that I needed to get an adapter for that as well.

KittensandMotorcycles · 2026-05-10 · via amazon

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VALUE SCORE

FUTURE-PROOFING

Socket

LGA1851

Chipset

Z890

Form

ATX

WiFi

WiFi 7