Nanochip37 dollars is steep?

TheLostSwedeFor virtually zero differences, yes.

NanochipMore dmi lanes, pcie5.0, extra m.2, probably more in shipping costs I can see why prices increased. I don’t think $37 is “steep” compared to current 3080 prices over 2080 prices. That is “steep” in my view. Finally, the current pre-announcement Newegg price may not even be the final price.

TheLostSwedeWhich are all part of the chipset. Obviously we don't know how much more Intel charges for the Z690 over the Z590, but I doubt it's $30.
It is steep when it's an entry level board, i.e. MSI doesn't have any retail SKUs below it.
Also, motherboards ≠ graphics cards.

TheLostSwedeFor virtually zero differences, yes.
The parts that have changed have a total cost of maybe $5 to MSI, which the end user ends up paying $37 for.
Keep in mind that this is an entry level model, so higher-end models are likely to see $100 price hikes, if not more.

bugforcing early adopters into forking out for the high-end :(

ChaitanyaIt's not just component prices that have gone up, tariffs and shipping prices all have gone up.

TheLostSwedeWell, that might be, but I compared with the current retail price of the same model with the Z590 from the same retailer, so this clearly has nothing to do with tariffs or shipping.

TheLostSwedeWell, that might be, but I compared with the current retail price of the same model with the Z590 from the same retailer, so this clearly has nothing to do with tariffs or shipping.

TheLostSwedeWhich are all part of the chipset. Obviously we don't know how much more Intel charges for the Z690 over the Z590, but I doubt it's $30.
It is steep when it's an entry level board, i.e. MSI doesn't have any retail SKUs below it.
Also, motherboards ≠ graphics cards.

• With a street price of around $200 this is pretty much the most expensive nForce 4 motherboard. But having the best of the best is never cheap...

SlizzoThere's already ample stock of Z590 out there, as it wasn't the only chipset that supported Rocket Lake.

Z690 will be the only thing that supports Alder Lake. It will go the way that current video cards have, IMO. As components are still in tight supply, and that will affect motherboards, along with everything else electronics based.

bugDo you happen to know whether the motherboards themselves are identical? I'm thinking traces for more stuff often requires extra PCB layers, which also reflects in the price.

zlobbySo, is that an editorial, sponsored content or something else?

weekendgeekNewegg Canada: Beauty, Eh?

Intel: Take off you hosers!

Unfortunately, it's just a fact now that everything is just going to cost more. I don't like it, you don't like it, but it's just the way it is.

The constant online bitch-fest isn't going to change anything.

TheLostSwedeIf you have a problem with it, take it up with management.

zlobbyIt is a genuine question. It's hard to convey a tone with only a written text and I usually don't even try to.

Was is clearly marked however, I wouldn't have asked in a first place. :)

Chrispy_Oooof.

Gullible early-adopter tax in full force here; $227 for a board with the bare minimum of extras, not even an integrated IO. The Z490 A-Pro launched at $159 MSRP for comparison.

Perhaps the extra PCIe 4.0 chipset lanes make this more expensive, the same way that B550 was more expensive than B450 but realistically it's probably just greedy markup taking advantage of the current market situation because manufacturers and retailers alike know that anyone building a PC right now is either rich enough to buy a $1000 GPU, or is re-using an old GPU and therefore has spare budget because of that.

TheLostSwedeFor virtually zero differences, yes.
The parts that have changed have a total cost of maybe $5 to MSI, which the end user ends up paying $37 for.
Keep in mind that this is an entry level model, so higher-end models are likely to see $100 price hikes, if not more.

RandallFlaggIf the board has a TPM 2.0 module included for Win 11 compatibility - which I tend to expect they will - then there's virtually no price difference.