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MSI MEG Z490 Godlike

Black Haru

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The Godlike from MSI is back, and for Z490 it is more feature packed than ever. With top of the line VRM, cooling, and storage, along a host of extras, the MSI MEG Z490 Godlike promises to do it all. Just how far can you get with a US$750 motherboard?

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750$??? Are you f#@g insane??? ‍♂️
What a COLOSAL waste of money!
 
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"Just how far can you get with a US$750 motherboard? "

About as far as the stores door, unless I learn to run faster. :roll: :roll: :roll:
 
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So, the final factor to talk about is price. At around US$750 ...
Are you for fuc*king real??? MSI priced this at 750? WTF???
 
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"Just how far can you get with a US$750 motherboard? "

About as far as the stores door, unless I learn to run faster. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Smart people are impressed when they are able to get the most out of their hard-earned money, the no-so-smart ones think doing it the other way around makes them impressive.

As somebody who can afford 200 9900Ks in cash right now, I fail to understand the latter crowd.
 
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