Board Software

The driver disc included with the MEG X299 CREATION is nicely divided and quite concise. There is some included bloatware, so users should check the list before choosing the "install all" option. Including third party software is a common practice, and the implementation here is much less intrusive than on some. While I don't necessarily like it, I prefer it over increased board prices.


For utilities, MSI has kept it simple. Four are installed from the disk: Dragon Center, MSI App Player, Mystic Light, and an MSI reskin of CPU-Z. Dragon Center contains all of the in-OS fan control and overclocking, as well as a very thorough hardware monitor and color-adjustment tool designed to reduce eye strain.


MSI App player is just an app manager that connects to the Google Play store and can manage apps between devices. Mystic Light controls the RGB LEDs for the MEG X299 CREATION, as well as any supported peripherals.