Finished Looks

I want to give a special thanks to EVGA for providing an RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra to replace my old GTX 980; it was a much-needed upgrade. In addition to the new hardware and the new bench, I have changed up the cooling, going with a larger loop. The Eisbaer performed well, but the ever-increasing heat density of mainstream CPUs was pushing it to the limit.


The black and gold theme of the MEG X570 ACE isn't a perfect match for my test setup, but it looks excellent nonetheless. The MEG X570 ACE looks refined without slipping into the realm of pretentiousness.


The MEG X570 ACE just has a single zone of RGB LEDs, though it is a spectacular one. The Infinity mirror effect is beautiful to behold and perhaps my favorite single lighting effect on any board. There are expansion headers just in case the Infinity mirror effect is not enough for you. For those who don't go for LEDs, they can be disabled in the BIOS, no software required.

Test System