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Tom’s Hardware
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Zhiye Liu

MSI's classic MPower overclocking motherboard series returns, with support for super-fast DDR5-8000+ RAM — Z790 board priced at $199

MSI Z790 MPower.

The best CPUs don't necessarily need the best motherboards. However, it doesn't hurt to have a decent motherboard, especially if you're into overclocking. According to Wccftech, MSI is preparing the return of one of the brand's most iconic motherboard series.

The MPower series debuted with Intel's LGA1155 socket in the Sandy Bridge days. The last time we saw an MPower motherboard was with the LGA1151 socket, so it's been ages since MSI released a product from that series. However, the MPower is due for a revival this generation as MSI is gearing up to launch the Z790 MPower for Intel's Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Raptor Lake Refresh processors. MSI already has the Z690 Unify and Z690 Unify-X for the overclocking segment but never updated the motherboards for the Z790 chipset. Now, we know why.

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