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MSI offers the MEG Z490 UNIFY, Z490 boards have what MSI refers to as 17 virtual phases (16+1), PWM-Controller: ISL69269 (max. 8 phases) with CPU MOSFETs (16x) at a rated 90 Amps power stages, these are cooled by aluminum heatsinks. In a nutshell, that's a super strong VRM ranging in an enthusiast-class. There are two ATX CPU power inputs (8-pin). The board offers a 2.5 G Ethernet (Realtek RTL8125B) controller and then AX Wi-Fi 6. The board offers three PCIe 3.0 slots which run at x16, x8/x8, x8/x8/4, and 2x PCIe 3.0 x1. Storage-wise you will see hidden under a heatsink a triplet of PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots. There are six SATA ports (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 array support). The onboard audio based on Realtek ALC1220 HD audio codec. We spot a single USB 3.2 G2 20 Gbps Type-C, three USB 3.2 G2 10 Gbps Type-A, two USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and two USB 2.0 ports. This board offers DDR4 support up-to 4800 MHz. Have a peek at some photos, albeit subjective, I deem this to be a really nice looking product in that all dark look.