KitGuru recently flew out to China where we met Ethan Yang, the vice president for msi Shenzhen’s manufacturing plant. He ...

We test the iGame Z890 FLOW V20. The motherboard's layout is optimized for ease of installation and upgrades, allowing users to configure their systems with minimal effort.

Looks aside, the Z890 Taichi Lite is undoubtedly a high-end motherboard. It's got a long list of features, including dual Thunderbolt 4, dual LAN, including 5G, 320MHz Wi-Fi 7, a very powerful VRM ...

The lineup features the Z890 Phantom Gaming NOVA and its Mini-ITX counterpart, the Z890I Phantom Gaming NOVA, which is noteworthy as the first Mini-ITX motherboard supporting the Intel Z890 socket.

Some Z890 motherboards sport more PCIe slots, but they'll often be a slower Gen or more commonly, they have fewer M.2 slots. Here, you're getting a veritable smorgasbord of storage options.

Intel Z890 motherboards can now be pre-ordered from MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock, and Asus, with prices ranging from $199 to $999.

The site also lists the new Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Apex at a price of $812.29. Even the cheapest ROG Strix board, the Z890-A Gaming WiFi, is listed at a price of $445.04.

It looks like Intel Arrow Lake prices will be similar to the current 14th-gen lineup, although top-end Z890 motherboard prices could be as costly as a whole gaming PC, at least at the high end.

The B860, with 34 PCIe lanes, is said to be the only other chipset besides Z890 and W880 to support memory OC. All these chipsets will offer fewer I/O options compared to the top-tier Z890 and W880.