Though if that is true of previous Godlike motherboards, where does that leave the MSI Godlike Z690—the extreme, premium, top-tier mobo from MSI that's launching today, in a sense, for $2,099.

MSI has just announced the release of MSI MEG Z690 Godlike, a monstrous motherboard for users who want the best possible performance. It costs a pretty penny.

MSI's MEG Z490 Godlike motherboard MSI All of MSI's Z490 motherboards now include 2.5 Gigabit LAN ports, USB 3.1 Type-C headers to support the latest cases as well as integrated I/O shields.