Thanks for the update @killem, and glad to read all went relatively smoothly.
Actually there was lots of swearing. Managed to cross thread 1 of the motherboard screws and had a nightmare getting it sorted.

Thanks for the update @killem, and glad to read all went relatively smoothly.
You get that new BIOS update that adds 200MHz or so, @killem? Though maybe best to give it a few weeks with Bios updates coming in hot and fast.
My Parcel arrived and machine is now built and I have installed windows but updating it as I type.
@Plec The Msi Prestige X570 creation is semi passive and you can set fan curve in bios. it has not come on yet so cannot say if it will ever for my use case.
One thing though is with my fractal design r6 having right angled ATX connector is a pain to cable manage and I had to loosen 1 of the motherboard screw to fit in the USB3 connector as they are right angled as well and it was a pain to connect.
Yes, this is awesome value! Trying to decide between the MSI X570 Ace and the Gigabyte Master, VRMs and heatsink seem better on the Gigabyte but the chipset fan position and noise levels seems better on the MSI and this watercooler would really sweeten the deal. I'm surprised MSI are being this generous.Does the free Cooler Master ML240R RGB make the MSI a more attractive prospect for the price?
The price on the Asus CH8...
The price on the Asus CH8...
I'm sure I read that gigabyte has found a way to not have oneDo you think there's a chance of no chipset fans on the B550?
With further enhancements to X570, no chipset fans possible on future revisions on boards?
Yep - it's called ~£800+...I'm sure I read that gigabyte has found a way to not have one
Watch the below and you'll be confused as to why they have one at all:Looking for thoughts on future boards having a heatsink instead.
Watch the below and you'll be confused as to why they have one at all:
The MSI meg at 749.99 made me wince too! Lol! I’ll stick with my ASUS ch whatever it is x370. Lol
Well, he raises more questions than answers (in a good way) - plus it's only one mans results so no where near enough data to draw any conclusions. But I certainly look forward to more users sabotaging their boards and their results.It is weird, that debaur says no fan is needed. Then why have all boards bar one have a fan?
Indeed, they achieve it by having ridiculous over speced VRMs that don’t need cooling, so the chipset is actually being cooled by the VRM heatsinks.Yep - it's called ~£800+...
...or its other name the X570 Aorus Xtreme - flagship board, lots of features, looks great but at a huge premium.
Holy bird poo , id hate to spend that much I don't know how someone didn't decide to make a water cooled option to cool itYep - it's called ~£800+...
...or its other name the X570 Aorus Xtreme - flagship board, lots of features, looks great but at a huge premium.