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After looking at various Z690 DDR4 boards to utilize my unused 32GB memory, I found this MSI board. Was looking to get Asus Z690-A Strix DDR4, but was bit concerned with the heat sink issues. Ended up buying this MSI, have not unboxed it yet lol ... looking for some objective feedback/reviews...

Thanks D-EJ915 ... Maximus XI Gene is really nice ... but a bit expensive, like $399 ... Now I'm thinking MSI Ace or Asus Maximus XI Hero ... I'm concerned about mATX cooling - ATX seems like the way to go w/9900K. Might get it before BF ... memory will become more expensive in Dec, and if...

Wow! Amazing setup - yeah seems very clean and conducive to cooling nicely. I will definitely strongly consider your recommendation(s) - need to first zero in on a motherboard and then everything else will rapidly follow. Right now also trying to figure out if I should wait or buy - I'm not...

Thanks - there don't seem to be decent mATX options suitable to pair with an OC'd 9900K without adding some serious cooling. So now looking at an ATX (not Gigabyte), more like middle tier MSI, Asus. Also a bigger, mid-tower like a Fractal S2/R6, or Lian Li. :) Choices, choices!

Thanks Nasgul - if you were to recommend a motherboard for 9900K which one would that be (regardless of form factor)?

Looking to put together a box with a smaller (mid/mini tower) case with ASUS TUF Z390M-Pro Gaming Wifi mATX (while appealing, appears to have mixed online reviews!). How stable is this board, what heat sink, power supply, RAM would you recommend for it. Any worthy alternatives to this board...

Thanks Denpepe ... I'm with you on going m-itx :) Unfortunately not a lot of mini ITX boards have enough options. I can't find any mini motherboard with the ability to run a 9900K. USB-C connectivity is also lacking in addition to just 2 memory bays. Not a lot of options trying to futureproof...

Thanks jimbob200521 ... I am looking to just shrink the overall size, it's OK if it's a bit wider, but R5 seems huge for a mid tower and I only currently have 1 DVD/BD bay filled up. I'll check out the Lian Li you suggest.

I have a Fractal R5 case and it's great except it's too big! Which smallest Fractal, Fractal-like quality case would you recommend to comfortably fit an ATX mobo? I would optionally want 2 bays so I could fit in my Blu-Ray drives (I could put them in external enclosures). Since a bunch of...