Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG X570 GODLIKE motherboard. This Quick Start
section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your computer. Some
of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Please link to the URL to watch
it with the web browser on your phone or tablet. You may have even link to the URL by
scanning the QR code.
Preparing Tools and Components
AMD® AM4 CPU
CPU Fan
Chassis
DDR4 Memory
Thermal Paste
Phillips Screwdriver
Power Supply Unit
SATA Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card
SATA DVD Drive
A Package of Screws
Quick Start
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Safety Information
y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful
computer assembly.
y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when
handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap is
not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object
before handling the motherboard.
y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad
whenever the motherboard is not installed.
y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
y Keep this user guide for future reference.
y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.
y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on the
PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything
over the power cord.
y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service
personnel:
Liquid has penetrated into the computer. The motherboard has been exposed to moisture. The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user
guide.
The motherboard has been dropped and damaged. The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.
y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage
the motherboard.
Quick Start
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Installing a Processor
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Quick Start
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Important
If you are installing the screw-type CPU heatsink, please follow the figure below to
remove the retention module first and then install the heatsink.
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
y 3x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1~3)*
Expansion Slot
y 1x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 mode)
*The speeds may vary for different devices
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X570 Chipset
Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2666Mhz by JEDEC and
2666/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3600/ 3733/
3866/ 4000/ 4133/ 4266/ 4400/ 4533/ 4600 by A-XMP OC
mode
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 4.0 x16/x0/x0, x8/
x0/x8, x8/x4/x4 mode
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 3.0x16/x0/x0, x8/x0/
x8, x8/x4/x4 mode
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics support PCIe 3.0 x8/x0/
x0 mode
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Multi-GPU
y Supports 2-Way NVIDIAy Supports 4-Way AMD
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SLI™ Technology
CrossFire™ Technology
Storage
RAID
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y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from AMD
X570 Chipset)
y 3x M.2 slots (Key M)*
M2_1 slot (from AMD
®
X570 Chipset) supports PCIe
4.0 x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) and SATA
6Gb/s 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
M2_2 slot (from AMD
®
X570 Chipset) supports PCIe
4.0 x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) and SATA
6Gb/s 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
M2_3 slot (from AMD
®
Processor) supports PCIe 4.0
x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or PCIe 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) 2242/ 2260/
2280/ 22110 storage devices
*The speeds may vary for different devices
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AMD
X570 Chipset
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10
LAN
Wireless LAN &
Bluetooth
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y 1x Killery 1x Killer
®
E2600 Gigabit LAN Controller
®
E3000 2.5 Gbps LAN Controller
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 Chipset
y The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_4 (Key-E) sloty Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual band (2.4GHz,
5GHz) up to 2.4 Gbps speed.
y Supports Bluetooth
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USB
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X570 Chipset
y AMD
3x USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports
(2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal
connectors)
4x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports through the
internal USB connectors
4x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports through the internal
USB connectors
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y AMD
Processor
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or USB 3.2
Gen1 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™
Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™
Graphics) Type-A and Type-C port on the back panel
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the
back panel
Audio
Back Panel
Connectors
y 2x Realtek
®
ALC1220 Codecs
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output
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y ESS
E9018 Codec
Supports 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone out
y 1x Flash BIOS Buttony 1x Clear CMOS buttony 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectorsy 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo porty 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A portsy 2x LAN (RJ45) portsy 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports y 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A & Type-C port (depending on the
processor)
y 1x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jacky 5x OFC audio jacksy 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
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y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connectory 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectorsy 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsy 3x M.2 slots (M-Key)y 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C porty 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2
Gen1 ports)
y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
Internal Connectors
Internal Buttons
Switchy 1x Multi-BIOS switch
Jumper
Debug LED
Display Panel
y 1x 4-pin Water Pump connectory 7x 4-pin system fan connectorsy 1x 3-pin Water Flow connectory 1x Front panel audio connectory 2x System panel connectorsy 1x Chassis Intrusion connectory 2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectorsy 1x 4-pin RGB LED connectory 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectorsy 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connectory 1x GAME BOOST knoby 1x BCLK+1 button y 1x BCLK-1 button y 1x Power buttony 1x Reset button
y 1x Slow mode jumpery 1x Low temperature booting jumpery 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LEDy 4x EZ Debug LED
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD
y Displays system information
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I/O ControllerNUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
y CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
Hardware Monitor
y CPU/System/Chipset fan speed detectiony CPU/System/Chipset fan speed control
Form Factor
BIOS Features
Software
Dragon Center
Features
y E-ATX Form Factory 12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
y Dual BIOSy 2x 256 Mb flashy UEFI AMI BIOSy ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8y Multi-language
y Driversy DRAGON CENTERy Killer Control Centery Nahimic Audioy CPU-Z MSI GAMINGy MSI App Player (BlueStacks)y Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drivey Norton™ Internet Security Solution
y DRAGON OPTIMIZATIONy OC Performance y Hardware Monitory LAN Managery True Colory Mystic Lighty Live update
Please refer to http://download.msi.
com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.
pdf for more details.
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Special Features
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y Audio
Xtreme Audio DAC Nahimic 3 Voice Boost
y Network
GAMING LAN with Killer LAN Manager Killer WiFi Killer xTend 2.5G LAN
y Storage
Lightning Gen 4 M.2 Triple M.2
y Cooling
Frozr Heatsink Design Zero Frozr Technology Propeller Blade Technology M.2 Shield Frozr Pump Fan Gaming Fan Control
Lightning Gen 4 PCI-E Slot Multi GPU – SLI Technology Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology DDR4 Boost Core Boost GAME Boost(8 modes) OC Engine(Clock gen) USB with type A+C AMD Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front USB Type-C Dual CPU Power
y Gamer Experience
Dynamic Dashboard DRAGON CENTER GAMING HOTKEY GAMING MOUSE Control SPEED UP Total Fan Control Live Update APP Player
y BIOS
Click BIOS 5 Flash BIOS Button Dual BIOS
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JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification
Supporting CORSAIR RGB ProductsMaximum connection
Lighting Node PRO LED Strip
HD120 RGB Fan6
SP120 RGB Fan6
LL120 RGB Fan6
20*
* 20% brightness is recommended when the number of
LED strips exceeds 8.
Package contents
Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:
MotherboardMEG X570 GODLIKE
SATA 6Gb/s Cables6
1 to 2 RGB LED Extension Y Cable 80cm1
Cable
Accessories
Application DVDDriver DVD1
Documentation
CORSAIR RGB LED Extension Cable 50cm1
RAINBOW RGB LED Extension Cable 80cm2
CORSAIR to RAINBOW RGB Extension Cable 10cm1
Thermistor Cable2
Antenna Set 1
M.2 Xpander-Z Gen41
10G Super LAN1
8.5H M.2 screws3
6.3mm Audio Adapters1
Case Badge1
SATA Cable Labels1
Product Registration Card1
User Manual1
Quick Guide1
Quick Installation Guide1
Important
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.
Package contents
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Block Diagram
2x SATA 6Gb/s
2x USB 2.0
2x M.2
4x SATA 6Gb/s
ASM
1061
ASM
1042
Switch
PCI Express Bus
ASM
1182
NUVOTON
6797
Rear Audio Jacks
Realtek
ALC1220
Processor
PCIE
PCH
Front Audio Jacks
Realtek
ALC1220
2 Channel DDR4 Memory
1x Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
1x Killer E2600
ESS
E9018
1x M.2
2x USB 3.2 Gen1
2x USB 3.2 Gen2
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4x USB 3.2 Gen1
3x USB 3.2 Gen2
1x Killer E3000
Rear I/O Panel
Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
Clear CMOS button
PS/2
Gigabit
LAN
2.5Gbps
LAN
Audio Ports
USB 3.2
Gen2
Flash BIOS Button
USB 3.2 Gen1/
Flash BIOS Port
USB 3.2
Gen1
USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C*
USB 3.2 Gen2*
Optical S/PDIF-Out
6.3mm headphone port
*USB 3.2 Gen2 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or USB 3.2 Gen1 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™
Graphics)
y Clear CMOS button - Power off your computer. Press and hold the Clear CMOS
button for about 5-10 seconds to reset BIOS to default values.
y Flash BIOS Button/Port - Please refer to page 67 for Updating BIOS with Flash BIOS
Button.
y 6.3mm headphone port - This port is used for connecting the headphone.
LAN Port LED Status Table
Link/ Activity LED
StatusDescription
OffNo link
YellowLinked
BlinkingData activity
Speed LED
StatusGigabit LAN2.5Gbps LAN
Off10 Mbps10 Mbps
Green100 Mbps100 M/ 1G bps
Orange1 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Audio Ports Configuration
Audio Ports
Channel
2468
Center/ Subwoofer Out● ●
Rear Speaker Out● ● ●
Line-In/ Side Speaker Out●
Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out● ● ● ●
Mic In
(●: connected, Blank: empty)
Rear I/O Panel
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Realtek Audio Console
After Realtek Audio Console is installed. You can use it to change sound settings to get
better sound experience.
Device
Selection
Application Enhancement
Main Volume
Connector Settings
Jack Status
y Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related
options. The check sign indicates the devices as default.
y Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide you a complete guidance
of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device.
y Main Volume - controls the volume or balance the right/left side of the speakers that
you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
y Jack Status - depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your
computer.
y Connector Settings - configures the connection settings.
Auto popup dialog
When you plug into a device at an audio jack, a dialogue window will pop up asking you
which device is current connected.
Each jack corresponds to its default setting as shown on the next page.
Important
The pictures above for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
Rear I/O Panel
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Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram
Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram
AUDIO INPUT
Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram
AUDIO INPUT
RearFront
Side Center/
Subwoofer
Rear I/O Panel
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Installing Antennas
1. Combine the antenna with the base.
2. Screw two antenna cables tight to the WiFi antenna connectors as shown.
2
1
3. Place the antenna as high as possible.
Rear I/O Panel
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Overview of Components
Processor Socket
PUMP_FAN1
PCI_E1
M2_1
PCI_E2
M2_2
PCI_E3
M2_3
PCI_E4
JRAINBOW2
CPU_PWR2
CPU_PWR1
DIMMA1
DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
JRGB1
CPU_FAN1
SYS_FAN1
T_SEN1
SYS_FAN2
JCORSAIR1
DYNAMIC
DASHBOARD
ATX_PWR1
SYS_FAN3
JUSB1
JUSB2
JUSB3
SATA▼1▲2
SATA▼3▲4
SATA▼5▲6
JSLOW1
SYS_FAN4
JRAINBOW1
JAUD1
JTPM1
JLN1
SYS_FAN7
T_SEN2
SYS_FAN6
JPWRLED1
BIOS_SW1
SYS_FAN5
JUSB5
BLCK+BLCK-
JUSB4
RESET1
JCI1
JFP1
OC1
W_FLOW1
JFP2
POWER1
Overview of Components
JBAT1
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Component Contents
Port NamePort TypePage
BCLK+1, BCLK-1Base Clock Plus & Minus Button44
BIOS_SW1Multi-BIOS Switch51
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1,