MSI unveils a pair of special high-end motherboards to celebrate its 40th anniversary

MSI was founded in 1986, and to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the company has unveiled an amazing-looking motherboard ahead of Computex 2026. The MSI MEG Z890 Ace Draco Epic features a beautiful theme that MSI says is inspired by Draco, a constellation in the northern sky. Of course it's also inspired by MSI's Lucky dragon mascot.

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The Draco Epic is based on the existing MEG Z890 Ace. We were told the specifications of the two boards are identical, with only the design being different. Not that it needs much - if anything in the way of upgrades, as the Z890 Ace is a top end board, with only the ultra-expensive halo tier MEG Z890 Godlike sitting above it in MSI's lineup.

The Z890 Ace Draco Epic is loaded with features, including a powerful 24+2+1+1 phase VRM with massive heatsinks, dual Thunderbolt 4, 10G LAN, five M.2 slots and 60W USB PD, among many other features.

It would almost be a shame to cover the dragon under a graphics card, but the same can be said of many motherboards. Still, a system with a board like this demands to be shown off inside a windowed case.

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MSI will also release a version based on the MEG X870E Ace Max. We saw a picture of the MEG X870E Ace Draco Epic, but didn't see it in person. We'll likely see it in MSI's booth at Computex 2026. MSI didn't announce a price or a release date for either board, but given the regular Ace's pricing, we know neither board will come cheap.