This weekend the first motherboard we took a look at was the MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, MSI’s lower priced gaming model. Along with the gaming product line they also have a line they are calling MPower that is focused more on the overclocking community and general enthusiasts. There are two models the Z87 M Power and the Z87 MPower Max, today I am going to dive in and take a look at the Z87 M Power. I’m excited to see what sets it apart from MSI’s gaming boards.
Product Name: MSI Z87 MPower
Review Sample Provided by: MSI
Written By: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications |
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CPU Support |
4th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors |
CPU Socket |
LGA1150 |
Chipset |
Intel® Z87 Express Chipset |
Graphics Interface |
3 * PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots with 4th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, AMD CrossFire / NVIDIA SLI Support |
Display Interface |
1* DisplayPort, 2 * HDMI - Requires CPU Graphics |
Memory Support |
4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR3-3000(OC) |
Expansion slots |
4 * PCI-E x1 slots |
SATA / mSATA |
8 * SATA 6Gb/s, 1 * mSATA |
SATA RAID |
RAID 0,1,5,10 - Available at ports SATA1-SATA6 |
USB / IEEE 1394 |
8 * USB 3.0, 8 * USB 2.0 |
LAN |
Killer™ E2205 Gigabit Ethernet |
Wireless |
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.1 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel® WiDi |
Audio |
8-channel HD Audio with Sound Blaster Cinema |