When shopping for a new motherboard I’ve found that a lot of people tend to lean toward what you have had good experiences with in the past. For me I have a short list of companies that I tend to prefer in my personal rigs and MSI is on that list. When I covered the X99 launch I didn’t have the chance to check out their X99 offerings but today I finally do. They sent over the X99S MPower. It isn’t their highest end board but it is damn close. Now I can sit down and see how it compares to the competition. My previous experiences with MSI MPower boards have been good, but the X99 boards I have tested to date have been extremely good, will it be able to keep up? Let’s find out.
Product Name: MSI X99S MPower
Review Sample Provided by: MSI
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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CPU |
Supports New Intel® Core™ Processors for the Socket LGA2011-3 |
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Main Memory |
Intel® X99 Express Chipset |
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Slots |
4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots |
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On-Board SATA |
Intel X99 Express Chipset 10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6) 1 x SATA express port 1 x M.2 port, supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module or M.2 PCIe module up to 32Gb/s speed - M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module - M.2 PCIe module does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. - Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 - Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology |
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USB |
Intel X99 Express Chipset - 6 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) - 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) VIA VIA805 Chipset - 4 x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel ASMedia ASM1024AE Chipset - 2 x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel *Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger. |
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Audio |
Realtek® ALC1150 Codec - 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio - Supports S/PDIF output |
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LAN |
1x Intel I210 Gigabit LAN controlle |
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Multi-GPU |
-Supports 3-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technology* -Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology *Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. |
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Internal I/O Connectors |
- 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector - 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector - 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector - 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 2 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 4 USB 3.0 ports) - 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors - 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors - 1 x Clear CMOS jumper - 1 x Front panel audio connector - 2 x System panel connectors - 1 x TPM module connector - 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector - 7 x V-Check connectors - 1 x GO2BIOS button - 1 x Power button - 1 x Reset button - 2 x Base Clock control buttons - 1 x OC Genie button - 1 x Multi-BIOS switch - 1 x OC Genie mode switch - 1 x Slow mode switch - 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED * Provides additional power to PCIe x16 slots |
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Back Panel I/O Ports |
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port - 1 x Clear CMOS button - 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out port - 2 x USB 2.0 ports - 8 x USB 3.0 ports - 1 x RJ45 LAN jack - 1 x 5 in 1 OFC audio jack |
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BIOS |
-The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. -The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. |
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Dimension |
30.48cm(L) x 24.38cm(W) ATX Form Factor |
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Mounting |
9 mounting holes. |
