Product Gallery - MSI Big Bang XPower
As shown in the video already, you will get the OC Dashboard device that enables users to do some quick, on-the-fly overclocking but also functions as Debug PORT during boot up. You guys know the POST LEDs with error codes right? Well, during the POST and boot sequence this device will display the status codes. You already have seen the video on this device right? Page three people.
Within windows however, the device allows for real-time statistics but also overclocking. You can tweak voltages on all primary parts and increase the base clock.
So here we have the motherboard itself, it's an impressive and daunting looking motherboard alright. Some of the more notable features are:
- 6x DDR3-2200OC
- 2x GB LAN
- 6x PCI-E16
- 6x SATA 2 (3G)
- 2x SATA 3 (6G)
- 2x eSATA / USB combo ports
- 6xUSB 2.0 (two over the eSATA combo ports)
- 2x USB 3.0
- S/PDIF
- DrMOS
- OC Genie
- V-Kit
- Active Phase Switching
- SuperPipe Cooling
- OC Dashboard
- Quantum Wave SoundCard
From left to right that's a PS2 keyboard and mouse connector. A Clear CMOS button, then I count a total of six USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, 1x firewire, 2x eSATA / USB combo ports, 2x Gigabit Ethernet. The weird looking connector to the left is a connector for the OC Dashboard external controller (D-LED2 panel connector). Audio in both analog and digital form is thus lead though the Quantum Wave audio add-on card.
When we flip the board around we stumble into the processor area. Nice and spacious, even a LN2 pot would fit there. Clean looks surrounding the LGA 1366 socket alright. To the front we see a CPU fan header, one extra header would have been nice here. All the way to the left you an see a battery of phase LEDs. Sixteen LEDs show activity of the active sixteen phases.
