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MSI Z87 MPower MAX AC with 802.11 ac WLAN
MSI is releasing an updated revision of their Z87 MPower MAX, this time however it will have 802.11 AC WLAN as well, which is now listed on their media website. The board is looking incredible really. The MSI Z87 MPower MAX motherboard LOADED with features and overclock potential, it has the latest Killer E2200 chip, AC WIFI, WIDI and improved audio. Oh and of course the board comes with these exotic two-tone black yellow colors. This motherboard comes even with an impressive VRM design has 8 SATA 6 GBps ports and one mSATA ports, would that be enough for ya ?
Or what about three PCI Express x16 slots KillerNIC integrated LAN and SLI / CrossFireX multi-GPU support. The overclockers amongst you will be happy as well, the Z87 MPower MAX will feature 20 (8+12) VRMs to maximize your overclock. Based on new Military class IV you'll spot Hi-C Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes but also a Digital PWM, Enhanced Dual BIOS and the OC essential features which include Clear CMOS switch located at the I/O plate. There's a Debug LED, Easy button 3, Multi BIOS II, V-Check Points and even much more. Though still based on a Realtek chip, MSI integrates AudioBoost by which they isolated the audio circuitry from. A built-in headphone amplifier allows you to use studio-grade headgear and get the most amazing sound quality out of your gaming PC.
Included as well is the support of 802.11 b/g/n/AC and Bluetooth 4.0 as well as Intel WiDi. The final release date and pricing are not yet shared though.
Aside from AC WIFI nothing much changed, check out our original MSI Z87 MPower MAX motherboard review right here.
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#4747333 Posted on: 01/20/2014 05:43 PM
Sexxy board. Black and yellow conforms to the MSI Lightning color scheme.
Sexxy board. Black and yellow conforms to the MSI Lightning color scheme.
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#4747358 Posted on: 01/20/2014 06:25 PM
It does match my lightning cards.... The only problem is you don't see the black and yellow, just black and the blue LED's which I am ok with, It matches my blue board and fans just fine that way. My only question is why are they making it so hard to put a sound card in your case? by the time you place your 2 GPU's in there the only place to put the card is in the bottom 2x slot. There is the top 1x slot but with the lightning cards the power module blocks that. I guess I need to find a good E-ATX board for the next go around, because the sound card on the bottom is no fun blocking a fan and having the heat from it go up. So sad though that onboard audio is still so horrible.
Sexxy board. Black and yellow conforms to the MSI Lightning color scheme.
It does match my lightning cards.... The only problem is you don't see the black and yellow, just black and the blue LED's which I am ok with, It matches my blue board and fans just fine that way. My only question is why are they making it so hard to put a sound card in your case? by the time you place your 2 GPU's in there the only place to put the card is in the bottom 2x slot. There is the top 1x slot but with the lightning cards the power module blocks that. I guess I need to find a good E-ATX board for the next go around, because the sound card on the bottom is no fun blocking a fan and having the heat from it go up. So sad though that onboard audio is still so horrible.
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#4747532 Posted on: 01/21/2014 12:34 AM
The way this board is set up makes using a PCIe x1 card in either slot damn near impossible if a card if installed in the adjacent PCIe x16/x8 slots, regardless of the vendor. The top x1 slot looks very tight thanks to the heatsink, installing a second GFX that has a 2-slot cooler renders the bottom x1 useless. And if you put the card in the middle, then how would you get proper air flow for the GPU, not to mention if you have 2 GFX the card in the middle will just add unnecessary heat to the bottom card.
My only question is why are they making it so hard to put a sound card in your case? by the time you place your 2 GPU's in there the only place to put the card is in the bottom 2x slot. There is the top 1x slot but with the lightning cards the power module blocks that.
The way this board is set up makes using a PCIe x1 card in either slot damn near impossible if a card if installed in the adjacent PCIe x16/x8 slots, regardless of the vendor. The top x1 slot looks very tight thanks to the heatsink, installing a second GFX that has a 2-slot cooler renders the bottom x1 useless. And if you put the card in the middle, then how would you get proper air flow for the GPU, not to mention if you have 2 GFX the card in the middle will just add unnecessary heat to the bottom card.
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#4747586 Posted on: 01/21/2014 02:36 AM
ancient history i bough msi zilent p7n platinum sli with
msi 2 x 8800gt zilent edition 6 years ago, together with 1x creatife x-fi xtreme gamer...and that was not compatible
to my big surprise i had to chose 1 8800gt with creative or 2x8800gt with onboard... somethimes i just wonder how is it possible for a company of such level to miss extremely simple details....
it was possible to do it right as easy as one two three.... and after 6 years ....nothing changed
ancient history i bough msi zilent p7n platinum sli with
msi 2 x 8800gt zilent edition 6 years ago, together with 1x creatife x-fi xtreme gamer...and that was not compatible
to my big surprise i had to chose 1 8800gt with creative or 2x8800gt with onboard... somethimes i just wonder how is it possible for a company of such level to miss extremely simple details....
it was possible to do it right as easy as one two three.... and after 6 years ....nothing changed
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Go at page 3 and check last picture, the one with leds...
Finally one motherboard with seven stars of hokuto!!