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Pros: - Lots of great features - MSI... known for ease of overclocking - 3 USB headers - Nice layout of board in general - I love the easy reference motherboard diagram it came with - Power button on the mboard - nice touch when first getting your system up and running - Led diagnostics on the mboard makes it easy to figure out if something is wrong
Cons: - IOH Heat!!! I saw the negative reviews about the IOH running hot. I thought surely MSI would have fixed this by now.. but nope! Mine ran at 83 celcius out of the box, running idle. That is almost hot enough to cook on. According to MSI forums the best solution is to pull off the heatsink and scrape away bad MSI "gunk", and then re-apply thermal compound. This requires a lot of patience and time, but seems to lowers the temps to 30-40 C. I haven't done that yet, but was able to get a small 50mm fan and stick it on with some aluminum tape I had laying around. This lowered the temps by 10 deg celcius, so now I'm running in the 70's. Still quite hot! Not sure how long this board is going to last me with those kinds of temps but Intel says it's within spec so long as it stays under 100, so maybe I'll be OK. (removed 1 egg) - The SATA connections are on the edge of the motherboard and face 90 degrees. Makes it tough to plug in cables when adding components later.
Other Thoughts: I've been running MSI boards for years. Have always been happy with the support and quality, and capability for overclocking. Even with the heat issues I'm still glad I bought this board, I think its better than the competition.
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Another MSI great MB!
Reviewed By: on 10/30/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I like the buttons for start,reset, and clear the cmos. The board is simple and the accessories and new features were great.
Cons: NON
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Great mobo, but one bad design flaw
Reviewed By: squarooticus on 10/29/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
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Pros: 1. Tweakable beyond my comprehension: definitely a very flexible motherboard for OC'ers. 2. Has adapters for attaching individual leads from from case ports (e.g., USB), so you don't need tweezers to place the leads. This is simple brilliance. Maybe all mobo manufacturers are supplying these now, but it's a first for me. 3. Mobo is uncluttered: easy to find stuff, and no occluding parts.
Cons: 1. The SATA ports! Why are they pointing AT where the SATA drives are typically located in an ATX case?? Why don't they point up away from the motherboard, where there is known clearance due to the height of even a 1U CPU cooler? I like how MSI even provides a helpful warning not to bend the SATA cables at a 90° angle because of potential data loss: gee, thanks! Why not position the ports in a less dildonic orientation in the future? I had to modify the case to get around this. This idiocy lost the board 2 stars, and has added another item to my list of stupid design flaws to avoid in my next board.
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Model
Brand
MSI
Model
X58 Pro-E
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1366
CPU Type
Core i7 (LGA1366)
FSB
Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
Chipsets
North Bridge
Intel X58
South Bridge
Intel ICH10R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
6×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 800/1066/1333
Maximum Memory Supported
24GB
Channel Supported
Triple Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16
3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (operates at 16x/16x/4x)
PCI Express x1
2
PCI Slots
2
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller, 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
7
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC889
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111C
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
2
USB 1.1/2.0
6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394
1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394
1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions
12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
Equip with 3 PCIe x16 slots, ATI CrossFire Ready and NVIDIA SLI Ready.
Reviewed By: redhunter on 11/14/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
