Joined on 10/03/10
Another great MSI mobo
Pros: Great BIOS, solid construction.
Cons: CPU slot and RAM slots could have been a hair further apart.
Overall Review: Click BIOS 5 is a delight to work with. XMP recognized my DDR4 3200 RAM and got the timing right on the first try. Recognized my M.2 SSD with no issues. Installing a fresh OS and switching between bootable devices on boot-up is a breeze. I'm very satisfied with everything about it.
Nice with mild inconveniences
Pros: Efficient, quiet, comes with a decent number of connectors.
Cons: Short cables, labeling will be upside down for most builds, ECO hilariously misplaced.
Overall Review: It's a power supply. It does the thing. I did find the cables to be rather short and was unable to snake the 12V rail through the back of my case behind the mobo, and mobo cables were quite short as well. The ECO mode switch is located on the side opposite of the external plug, so if you want to switch it on or off, prepare to have to take your side panel off. A very minor and petty gripe is that the labeling on it will be upside down for anyone who mounts this thing to the bottom of their case like any civilized person would.
A beast!
Pros: Fast, quiet, came with Rise of the Tomb Raider instead of Bombshell.
Cons: Says it's VR-ready but VR isn't ready yet. False advertising.
Overall Review: This thing is tremendous. An absolute monster and quiet as a mouse. Should hold me over for a few generations, just like my 670 did.
Rock solid
Pros: Fast.
Cons: Doesn't come with a stock cooler.
Overall Review: It does the thing and the stuff very well. It doesn't come with a stock cooler, but anyone picking one of these up should know better than to use something like that anyways.
Unbelievably fast
Pros: I'll never need to buy RAM again.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: It does the stuff and the things, but insanely quickly. UEFI recognized it when XMP was enabled and even got the timing right. It has a fairly high profile and bumps slightly up against my Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but that hasn't caused any issues so far.
BBW
Pros: Quiet, seem well-built and sturdy, move a lot of air.
Cons: LEDs, screws that came packed in didn't fit.
Overall Review: Big, beautiful, and windy! I have 2 of these in my HAF 912 and they move a TON of air. I just wish there was a version of these without LEDs. I'm not 16; I don't have a Transformers logo on my Honda Civic. LEDs are trashy and really need to go away.