Joined on 04/18/05
12VHPWR GPU ready
Pros: -Full modular -Gold efficiency -10 year warranty!! -Black -Quiet -Included 12VHPWR cable -Cables were long enough to fit a full tower ATX case (Antec Performance 1)
Cons: -Some cables are short/stiff and take extra time to route
Overall Review: -Try to get a power supply that has great efficiency and warranty, this is the one item that touches everything inside the PC! DONT SKIMP! -This is running an i9-14900K + 4080 Super with 8 case fans and 2 CPU fans. I've never heard this PSU spin up due to heat.
All-in-one
Pros: Coming from an MSI P67A-GD80 (2nd generation i5-2500K board), I had no idea how nice motherboards had gotten in 10+ years. -USB stick included has drivers and a setup wizard with overclocking and benchmarking utilities (WHAT?!) -Wi-Fi is blazing fast and no extra cables or hardware outside the PC chassis to deal with on a desk -Easy to update BIOS (use the USB stick to add the driver from the MSI website to use gen 13/14 CPUs) -NO RGB SPACESHIP LIGHTS (HURRAY)
Cons: -none
Overall Review: -Rebate pending and got this on sale, what a deal! -Building this was such a huge change from the older hardware I was using and seeing how MSI has built this motherboard (just like my last MSI motherboard), it will probably still be around in another decade working hard.
Arrived as described and works for my 10 year old motherboard to control multiple fans with limited BIOS options.