Question 1

Is this compatible with AMD processor that is am3+?

Accepted Answer

No, This is a Intel LGA 2011-v3 motherboard for Intel i7 processers, 5960x ,5930k ,5820k and Zeon

Question 2

I just picked this up with a Samsung xp941 M.2 SSD and I can't get the board to recognize the drive. Does anyone know what setting need to be changed in the BIOS to get these to talk to eachother?

Accepted Answer

I had a similar problem when moving my hard drive from my old computer to the new one I built with this motherboard. it's because either your hard drive does not have an OS on it, or the OS does not know how to interact with the new motherboard. the solution is to get a boot disk for your OS and re/install it.

from there you can use the driver disk the motherboard came with to install the drivers and you'll be able to connect to the internet.

I hope this helps you out

Question 3

Can someone confirm if this motherboard is E-ATX or ATX? It is listed here as ATX, but on the MSI website it is E-ATX.

Accepted Answer

The X99S XPOWER AC is E-ATX, this motherboard is the X99S MPOWER and is standard ATX

Question 4

Is the M.2 slot 2x lane or 4x lane?

Accepted Answer

It's 4x, and you'll lose 2 sata ports when in use.

Question 5

What cooler(s) work with this MB ?

TB

Accepted Answer

Almost any cooler should work, as long as it fits in your case.   I am using the Noctua NH-D15 with it, and while it is VERY close to the first PCI-E x16 slot, there is room to fit a GPU there as long as it doesn't have a thick backplate.

If the Noctua fits, pretty much anything else will as well.  Just make sure you check the height of your memory heat spreaders as well when you choose a cooling solution.  Crucial Ballistix Sport are very low provile and fit under the Noctua and fans without any clearance issue whatsoever.

Question 6

Will the following CPU work on this MB?

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Haswell-EP 3.5GHz 6 x 256 KB L2 Cache 15MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 140W Server Processor BX80644E51650V3

Accepted Answer

Yes, Kenneth.

That processor is using the LGA 2011-3 socket and is compatible with this motherboard.
The Intel X99 chipset supports the Xeon E5-16** v3 (emphasis on the v3) product family- and of course also supports the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-family (currently the 5960X, 5930K, and 5820K Processors).

Question 7

If I were to run an SLI setup, would the cards need to be in the first two PCIe 3.0 slots, or can I have one in the first, and one in the last to space them out for better airflow?

Accepted Answer

I asked MSI this same question.

PCIE_1 and PCIE_3 (first 2 PCIE slots) work as 16x, 16x.

Anything other than the PCIE_1 and PCIE_3 for 2-way SLI/CXF is untested, but, might work 16x - 8x however it is untested. I didn't bother testing it myself as I went with a custom watercooling loop for my GPUs.

Question 8

What power supplies do you recommend for these MSI X99S motherboards.  The intended use will be for business use with 6 or so hard drives and Nvidia 4000k video card.  I am most concerned with the 8-pin connector, etc.  What should I be looking for as a minimum requirement?  Thanks, Wayne

Accepted Answer

If you are only using one graphics card,  a 650 watt power supply should be more than enough

Question 9

I am getting an error 60 on this motherboard can anyone help?

Accepted Answer

I ran into the same problem. Calls to MSI & AMI didn't solve anything. Finally figured out : I had installed the 4 memory modules incorrectly. You must make sure they are installed exactly as the diagram shown in the manual. Going from DDR3 to DDR4 I noticed they changed the way the modules are oriented ( the ones from the right side of the CPU are oriented upside down v. the left : Because there are 8 slots, if you're using 4 modules like me, you probably have installed 2 of them correctly and the other 2 wrongly. Dumb thing is they don't include a description of the error codes in the manual. Hope this helps you.

Question 10

I just purchased this and realized I don't have a 8 pin power connector on my power supply, just two 4s. In the quick install guide it shows a picture of a 4 pin being plugged into one side of the 8 pin connector (the side the  clip is offset too) but in the photo it doesn't show it next to the other 4 pin. I'm worried it might be a generic example of some sort.

If I just plug my 4's into the 4 pin, and  the half the 8 pin, how is the going to affect performance? Will there be any drawbacks?

Just to clarify I'm talking about the power connectors just above the CPU socket.

Accepted Answer

My power supply didn't have enough connectors either so I have 4 empty pins on the top connector.

It works just fine.

I'm using the 5820K CPU, only 4 of 8 memory slots and a lower power video card so my power draw isn't that high.  If I over-clock or add more memory I may need the extra power.

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