MSI Z87 XPOWER LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Extreme Flagship High Performance Quad CFX/ Triple SLI Intel Motherboard

Aimed at extreme overclocking, the MSI Z87 XPOWER motherboard is a weapon of choice for professionals and enthusiasts that combines professional overclockers' feedback, MSI's leading power efficiency and stability, essential OC tools, and the DNA of MSI's Lightning graphics card. Its industry-leading technology and features not only offer you the capability to push the performance limit, but also guarantee an enjoyable overclocking experience. Add in the flair of Audio Boost for hi-fi class PC audio, a wireless module that enables Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Intel WiDi, and 4-Way SLI / Crossfire capability, you'll see why the MSI Z87 XPOWER is your must-have for an ultimate gaming and overclocking platform.

Features

• Supports 4th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1150 socket
• Supports DDR3-3000 (OC) Memory
• Supports USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gbps
• 32 Phase DigitALL power design
• Four-way Multi-GPU: four-way NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire support
• OC Certified: Military class burn-in test passed
• Military Class 4: Top quality & stability
• OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 second
• Click BIOS 4: Easily fine-tune your system
• PCI Express Gen 3: World's first PCI Express Gen 3 motherboard brand
• Audio Boost: Reward your ears with true quality
• Killer Ethernet: Kill Your lag
• Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3: Amazing headphone surround & gaming sound enhancement
• Lucid Virtu MVP 2.0: Uncompromised game response performance
• Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel wireless display

OC Certified

OC Certified is a military class burn-in test for motherboards. Running Prime95 for over 24 hours with a highly overclocked CPU is already a stressing endeavor, but removing all airflow from the motherboard ensures that only the best motherboards survive. If an XPOWER can survive this, it can survive any overclocking situation. The MSI Z87 XPOWER motherboards are equipped with all the necessary features to make sure you get the most out of your system. From the Enhanced PWM and Thermal Design that give you the best stability to all the easy features that ensure that you don't have to perform a lot of tricks to get great stability in your quest for performance.

Military Class 4 Components

Military Class 4 is the next step in high quality components. The DrMOS 4, Hi-c CAP, Super Ferrite Choke and Dark CAP will make sure that your PC runs more stable under extreme conditions.

DrMOS 4

DrMOS 4 is the next-gen Mosfet which is used to deliver the power for the CPU. MSI DrMOS 4 does not waste much power, stays cool and is more power efficient than other powersaving solutions. Because DrMOS 4 is a 3-in-1 chip, it delivers much more power with less components needed. This solution gives you the power to break world records.

Dark CAP

With their aluminum core design, Dark CAP's have been a staple in high-end motherboard design and provides lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) as well as its over-10-year lifespan.

Hi-c CAP

A Hi-c CAP is a very small, but super-efficient capacitor. Besides ensuring enough spacing around a CPU socket to install large coolers, it also allows for 93% energy efficiency. Thanks to Hi-c CAP`s MSI motherboards are the most energy efficient in the market.

Super Ferrite Choke

Super Ferrite Choke uses a Ferrite core that is Super-Permeable. This allows the Super Ferrite Choke to run at a 35 degree Celsius lower temperature, have a 30% higher current capacity, a 20% improvement in power efficiency and better overclocking power stability.

OC PCB

The OC PCB used for the MSI overclocking motherboards is a completely new design where 50% more layers are used. This allows us to optimize all traces for overclocking. Power and signal traces are isolated, resulting in higher efficiency and performance and more features can be installed relatively close to each other without causing interference. Every MSI overclocking motherboard is tuned for better stability under extreme circumstances:

• Increased number of PCB layers
• Increased humidity resistance
• Tight weave fiberglass PCB
• Increased ESD protection

DigitALL Power PWM

DigitALL Power digitally steers and receives feedback through a DigitALL PWM controller. This allows for pinpoint voltage delivery and lower power consumption. With the switch from analog feedback to digital feedback, you also have the opportunity to implement Load Line Calibration.

Thermal Design

Besides inspiring visual awe the XPOWER Thermal Design was developed to deliver the highest cooling potential in the worst situation. Because it is optimized to work in low-airflow situations, it is the ideal cooling to use with your liquid cooling setup.

• XPOWER thermal design
• SuperPipe
• Low airflow
• Optimized design
• Clear CPU space
• Metal screws

Extreme OC Socket Design

What is more frustrating than not being able to properly fit your cooling solution on your motherboard? Through the use of Military Class 4 components we can ensure that normal coolers can easily be installed and the motherboard can easily be insulated for extreme cooling solutions.

OC Essentials

A small set of tools that are essential to get the best performance out of your motherboard. These features increase stability, assist in trouble shooting, allow you to keep your complete system in check and allow for simple management. This way you can keep your mind on overclocking.

Direct OC

A set of + and – buttons allows you to adjust your Base Clock in real time, even during benchmarking. The DirectOC software allows you to select 1 MHz or 0.1 MHz increments.

Complete Discharge

A true factory reset! Holding this button for two seconds completely wipes your motherboard from all settings. The CLR CMOS button only limits itself to the BIOS/VRAM but this Complete Discharge button even removes information from the Z87 PCH, a much needed button on the Z87 platform.

Optimized for Multiple Graphics Cards

MSI overclocking motherboards feature one or more PCI-Express 3.0 slots, perfectly aligned and with enough space for an optimal airflow when using multiple graphics cards. That way, you will never have to worry about an overheating PC, while you are enjoying the best graphics jumping off from your monitor when running an NVIDIAR SLI or AMD Crossfire gaming setup.

Dedicated PCI-E x16 Slot

The Z87 XPOWER comes with a PLX-chip to enable 4-Way SLI / Crossfire. However in the situations that you only use one VGA card the PLX chip will some latency. This is why thie Z87 XPOWER comes with a dedicated PCI-E x16 slot which is directly connected to the CPU bypassing the PLX chip giving you the best possible performance when using only one VGA card.
*There are four (two front / two back) PCI-E signal switches for each PCI-E x8 lanes from the CPU.

Four-Way SLI / Crossfire

To support 4-Way SLI / Crossifire the Z87 XPOWER is using the PLX8747 gen3 switch chip. This way you have the maximum available bandwidth needed in order to run your benchmarks and game with four VGA cards.

Ceasefire

When you are overclocking with LN2 with four VGA cards, you may want to remove one. However, this can be very difficult. With MSI CeaseFire it's unbelievably easy to disable one of the PCI-E x16 slots using a simple switch.

Supports DDR3-3000 Memory

If you want to achieve overclocking records you also need fast memory. The XPOWER not only supports the new T-Topology architecture, it also works with the latest DDR3-3000 standards. This way you are ensured of the best memory performance.

Audio Boost

Reward your ears with true quality. Get ready for mind-blowing sound, with MSI Audio Boost! With Audio Boost we're delivering the highest audio quality so you can enjoy crystal clear sound and music in games. Because the complete audio circuitry is isolated from other features, you'll enjoy less interference and more stability. The built-in headphone amplifier allows you to use studio-grade headgear and get the most amazing sound quality out of your gaming PC.

• Studio level integrated 600O headphone amplifier
• Golden audio jacks for pure audio signals
• EMI shielded audio codec
• High quality audio capacitors
• Illuminated audio PCB separation

INTEL Wi-Fi. Bluetooth. Intel WiDi.

Overclocking motherboards come with an easily unpluggable Intel Wi-Fi / Bluetooth module which also supports Intel WiDi. This way you can easy connect to other wireless devices in your home. The support of 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 ensures that you have the fastest available transfer speed. With Intel WiDi (stands for Wireless Display) and a WiDi receiver (not included) you can watch movies on your TV without the need for any cables.