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November 2013
(89%)
56 Reviews
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Published: 2013-08-12, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
The motherboard industry is cruel. Manufacturers will judge the success of a product based on sales regardless of the purpose, and as such having a pure OC-oriented board is a big no-no. If you have to have a motherboard based on overclocking, it must a...
Overall the board is quite a looker with its black and yellow theme. It is also quite a large board at XL-ATX dimensions, so make sure you have the room in your case/benching station to support its size. The board supports up to quad SLI and CFx, and ha...
Abstract: ASRock Z87 OC Formula The Z87-OC Formula is ASRock's high end EATX format offering for the overclocking enthusiast. There's also a mATX model called the Z87M OC Formula. What makes this board so interesting for the community? One reason to purchas...
With this board, MSI intended to put out a board which could compete with the top dogs on the market, and the performance more than bears this out. The ability to run 4 way is very good and needed on such a board to ensure it can compete on benchmarking f...
Combine the sheer looks, the ten SATA 6 Gbps ports, the KillerNIC Ethernet interface and the 7.1 channel HD audio as delivered by the high-end Realtek ALC1150 codec and we already get a smile on our face. But really, it just starts there though. In conju...
Up to QuadSLI/CFX in 8x/8x/8x/8x support and MSI CeaseFire toggle, High quality audio with ALC1150, and TI OPA1652 Amplifier, Click BIOS IV, 12 USB 3.0 ports, OC Genie IV, Dual BIOS switch, Military Class IV Components with 32phase DigitALL Power Design,
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Despite being primarily an overclocking motherboard, MSI did not shy away from providing the Z87 XPOWER with plenty of high-end features that are not strictly for performance tuning. The result is a balanced set of features that are excellent performers...
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Published: 2013-05-22, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: With time quickly approaching the launch of Haswell, leaks on both motherboards and CPU performance are coming out of the woodworks. Similar to our advance Ivy Bridge coverage, here is a current roundup of everything we were allowed to show or is currentl...
Very pricey, Most people do not need half the features offered
The MSI Z87 is not a budget option, but if it's within your budget and you want all the options it offers, you're unlikely to experience buyer's remorse. That said, its out-of-the-box settings don't make for a huge advantage over cheaper rivals: this is ...
No doubt that the MSI Z87 XPower is quite likely the company's most feature-packed motherboard yet. Regardless if you're a newbie, hardcore overclocker, extreme gamer or a data hoarder, this motherboard will undoubtedly provide you with the best desktop ...
Excellent performance, Unique yellow and black colour scheme, 4-way SLI/ CrossFire support, High quality premium components, Included bunch of accessories, Great software package including LucidLogix Virtu MVP software, Intelligent UEFI BIOS, Informative
The UEFI BIOS could be improved to be more user friendly, Need more memory profile presets, Slow Command Center, Command Center Lite is not included as per advertised, Memory overclocking is slightly below other brands' flagship boards, The colour scheme
The MSI Z87 XPower is seriously an excellent board in terms of performance. This board is equipped with 32 phase power design which shows that it is designed to break overclocking world records. Other than that, the so-called military class caps and choke...
