MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Review
Published by Marc Büchel on 04.02.16Page:
Connectors and I/O
MSI equipped the X99A Godlike Gaming with ten angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and they've been wired directly to the X99 PCH. Two SATA ports can also be combined to a SATA Express port. There is also an M.2 x4 Gen3 slot offering up to 32 Gbps bandwidth. Overall there is good storage flexibility with this motherboard and gaming systems, workstations as well as enthusiasts rigs can be equipped with plenty of drives. As you might expect it from a flagship overclocking motherboard, there is a debug LED and you'll also find onboard power and reset buttons. Furthermore MSI also equips the X99A Godlike Gaming with the OC Genie button, which enables automated overclocking.
In total there are five fan headers on the MSI X99A Godlike Gaming. This basically enough for to provide a high-end system with fresh air, although it would have been nice to find a few more for additional flexibility when building rigs. All headers offer 4 Pins, which means fan speeds can be regulated from within Windows, via MSIs Software.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel MSI equipped the X99A Godlike Gaming with two USB 2.0 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 3.1 ports (1 x Type-A, 1 x Type-C), two Gigabit ethernet ports as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Practical: the BIOS reset button. Apart from that it's rather unusual to find a 6.3 millimeter audio jack for high-end headphones.
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