MSI X99S MPower Review
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 15.10.14Page:
Layout
The MSI X99S MPower features an EATX form factor, which means you'll have to make sure, the board fits in your case. Having a look at the design reveals, there is a black matte PCB. Apart from that there are eight black DIMM slots as well as four black PCI Express x16 expansion slots. Last but not least there are some more yellow lines in the PCH and VRM heatsinks. Thanks to the EATX formfactor the layout is not overcrowded and the OC buttons in the top right corner as well as the audio solution in the bottom left corner fit nicely.
MSI equipped the X99S MPower with a digital 12+4 phase power design. There is a total of twelve phases to stably supply the CPU with power and there is an ISL6388 controller in charge of all these phases. In the case of the DIMM slots there are four R22 phases which are controlled by a PV3203 chip.
Totally you'll find eight DIMM-slots on the MSI X99S MPower. Officially supported are memory clock speeds of up to DDR4-3333MHz. Should you choose to equip all slots with 8 GB modules, you can have a maximum of 64 GB memory on this motherboard. There is also enough space around the CPU socket, to install large CPU coolers.
Southbridge as well as current converters are being held at adequate temperatures via two passive cooling blocks. Compared to many other X99 motherboards there is not heatpipe connecting the two blocks with eachother. Apart from that the cooling blocks have been very well manufactured and also the design looks just great.
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