Bricked bios mpower max solved!

Thanks to xmad.
 fpt did the job  J've tried all other solution no one work.
I've downloaded the the latest bios and fpt from here -https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=169794.0-   With Rufus I made a bootable usb key
After the system reboot from the usb key i switched to the bricked bios   
fpt -f xxxxx.xxx -savemac
The bios work again       thanks a lot

  It's good to have a dual Bios Motherboard 

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  • MSI MPOWER MAX Z87 - RAID failure after BIOS update (settings reset)

    I use the integrated intel RAID controller to create a 2 disk RAID-0 6TB (2x3TB), but everytime I update the BIOS, there is a RAID failure.
    It does not matter if I use Live Update or the Update BIOS+ME option of the BIOS menu. All settings are lost, and after the boot the RAID controller is deactivated due to that. I go to BIOS right after the auto-reboot and re-enter my settings (RAID instead of AHCI), but the intel controller only sees 1 disk as a RAID member. Recovery option is not active when I enter the controller options (control+I). I always need to delete and recreate the RAID, which of course loses all data.
    Very frustrating!
    Am I doing the update wrong? I know I did it once and settings were not reset, my RAID was kept intact, but I believe it was only 1 time of 4 or 5 updates I did to my MPOWER MAX.

    Hi, thanks for trying to help!
    - I use Windows 8.1.
    - My vga does not support UEFI so I use... legacy mode? (I'm not that familiar with BIOS->UEFI yet, sorry.)
    - According to Intel RST, the RAID HDDs are on ports 2 and 3.
    - This time the update was from 1.80 to 1.90.
    1.70 to 1.80 also resulted in the same problem, but I used LiveUpdate.
    For previous updates, I don't remember but I sometimes I used LiveUpdate, sometimes the BIOS feature.
    I'm pretty sure that only once the RAID was kept intact, and I don't remember the versions or method I used, but I believe I used the BIOS method (don't know if needed BIOS+ME or not), not LiveUpdate.

  • Z87 MPower max ac Bios version

    So I bought a Z87 Mpower max ac back around christmas time, I've been slowly buying parts for it, now with just the cpu to get, so I can't boot it up to check the bios version. I was wondering whether it's possible that my board has the 1.7 update to support haswell refresh (I plan on getting the 4790k) considering the manufacture date for the board was march 2014 and the bios update to support H-R came out late february 2014. I know it's unlikely, but it would make life a lot easier not having to buy a cheap celeron just to update the bios.

    Quote from: Nichrome on 07-June-15, 18:34:56
    S/N can roughly tell BIOS version your board would have. But still you will need older Haswell chip to flash to latest BIOS. You could ask IT services in your area to flash it for you or send it to MSI for flashing. Lastly, you can borrow a CPU from friend.
    >>How to contact MSI.<< if required
    Okay, so I'll still likely need a cheap celeron to flash a new bios. Besides the month and year, I assume the S/N can't help much more with what version it has?

  • Z97 Mpower Max Ac bios recover problem

    Hi Everyone.
    Firstly I am soory my bad english.2 months ago I try update my bios but I made mistake.Because ı update with external disk so my bios is crash.After I look manual and I switch other bios channel.I used one time only bios.Meanwhile I update working bios B And B now working with last vers. 1.8 .I searched the forum and I try recover Bios A but I can't.Please I need help.
    I trying This methot:
    A.) Download >>this<< bios archive and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
    B.) Download and install the >>MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< .
    C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
    D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
    E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
    F.) Boot to the USB from working bios B.
    G.) Once it booted successfully switch to bios A without powering down or rebooting
    H.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash bios A with desired version
    But each time gives different error.(error:romid,mac,gbe binaryswitch etc.) 
    I applied all the methods in the Forum but I can't.Please I need help.Note:my buzzer is not working since I received.
    Thank you .

    Quote from: Svet on 26-February-15, 17:03:54
    if the bios is corrupted, standard flash/recovery will not works because it cannot save the MAC from Gbe region,
    and will refuse to flash it.
    therefor you have to do a full reflash with "-savemac" option removed.
    use this one archive and follow the same flash steps:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/6iliezfcff39h24/E7888IMS.180_No_MAC.rar?dl=0
    once flashing is done and bios works fine, use this guide:
    http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/support/TechFAQdetail.aspx?formid=2993
    to restore MAC address
    and this utility: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mrxtkw1bdpudh50/Eeupdate.rar?dl=0
    sounds like that you may also tried to flash the wrong bios
    Z97 Mpower            ==> E7915IMS.1xx
    Z97 Mpower Max Ac ==> E7888IMS.1xx
    Thanks my friend I have two working bios of you.

  • [SOLVED] Configuring SPDIF for MSI Mpower MAX

    Hi people of the Arch,
    I would like to play music over SPDIF, while I get no errors, I also get no sound.
    I have read the Wiki here Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
    Also, I've been Googling and searching here on the forum, I've followed some steps but none seem to 'sound' right.
    What I have not done is creating an asoundrc file with my setup, I believe that I can test if it works first, before I create such a file. Like to hear if this is right.
    And I should note that I also use regular stereo out and USB headphones.
    Attempt to play wav
    @ThijsPC .:19:23:. {thijs}>aplay -D iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 booze.wav
    Playing WAVE 'booze.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo
    aplay: set_params:1233: Sample format non available
    Available formats:
    - S16_LE
    - S32_LE
    Second attempt with bit-rate and new file
    @ThijsPC .:19:35:. {thijs}>aplay -D iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 Yamaha-SY-35-Clarinet-C5.wav -f S16_LE
    Playing WAVE 'Yamaha-SY-35-Clarinet-C5.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
    No error and no sound..
    Third attempt with addressing using hw:0,1 and not the alias
    @ThijsPC .:19:41:. {thijs}>aplay -D hw:0,1 Yamaha-SY-35-Clarinet-C5.wav -f S16_LE
    Playing WAVE 'Yamaha-SY-35-Clarinet-C5.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
    No error and no sound..
    My motherboard:
    MSI MPower Max
    Receiving device:
    Marantz NR1403
    aplay -L
    null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
    pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
    default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
    sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    Front speakers
    surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
    surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
    surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
    surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
    iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC1150 Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=1
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=2
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=4
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 4
    HDMI Audio Output
    hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=5
    HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 5
    HDMI Audio Output
    sysdefault:CARD=P780
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    Default Audio Device
    front:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    Front speakers
    surround21:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
    surround40:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
    surround41:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround50:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
    surround51:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
    surround71:CARD=P780,DEV=0
    Plantronics GameCom 780, USB Audio
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
    aplay -l
    **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
    card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1150 Analog [ALC1150 Analog]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1150 Digital [ALC1150 Digital]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 2: P780 [Plantronics GameCom 780], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    [edit]
    Receiver was broken, replaced, config above is good.
    Last edited by Thijxx (2014-11-17 07:55:21)

    Try this one, v1.2B8;
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=169759.msg1240621#msg1240621
    Mine originally came with v1.1 and had no problem booting or restarting problem of holding settings above stock/auto/default. 
    Quote
    What happens is that it will make it past the start orbs and I see the mouse with a black background and then it BSODs. The computer restarts again and then boots properly.
    Usually an indicator a voltage isn't high enough. OC settings don't sound stable. Might open a thread in the OC and Undervolt forum section for help with that. I've stayed away from the DRAM Training (left it as is) and reached 2800 without any trouble. Not all IMC's are going to handle that speed though from what I've been reading. All my benchmarks so far are showing RAM speed above 1600 adds little performance value.

  • MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC, getting Random Bsod

    I installed my new msi z97 mpower and i7 4790k and iv gotten random bsod, mostly when running youtube videos in fullscreen 1080p and when i tried to defrag my hdd i always got bsod. I formated everything and only installed the LAN driver from my dvd so i could get internet going and then i updated all up to windows 8.1, wich i then proceded to download the drivers from MSI Updater Live.
    Main Board: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC
    Bios Version: 1.60
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB G1 Gaming
    PSU:   Corsair AX 850W 80+ Gold
    12v rail Rating of listed PSU:
    CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K 4GHz, 8MB
    Memory:Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE Quad Channel
    SSD/ HDD: Corsair SSD Force 3 Series 180GB + 2TB WD Black 7200rpm 64MB
    CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro H100
    Raid Card: None
    Sound Card: None
    Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: Gigabyte GTX 980
    OC: No
    Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
    Drivers i have installed:
    The bsod I'v gotten since i formated my harddrives, using WhoCrashed:
    (This happen when i was typing this thread and it also knocked my mouse and keyboard out so i had to change their usb slots to make them work again)
    I'v watched some other threads who had similar problems but i couldnt come to a conculsion on what problem i had, so any help would be very appriecated.

    I have not tried the clear cmos guide and I will try it.
    I have tried memtest, and passed. But iv only let it pass once after closing it because I didnt know how it worked.
    Its 4x4gb singlekit. I will try the 'Exclude method' next
    Here is the messages i got after clearing cmos
    Edit: Clearing CMOS did not solve my problem.

  • Z87 MPower Max only 2 channel from S/PDIF

    Any one have ideas? Cable is good on my other 5.1 system using Sound Blaster card. On this system I have no options in hardware/sound to change the settings to anything other than 2 channel. Bios 1.1. Driver 6.0.1.6873 ALC1150 realtek. I do get sound to my receiver and I get sound at all speakers in the 5.1 setup when listening to 5.1 sound checker on youtube But rear speakers play at the same time as fronts. Its not right. I can not test the speakers from windows besides the front left/right.
    From the MSI Realtek HD Audio Manager when I right click the spdif picture there is an option to go to audio device settings which does nothing when it is clicked. There is 3 red cables with an arrow over the middle one pointing up in the top left corner of this window.
    In the Sound Blaster Cinema, there are no options in the "select your speaker setup" window. Not even 2 channel options.
    Win 8 Pro 64
    z87 MPower Max
    corsair ax120
    gskill 32 gb ripjaws
    4770k
    2x gtx lightning 770
    2x 250gb Samsung 840 ssd raid 0
    stock 3.5 clock ram slowed to 1333
    Id hate to buy a new sound card and stick it in this thing. Picked this board because of the awesome sound capabilities advertised.

    **SOLVED**
    MSI tech support:
     the built-in digital output will only perform stereo output, and 5.1/7.1 support is only supplied through analog outputs. If you want to output digitally through the SPDIF then you must purchase software solutions. All digital outputs have been like this for years from Realtek/Intel/AMD/others. You can research further on this topic as well.  if you wish to do 5.1 then you have to use a software such as Cyberlink PowerDVD or Corel WinDVD to output as 5.1 sound then your receiver will recognize such signal.
    Whats the point of having the optical output if you need to buy $100 of third party software to use it.
    Solution: Buy a $100 sound card from newegg and don't waste your time with the crappy on board audio solution.
    Was really thinking that onboard audio had made some advancements lately.....Stupid

  • Z87 mpower max getting AE code

    Hello, after getting my bricked bios back yesterday i changed the TIM on my cpu and plug the hdmi cable to the back of the mainboard when i press power i get a screen but forgot to plug the sata power cable the pc opened and i restart it after i couldnt get any signal,i checked the debug led code it said AE code and changed to A0 after some time.I try to clr cmos but there is no signal after i plug my gtx 680 everything worked but when i plug the hdmi cable to the back of the mobo still getting AE code.You think something happened to my integrated gpu ?If yes how i can know ?

    Quote from: Naresh Kumar on 17-September-13, 17:03:38
    Hi,
         Am also facing same issue, my monitor has only VGA port and mpower max mobo has only HDMI (o/p port)so bought one VGA to HDMI converter cable(supports 1080pi). When i connected it to the motherboard HDMI port it didn't display anything on monitor , but when i connect my old nvidia dedicated GPU(nvidia geforce 7200 gs ) the monitor is working fine. I noticed same thing as ozzy, the LED debug light shows AE for few seconds and then turns to AO and system remains running but no signal on monitor. 
    I also enabled iGPU in BIOS and changed cable to mobo from dedicated GPU(tried even after removing dedicated GPU), then too ist not working. Am i missing anything here ?? Please help.
    System Specification.
    Intel 3.5 GHz LGA1150 4770K i7 4th Generation Processor
    MSI Z87 MPower Max Motherboard (with iGPU)
    Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) PC RAM
    SATA HDD 250 GB
    Thanks,
    Naresh
    where did you enabled igpu in bios?
     btw i can hear windows opening sound but  no screen

  • MPower MAX cant detect GPU on 2nd slot.

    as the tittle says.
    i just recently bought another 780 lightning and wanted to sli the gpu. turns out when i inserted the gpu on the pciex8 slot, the card cant be detected.
    tried to put the new card in pcix4. it is detected.
    i tried another card on the pciex8 slot. the result are:
    gt 220 =detected
    gtx460se =can't detect.
    i try the card on 4x slot. it works nicely. so this means the card is okay.
    so to conclude.
    the pci-e 8x only work on nvidia gt220. but when i put 780 or 460, its not working.
    i suspected there's a problem with the pcix8 slot. this does means that i can't sli the cards.
    i already tried the usual stuff (drivers, bios, etc). and none of them is solve it.
    i need help.

    Quote from: Svet on 12-March-14, 03:32:20
    list full system specifications,  see >>Posting Guide<<
    if you reverse them, then the other card is not detected or?
    thanks bro for the fast reply.
    here are my full system spec:
    Board: MSI Mpower MAX z87.
    Bios: 1.60
    VGA:   GTX 780 lightning
    PSU:   seasonic platinum 1000w
    Intel Core i7 4770k
    MEM: Corsair 1866mhz 32GB (8x8GB)
    HDD: Plextor M5 256gb SSD (OS), Kingston SSD 120gb, 1TB WD black.
    COOLER: Corsair H110 water cooler
    OC: i just use standar oc genie.
    is that enough? >.<
    the pci 8x only can detect gt220. i updated the original post with pics now.

  • Z87 Mpower Max, a few issues needing assistance with

    First issue: Is the driver support crap? Im having random issues with certain drivers not working or crashing on boot. IE: Killer Network driver crashes as soon as windows boots. Also Ive noticed LiveUpdate not working properly.
    Second issue: I have a samsung 840 pro ssd and when I turn on windows 8 boot settings in the bios, specifically the msi fast boot and windows fast boot, I have errors with windows update failing.
    System Specs.
    Mpower Max
    16GB Corsair XM3
    i7 4770k
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
    2 X 660ti
    2 X WD Black 1 TB in Raid 0
    Windows 8 (fresh install - nothing installed at all)

    I have a similar build with similar problems, all solved by going back to Win7

  • PCI-e wireless card causes lock ups Z87 MPower MAX

    I've already asked this question once, but was part of an epic essay that I've decided to break down into smaller more manageable chunks (as unsurprisingly that one got no replies).
    I've got an ASUS PCE-A66 wireless ac pci-e card. Had absolutely no issues with it in my old Z77 board, but I seem to be having a lot of issues with it in my new Z87 MPower MAX. System was locking up like mad when I was trying to install the drivers at first. Had to rip out the WiFi/Bluetooth/WiDi module to get the drivers installed but the system randomly hangs on boot up? Don't get the issues with the card unplugged and don't always get it with it plugged in, but there seems to be some form of conflict with it that I can't resolve. Has anyone else had any such issues with any PCI-e add in cards on this motherboard?
    Specs are:
    i7 4770k
    MSI MPower MAX using .128 bios (will try the .131 later)
    2x4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400
    Coolermaster Silent Pro Hybrid 1050w
    EVGA NVidia GTX 780 SC ACX
    Windows 8 Pro 64bit

    Yes, old system was Win8 Pro 64 bit too and the drivers are Windows 8 certified. As I say though, I had no issues with it on the old build? Even got a replacement sent out by Amazon in case the card itself was damaged  Did initially try to do a warm update of the hardware into the same OS installation but didn't play well so did a full re-install in the end. Tried standard and UEFI installs (just in case) and after a problem with my OCZ Vector 2 not being recognised I bought a new Samsung 840 Pro so was a virgin SSD installed on to as well.
    I'll raise it directly with MSI but just wanted to know if anyone else had experienced anything similar with any wireless cards in this mobo.
    Cheers for the reply though 

  • Unboxing MSI Z97 Mpower Max AC Overclocking Motherboard

    Intel Z97 chipset based motherboards is already out and I’m glad that Intel decided it to make the CPU socket the same LGA 1150 as before. Backward compatibility for the current CPUs and at the same time will have support for the upcoming Haswell Refresh and Broadwell (14nm) processors. More importantly, the chipset has three new features and these are:
    •SATA Express – PCIe M.2 support. Can deliver data speeds up to 10Gb/s
    •Boot Guard – serves as a shield against low-level malware attacks using Intel device protection system
    •Upgraded Intel Smart Response and Raid start technologies. Now with Dynamic Cache Sharing
    Few? yes, but don’t get disappointed about it yet, as I heard that the Z97 will be good at high memory frequencies and has better CPU overclocking.
    That’s it for the review and thank you … just kidding hehehe. The main gist of this short review is on MSI’s Z97 MPower Max AC and it’s such a good looking motherboard. It has new features, heat sink design and OC essential tools which will be further discussed later on. Before that, let us take a look at the packaging first.
    Black and Yellow ~~black and yellow…box is same as the Z87 Mpower Max before except for the OC Series logo design.
    Flipping the front cover will give you some short info on Military Class 4 components (Hi-c Cap, Dark Cap, SFC, OC PCB), Guard-Pro (Circuit Protection, Humidity Protection, High Temperature Protection, ESD Protection, EMI Protection & Eco Power), OC Essentials (tools for overclocking), Enhanced Thermal Solution, Enhanced Power and Enhanced BIOS. Then to your right is a clear plastic window which will give you a sneak peek on the actual unit. Drools…
    The Z97 Mpower Max AC is OC certified as it passed the Prime95 24-hour burn-in stress test with a liquid-cooled overclocked CPU.  This is to ensure the board’s overclocking stability.
    I/O overview is also shown here and Intel’s Wi-Fi AC module.
    Specifications:
    •CPU
    Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150
    •Chipset
    Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
    •Memory
    4x DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(OC) DRAM, 32GB Max
    •LAN
    Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN controller
    •Audio
    Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
    •Video
    3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
    •Peripheral Interfaces
    6x SATA 6Gb/s ports from Z97 with RAID Support
    2x SATA 6Gb/s ports from ASMedia ASM1061
    6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Rear / 4 Front)
    12x USB 3.0 ports (8 Rear / 4 Front)
    The package is full of bundles and some new stuff included
    •Z97 Mpower Max AC Overview Map
    •Z97 MPower Max User Guide
    •Software & Application User Guide
    •Overclocking Guide
    •Quick Installation Guide
    •OC Door Message Hanger
    •SATA Cable Label Stickers
    •MSI OC Badge
    Closer look on MSI’s new OC case badge
    •WiFi and Bluetooth Antenna
    •Intel Wifi/Bluetooth Module
    •MSI SLI Bridge
    •IO Backplate
    •M-Connector for Easy Header Installation
    •V-Check Points Cable
    MSI so extravagant with the bundles!!! Keep ‘em coming
    •6x SATA 6GB/s Data Cables
    •E-SATA PCI Expansion Bracket
    What you will notice right away is the new water cooling heat sink for the VRM area. Enthusiasts will like this very much as they don’t have to worry on buying water blocks for this section. But even on stock, the heat sink is efficient to cool down the VRM chips. It is composed of heat pipe and ceramic materials.
    PCB is matte black and is using dark solid capacitors. Layout is clean and organized especially on the area of the multi graphics card slots. OC button tools are placed on the upper right area of the board for easy access. The 8pin and 4pin power connectors on the upper left area are used to supply power to the CPU and it also helps achieve higher overclock potential and stability to the processor.
    MSI also included an integrated Clock Generator chip called OC Engine (located below the CPU socket). Having this will support more BCLK adjustments from 100 / 125 / 167 MHz straps. The more flexible the strap is, the more doors for maximum OC potential.
    12Phase DigitAll power design. Powerful enough to break OC world records and dominate benchmarks.
    You also have the Military Class 4 components SFC chokes and Hi-c caps surrounding the CPU socket.
    On the area in between the two heat sinks connected by a heat pipe is an additional 6pin power. It provides more juice and stability in multi-graphics card configuration.
    The first two buttons on the left are the Base Clock Control Buttons. These buttons are used to increase or decrease the base clock frequency in real-time. At the bottom, you have the Discharge button and it allows you to fully discharge the motherboard and even removes information from the Z97 PCH. Next you have the Reset and Power buttons and lastly the most valuable button of them all – OC Genie for auto overclock.
    To the farthest right is a switch. This is the OC Genie Mode switch which provides two overclocking modes. First mode is the Gear 1, the default automatic overclocking setting while Gear 2 is a higher auto overclock tweak than Gear 1. This goes hand in hand with the OC Genie Button.
    V-Check Points is now version 2 with 2 extra ground connectors, allowing overclockers to use 3 multi-meters at the same time. You can check the VCCIN, DDR, Core,IGP, Ring Bus and System Agent voltage on the fly.
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