Unobxing MSI's Z87M Gaming MATX Motherboard

Another inclusion in MSI Gaming Segment is this Micro-ATX Z87M Gaming motherboard .This is the first gaming MATX from MSI and is packed with great features with affordable price. 
Starting with the packaging, you have the Black and Red color theme with the Dragoon Army Emblem. You can also see on the upper right portion of the box is the recommendation from the popular professional gaming team Fnatic. MSI collaborated with them to fine tune their motherboards for the Gamer’s needs.
At the other side of the box, main features of the board are breakdown and briefly explained. Basic specifications are also stated
•CPU Support: 4th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors
•CPU Socket: LGA 1150
•Chipset: Intel Z87 Express Chipset
•Graphics Interface: 2x PCIE 3.0x16 Slots with 4th Gen Intel Core Processors
•Display Interface: DisplayPort, 2x HMI
•Memory Support: 4 DIMMS, Dual Channel (DDR3-3000 (OC)
•Expansion Slots: 2x PCIE Slots
•SATA/eSATA: 6x SATA 6Gb/s + 2x eSATA 6Gb/s
•SATA RAID: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
•USB Ports: 8x USB 3.0 + 6x USB 2.0
•LAN: Killer E2205 Gigabit Ethernet
•Audio:8-channel (7.1)HD Audio
Here we have the bundled accessories of the package.
•User Manuals and Quick Guide
•Utility and Driver Disc
•SATA Cables
•IO Back Plate
•Quick Connect Front Panel Connectors
•MSI Gaming Door Hanger
•MSI Gaming Dragon Case Badge
The board’s layout is clean and thoroughly planned. Military Class 4 Components are all over the place making the board efficient, stable and sturdy. The heatsinks on top is a combination of ceramic, flat heatpipe and aluminum while the bottom heatsink is made up of aluminum and a MSI label with white LED. There is also no mSATA port for this model as it is limited in space.
On the upper right corner of the board are the OC Genie (Automatic Overclock) Button, Power and Reset Buttons and debug/temperature LED indicator. 
As you can see the Z87M Gaming is capable of doing Multi-Graphic Card configurations, either be it SLI or AMD Crossfire.
Next we move on with the Audio boost technology of the board. It utilizes the Realtek ALC1150 audio chip, 0PA1652 amplifier and Audio capacitors to give the user the best audio experience. The Audio Boost label you see there actually lits up and serves an EMI shield for the ALC1150. MSI also isolated this part of the PCB from the rest to have the cleanest signal and crystal clear audio output to the Gold Plated Audio ports.
See the transparent lining trace on the PCB? Underneath them are white LED lights which emit a glow effect when the board is up and running.
SATA ports are bended for better cable management and you don’t have to worry of long video cards that might hit the SATA cables.
Handful of connectivity options you have here for the Z87M Gaming
• PS2 Combo port which automatically detects if a mice or keyboard is connected
• 2x USB 2.0 Ports and 6x USB 3.0 Ports
• Clear CMOS Button
•Optical SPDIF Audio Port
• Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN Port
• 2x Red eSATA Ports
• Display Port and 2x HDMI Ports
• 8 Channel HD Audio Ports
That’s it for the unboxing and let the Games Begin!!!

Quote from: Speancer on 05-July-14, 03:16:00
Yeah, but what I ment was:
Quote from: asphyxia
mine is 40-41c, something is wrong and i got same motherboard
In fact he is another overclocker with unstable system and high TMPIN3/PECI temps:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=181499.0
"btw whats the safe temp for TMPIN3? under load it goes 76c"
Quote from: Speancer
And then you said that sensor is close to CPU so temps will be simillar to core/package temperatures. Well, if it is I guess it's normal. Hard to keep that CPU running under 70 degrees though. Under normal use like games or archivization in WinRAR temps never go so high, only in torture test.
Is that dangerous for the motherboard if temperatures are too high? Could it get damaged? I mean temperatures like 80+ degrees.
What's your Core / TMPIN3 / PECI temps with the CPU running at stock settings (4 GHz)?
What's your Core / TMPIN3 / PECI temps with the CPU running in Turbo mode (4.4 GHz)?
If they are OK, you don't have any issue.
If you want to overclock, please use the proper forum section: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?board=27.0
I don't offer support for this kind of activities.

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