Reviewers Liked
- Military Class 4 components
- Sleek design
- Useful software suite
- Easy overclocking
- Dual Card SLI Support, Killer Nic e2200, Sound Blaster Cinema, Onboard Video
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No SATA Express
- BCLK adjustments are sketchy
MSI Z97 MPower
91
7.4
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Expert reviews and ratings
By ThinkComputers
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This is the first of MSI's overclocking motherboards that I have taken a look at and I have to say I am very impressed. Starting out with looks this has to be one of the best looking motherboards I have ever seen. The black and yellow design is awesome...
By Bit-tech.net
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The question with the Z97 MPower is a similar one to the issues we had between the Maximus VII Ranger and Hero. The Hero was more expensive but did offer an illuminated chipset and audio section and some uprated components. However, the latter...
By vortez.net
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Having already reviewed MSI's flagship overclocking motherboard – XPOWER AC, we can certainly see an almost identical visual appearance and feature-set between the two offerings. In the MPOWER, MSI has trimmed down XPOWER with only a few features omitted...
By Tom's Hardware
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Intel's “mainstream” socket continues to spawn enthusiast parts with the company's fastest-ever gaming-oriented CPU. You'll probably want a feature-packed motherboard for that, and five companies stepped up to show off the best of the sub-$220 segment. ...
By X-bit Labs
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It was during the transition from the LGA1155 to the LGA1150 platform that MSI mainboards changed the most. They got rid of their inability to be overclocked in the energy-efficient way (by increasing voltage in the offset mode). They also got less...
By hardwareasylum.com
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As overclockers we often demand more from our hardware and want something that is specially built to help us reach insane levels regardless of what hardware we are planning to run. Causal overclockers and hardware enthusiasts will often look to the...
By The Tech Report
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Our first attempt at overclocking one of Intel's new "Devil's Canyon" processors was, frankly, a little bit underwhelming. Intel had pitched these new processors as especially good for high clock speeds, thanks to some changes to the heat-transfer and...
By overclockingmadeinfrance.com
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Quelle conclusion pour le test de cette MSI Z97 MPower ?D'entrée de jeu, cette MPower nous donne envie de l'acquérir, tout du moins si l'on aime les contrastes. MSI a su jouer avec les états de surface, comme le montre les radiateurs. C'est aussi ce qui...
By hartware.de
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Zu Beginn dieses Tests waren wir gespannt, ob das insbesondere auf Übertakter ausgerichtete MSI Z97 MPower bessere Ergebnisse einfahren kann als die bisher getesteten und teureren Mainboards mit Intel Z97 Chipsatz. Überraschender Weise kann sich das...
By insidehardware.it
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Con questa nuova Z97 MPOWER MSI si conferma come una delle aziende alla continua ricerca della massima soddisfazione del cliente. Proprio come era lecito aspettarsi da un prodotto di questa categoria, l'azienda è riuscita a coniugare perfettamente un...
By HardwareMX
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La MSI Z97 Mpower dispone actualmente de un precio que consideramos bastante accesible sobre todo por la larga lista de beneficios, ubicándose justamente sobre los 170 dólares, lo que la hace una de las opciones Z97 mas económicas de la línea OC Series...
By PCBrain
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La Msi Z97 Mpower si è rilevata durante tutta la nostra suite di test una scheda davvera rocciosa, mai un cedimento o un imputamento sia a default che nelle delicate fasi dell' overclock. Proprio questa pratica risulta l' habitat ideale di questa...
By Syndrome-oc
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Après avoir été agréablement surpris par la Z97X-UD5H de Gigabyte , voici que MSI nous fait l'honneur de nous faire parvenir une Z97 Mpower après avoir passé sous froid la même référence mais en Z87 lors de la fête de la science 2013. Nous voici donc...
By CowcotLand
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La carte »Cartes mères : les derniers articlesWizerty OC : carte mère Gigabyte Z97X-SOCMSI MPOWER MAX : Un test de l'ExtrêmeIntel DH61AG, le Thin ITX en actionTest carte mère Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4Les nouveautésMSI B85M GAMINGPrix mini : 81,77 €dispo. dans 3...
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