MSI Computer MSI Computer CORE I7 965EE,1366 SOCKET,INTEL X58,6XDDR3 24GB MAX,ATX,SUPPORTS EXTREME 4... (7522-020) Motherboard Reviews

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I bought this a couple weeks ago, and after I plugged everything in, I turned on the computer and started installing windows, I left to go to Subway and came back to the computer off. I was puzzled and when I turned it on again it started pillowing smoke out of the case... from Amazon.com Maybe some thermal gunk had to bed in? I put a quiet fan in there facing the copper heatsink in the middle of the board, and the IOH temp dropped to the 50's. 2) I also had a problem where Vista64 only saw 4G of the 6G memory installed, though the bios reported it there. I reseated the memory and it showed 6G everywhere. from Newegg.com Pros: Its a solid board and with a BIOS flash the Platinum (not Platinum SLI) I have supports SLI anyways. All X58 reverts to 1066 per the SPD but the RAM I purchased was rated 1333 which was an easy ratio setting to 5 change in the Cell menu of the BIOS. I have had no problems with this board at all. from Newegg.com Pros: If you need to get an x58 motherboard but don't want to spend a lot of money, this is the one to get. When running at standard settings without any bios changes, it seems to work just fine. from Newegg.com It could not hold its memory even after a battery change. Also if you allowed the bios to boot on default the onboard sound card that worked and was found during upload of the OS vanished and I dont mean the card show driver problems I mean the sound card was not their. After we took apart the computer, to check for installation errors on the memory (which there were none) we flashed the bios with the new version. This work for all of 2 restarts then the amnesia and sound card problem came back. from Newegg.com Pros: OK board, but that's all. Ordered and ASUS P6T to replace. I expected much more from MSI. Cons: Chipset Cooling is horrible. from Newegg.com Pros: the pci layout works for me perfectly when i go sli due to my x-fi titanium pcix 1 card all other mobo's except for the gigabyte do not accomodate for the pci express users that want to run sli. Cons: very unstable with over clocking and chipset gets extremely hot. from Newegg.com I guess I purchased this mobo from Amazon about 2 months ago, and decided to write this review only now. Reviews are important to me, since they help decide whether to buy or not, besides having some nice hints eventually. Well, I do not actually remember how much I paid for it, but it was a great deal at the time, as it was one of the cheapest X58 mobos advertised here at Amazon. For those of you expecting to buy this same product, please bear in mind that it might have some overheating issues at the northbridge. from Amazon.com Pros: -X58 SLi Board-7.1 Stereo-PLENTY of USB Ports-All the bells and whistles Cons: Nothing of note Other Thoughts: My only real fear when getting a motherboard is making sure there is enough room for SLi cards. Before I went with a pair of GTX cards, I didn't have to worry too much. from Newegg.com The onboard audio sounds very good too. 2 lan ports & lots of usb ports Cons: feels a little flimsy but works perfectly. Other Thoughts: i7 950 @ almost 4GHz, Corsair 12GB @ 1333MHz, RAID 5 1.4TB, Quad SLI GTX 295, 5.1 onboard audio, Corsair HX1000, Windows 7 64 bit from Newegg.com

Released	10 months ago
Socket Type	Socket LGA775
Compatible Processors	Intel Core i7
Memory Type	DDR3 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	6 x DIMMs
Chassis Type	Desktop
Chipset	Intel X58
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 2 PCI x 2 PCI Express x1 x 3
Form Factor	ATX
MPN	7522-020
RAID Support	SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1 SATA RAID 10 SATA RAID 5
Storage Controller Type(s)	DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 6
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz
UPC	816909053784
Video Interface	PCI Express

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