MSI Big Bang XPower - X58 mothetboard - w/ official support

**TheGoat Eater** · 05-30-2010, 04:23 PM

this will be the Xpower thread... I will have mine in a day or so

I will update this thread asap

anyone looking forward to this board?

**cstkl1** · 05-30-2010, 05:34 PM

interesting board

if it allows rtl to be set evga
then its worth it to try.

**nightsharkski** · 05-30-2010, 05:49 PM

Low QPI/Vtt voltage? Sb. in Taiwan test it, however.......

**massman** · 05-30-2010, 10:28 PM

It's ok

Running thread over at the bot: http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7155

**Leeghoofd** · 05-30-2010, 10:57 PM

Early impressions are really good for my retail sample, just a major bug has to be solved first...

**screwtech02** · 05-31-2010, 06:21 AM

It may be ok, as long as there is somone that is gonna make waterblocks for it.....

**carpo93** · 05-31-2010, 06:32 AM

very interesting board, hope to get one for review o for a great price

**systemviper** · 05-31-2010, 06:40 AM

I liked the build of the Trienergy, it was one of the most solid boards i owned,
Plus it was fun to oveclock the 1156 chips i had at the time...
The bios was pretty good too.
so i have high hopes for the Xpower..

just wonder what the price point will be and when it will go on sale...

**littleBoy** · 05-31-2010, 07:13 AM

My Test shot..

**TheGoat Eater** · 06-02-2010, 08:19 PM

Just got mine from DHL today - I will be taking pictures overnight and posting them up before I test

**SoLoR** · 06-04-2010, 01:11 AM

Anyone that already have this board (or some other Big Bang series) could do me a favor and pack audio software with drivers that goes with it? Mostly im interested about that Creative THX things if i can make it work with other onboard cards as well... Dont need any key or anything (if it comes with it) just DVD packed (or at least audio software). I checked MSI site but they dont have audio software up there yet.

**Leeghoofd** · 06-04-2010, 02:53 AM

you got an ftp or such to upload them too ?

**SoLoR** · 06-04-2010, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

you got an ftp or such to upload them too ?

sure... ill PM you details and thanks!

**bobov** · 06-09-2010, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by TheGoat Eater

Just got mine from DHL today - I will be taking pictures overnight and posting them up before I test

Any update? Thanks.

**~~OBR~~** · 06-14-2010, 01:01 AM

Board is here, but i am not so impressed like others here, still testing on AIR, but results are the same like on other mobos, i have some problems with LoadLine Calibration, and sometimes is posting weird. Will see undel LN2 this weekend.

Have someone newer BIOS? I have 112, at it seems not full stable at all...

**zsamz_** · 06-14-2010, 01:46 AM

i'm interested the board looks good
i wanna see if msi can deliver a good bios

**Leeghoofd** · 06-14-2010, 04:45 AM

Board is not designed to be different on air OBR, difference counts when you start LN2... most high end boards are clock for clock the same...unless special biosses are used...

**systemviper** · 06-14-2010, 04:55 AM

when is the release date....

keep us posted ORB,, good effort!

**~~OBR~~** · 06-14-2010, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Board is not designed to be different on air OBR, difference counts when you start LN2... most high end boards are clock for clock the same...unless special biosses are used...

Of course, you are right, i know, its hard to find differences for common using today, on board from 100 EUR cheap mobo, to 500 EUR Giga monster price UD9 ...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/3su9g5 - last Beta Bios

PS. Board was officialy released, i think ..., here is on shelves

**Andrea deluxe** · 06-14-2010, 06:47 AM

about voltage droop?

about v-qpi vs other brand same cpu?

about cold bug?

about general bug and not working config.?

i have a gigabyte ex58-ud5 and work well....

i simply set v-core-v-qpi-v-dram-uncore-baseclock..... and voilà 4ghz.. rock solid without problem...

i need to know if that mobo are rock stable and simple like gigabyte x58 series....

**~~OBR~~** · 06-14-2010, 07:21 AM

andrea - yeah, that is easy here too ... if you know your CPUs limit, you can set it at first run, and working great. My crappy 980X is running rock stable here at first run at 4600 MHz like on another boards, not better and not worst. Will see where will be my "silver" A0 on LN2 ...

**thebanik** · 06-17-2010, 08:53 AM

I got a PCB v1.0 as test sample(dunno the PCB version of retail units though, :p) with Bios V1.0B29 and I have nothing but issues. Anyways can I have the latest Beta bios please???

**thebanik** · 06-17-2010, 09:22 AM

hmmm...the bios in this thread sure looks like to have helped, Goat can you confirm was the earlier version a way too early testing BIOS???

**massman** · 06-17-2010, 09:29 AM

Confirmed. B29 was the bios I had on the very early board back in april and had issues plenty.

**Raja@ASUS** · 06-17-2010, 07:25 PM

The initial sample boards were locked to a 180 amp OCP. MSI released a mod for this that set it to 400 amps and then needed to be told their input inductor is limited to 30 amps only (that's why they now have two input inductors on the retail boards). Lots of goofs on the BIOSes to date, and I'm sure everyone has had to send in a lot of fix lists. S3 resume was borked right up to last week. Most memory timings all over the place. tWR only recieved a buff last week as well. On top of that, the hw side is not that great IMO for a high end board (air, LN2 or whatever).

Later
Raja

Thread: MSI Big Bang XPower - X58 mothetboard - w/ official support

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Rate This Thread

Display

MSI Big Bang XPower - X58 mothetboard - w/ official support

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions