MSI Big Bang-XPower II gaming motherboard

Release period
Release Period	-	Dec-2011

MSI Big Bang-XPower II Review

As the top level of the Big Bang Series, the Big Bang-XPower inherits a concept of extreme power and unlimited performance, hoping to provide extreme gamers with the smoothest visual and sound experience, high-standard specifications and various MSI-exclusive technologies. Apart from powerful features, a golden color in a diamond-like metal design is used to identify its unrivaled quality and ultimate performance. The Big Bang-XPower's unique character integrates performance and stability.

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MSI Big Bang-XPower II Technical Specifications

CPU Make

Chipset

Form Factor

CPU socket

Total RAM

Total USB

Motherboard Details

Intel

X79

XL-ATX

LGA 2011/Socket R

128GB

13 USB slots

GPU Interface

GPU Onboard

SLI

Crossfire

Expansion Slots

Motherboard Graphics

PCIe v2.x

No the MSI Big Bang-XPower II motherboard does not have an onboard graphics chip

4 Nvidia SLI GPUs

4 AMD/ATI Crossfire GPUs

4 x PCIe 2.0 x16
4 x PCIe 3.0 x16

Memory Type

Memory Type(ECC)

Memory Channel

Memory Capacity

Memory Total

Memory Slots

Memory Speed

Motherboard Memory

8xDDR3

Non-ECC

Quadruple

128GB DDR3

128GB

8xDIMM

DDR3 1066Mhz, DDR3 1333Mhz, DDR3 1600Mhz, DDR3 1866Mhz, DDR3 2133Mhz, DDR3 2400Mhz,

SATA 1

SATA 2

SATA 3

SATA Speed

External SATA

HDD RAID

Motherboard SATA

No the MSI Big Bang-XPower II motherboard does not have a SATA 1 connector

4 x SATA 2

6 x SATA 3

6Gb/s

No the MSI Big Bang-XPower II motherboard does not have an eSATA connector

Yes the MSI Big Bang-XPower II motherboard is capable of SATA RAID

Internal USB

Internal I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0

1 x 24 pin power connector
1 x 8 pin power connector
1 x 4 pin fan connector
5 x fan header
1 x S/PDIF connector

Back Panel USB

Back Panel I/O

Back Panel Connectors

6 x USB 2.0
4 x USB 3.0

Line In connector
Mic In connector
7.1 Surround Sound
Audio Input Output
PS/2 keyboard connector
PS/2 mouse connector
1 x Firewire connections

Avg. User Score

9.5

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