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MSI today have shown off their early prototype for an upcoming X99 chipset motherboard.
It will launch in around September of this year with the Haswell-E platform and will utilize DDR4 memory as well as many other new features for Intel X series chipset motherboards.
Firstly I will say that this is an early prototype so don't rag on about the motherboard heatsinks, they will change into something more visually pleasing at launch. Judging be the traditional blue/black colour scheme for MSI and I expect this to be a prototype of a X99-GD65 motherboard or a similar model.
On the technical side, the MSI X99 motherboard features the LGA 2011-3 socket which is massive in size and supports Intel’s upcoming Haswell-E processors which include the Core i7-5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K. The motherboard is powered via a 8-Pin CPU power connector which provides juice to the socket while the 24-Pin ATX connector powers the rest of the board.
The motherboard features a 16 Phase VRM design that offers Super Ferrite Chokes and Solid state capacitors that are part of the MSI's Standard Military Class IV components. The X99 PCH sits beneath a smaller rather ugly heatsink, which as I said before will change before launch.
Expansion slots include four PCI-e 3.0 x16 and a two PCI-e 3.0 x4 slots, these are powered by the 40 PCI-e lanes from the processor itself. There’s no cheesy audio scheme on the motherboard that i can see, but we can hope that this being a prototype didn’t include one yet.
Right next to the PCH heatsink and a variety of ports, 8 SATA 6 GB/s ports ,a few fan headers and a USB 3.0 header. The I/O scheme includes a vairety of USB 2.0/3.0 ports (12 USB 3.0 / 6 USB 2.0), Intel 1218-V Gigabit LAN and an audio jack, the majority of the I/O connectors and ports have been left out due to the board being a prototype.
Interesting thing is that the motherboard features M.2 SSD slot to support Intel’s NGFF form factor SSDs at 10 GB/s speeds.
MSI didn’t reveal the launch date or pricing on the board but we can expect it to be similar to a performance oriented X79 motherboard around the $299 – $399 US range. You can find the list of rumored specifications for Haswell-E processors in the picture above.
What do you guys think of Haswell-E so far? Are you looking forward to splashing out on a 8-core DDR4 rig later this year or are you happy with your current X79 or Z87 based Systems. Please post your thoughts below.
Source - wccftech
It will launch in around September of this year with the Haswell-E platform and will utilize DDR4 memory as well as many other new features for Intel X series chipset motherboards.
Firstly I will say that this is an early prototype so don't rag on about the motherboard heatsinks, they will change into something more visually pleasing at launch. Judging be the traditional blue/black colour scheme for MSI and I expect this to be a prototype of a X99-GD65 motherboard or a similar model.
On the technical side, the MSI X99 motherboard features the LGA 2011-3 socket which is massive in size and supports Intel’s upcoming Haswell-E processors which include the Core i7-5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K. The motherboard is powered via a 8-Pin CPU power connector which provides juice to the socket while the 24-Pin ATX connector powers the rest of the board.
The motherboard features a 16 Phase VRM design that offers Super Ferrite Chokes and Solid state capacitors that are part of the MSI's Standard Military Class IV components. The X99 PCH sits beneath a smaller rather ugly heatsink, which as I said before will change before launch.
Expansion slots include four PCI-e 3.0 x16 and a two PCI-e 3.0 x4 slots, these are powered by the 40 PCI-e lanes from the processor itself. There’s no cheesy audio scheme on the motherboard that i can see, but we can hope that this being a prototype didn’t include one yet.
Right next to the PCH heatsink and a variety of ports, 8 SATA 6 GB/s ports ,a few fan headers and a USB 3.0 header. The I/O scheme includes a vairety of USB 2.0/3.0 ports (12 USB 3.0 / 6 USB 2.0), Intel 1218-V Gigabit LAN and an audio jack, the majority of the I/O connectors and ports have been left out due to the board being a prototype.
Interesting thing is that the motherboard features M.2 SSD slot to support Intel’s NGFF form factor SSDs at 10 GB/s speeds.
MSI didn’t reveal the launch date or pricing on the board but we can expect it to be similar to a performance oriented X79 motherboard around the $299 – $399 US range. You can find the list of rumored specifications for Haswell-E processors in the picture above.
What do you guys think of Haswell-E so far? Are you looking forward to splashing out on a 8-core DDR4 rig later this year or are you happy with your current X79 or Z87 based Systems. Please post your thoughts below.
Source - wccftech
I haven't even bothered overclocking it properly yet so I've that to look forward to soon 
