MSI Ultimate timeout clock "X99S XPOWER AC"

Very luxurious packaging content. Challenge the limit.

　Let's start with the packaging. Although it is a motherboard that supports a single processor, it will also cost 50,000 yen and the packaging is very luxurious. The bag body is based on black, and the golden "X" is very popular, and the moment you get it from your hands, you get the highest sense of satisfaction.

製品パッケージパッケージは見開きで、本体が見えるほか、特徴説明となっている

　There are a lot of things tied up. Let's introduce it in order. The first is the manual class, which, in addition to the quick installation guide, user guide, and software / application commentary, comes with an out-of-limit timing guide specifically for the Intel X99 platform. Although writing is English, as long as they are advanced users who master this class, they will be able to understand the content effortlessly. The explanation of the voltage domain of Haswell-E and the setting method of easy to reach clock are explained, which can be used as a reference for users who deal with Haswell-E for the first time.

　Then comes the storage-related cable class, which comes with 3 straight SATA cables and 1 L-shaped SATA cable, along with a SATA and power supply pulled out of the expansion slot and a carrier / eSATA eSATA SATA cable / power cable that connects the bulk HDD and SSD externally via eSATA. The motherboard is basically used in the shantytown state, but it is also an accessory, and it is also convenient for high-end users who are overclocked in the case.

　This product can be configured with up to 4 video cards, such as 3way/4way-SLI, etc., and comes with 4 cables for NVIDIA SLI. Two cables of different lengths are attached to each, and the SLI can be built in the user's preferred slot. In addition, although the CrossFireX cable is not included, it is considered that this is because the cable is not required in Radeon R9 290X, etc.

　The attached rear panel has less burr and smooth things have a good texture, black stickers on the back, yellow icons and other printing, the body of the image color and consistent things. In addition, two "M connectors" and two wireless LAN antennas are provided that can plug in and unplug the power switch and LED cable together.

　As an accessory, it comes with a board hanging on a door handle with jokes like "go out to buy liquid nitrogen", a logo board posted in a favorite place, and a USB memory.

　The most important thing I want to evaluate is this USB memory. The USB 3.0 connection / 8 GB model produced by Team is relatively fast and includes all the drivers and utility groups in DVD. In other words, drivers and utilities can be installed even without optical drives and network environments for PC. This is where I want other companies to learn.

付属のマニュアルやドライバ/ユーティリティのDVDなどHaswell-E向けのオーバークロックガイドが付属するSATAケーブルは6本。eSATAブラケットや電源ケーブルが付属するeSATAは2系統だが、付属するeSATAケーブルは1本のみとなっているSLIケーブルは長短異なるものが2本ずつ、合計4本付属するバックパネルの質感は良い無線LANアンテナMコネクタドアプレートやシール式のロゴプレート、ドライバやユーティリティを収録したUSB 3.0メモリも付属する

　So, although it is a product with superclock as the core, there are corresponding accessories. The XPOWER series has a "V-checkpoint" that allows you to check the voltage in the tester, but the distance between the terminals is narrow and the pen tip interferes when multiple testers are connected. Therefore, it is equipped with 6 cables that can be pulled out and connected to avoid interference.

　Another noteworthy thing is "OC Fan Stand", which can fix fans in a free place. It is condensation that becomes the natural enemy when overtaking with liquid nitrogen and dry ice. The liquid nitrogen injected into the cooling tank becomes a gas by boiling the heat of CPU, but at the moment when it is released into the air due to low temperature, the water in the air solidifies, which becomes the cause of dew in the motherboard and causes unexpected troubles such as short circuit. Therefore, it is generally the method of using towels to maintain the cooling cabin of CPU while using the fan to forcibly create updraft so that the cold gas will not fall and escape. With OC Fan Stand, the fan can be fixed to the retaining hole on the motherboard, so there is no trouble with installation.

　Moreover, as the "only" offer for the XPOWER, it comes with a "shell mold protector" and a special backplane that can secure the CPU and protect it from the crimping of the cooler even in the state of removing the radiator = the so-called split shell.

　As you know, unlike mainstream-oriented Haswell, Haswell-E radiators and die joints use solder welding (welding) rather than grease. Compared with the Gliese Haswell, it has better thermal conductivity and should be able to cool sufficiently without shelling, but MSI engineers seem to think that the existence of the radiator is the bottleneck of heat conduction.

　The opening of the Haswell can be done with a thin-toothed tool or razor if you pay attention to the surface mounting parts, but the shell opening of the welded CPU on a radiator like Haswell-E requires advanced tools and skills such as peeling off while heated with a hot gun. In the shelling mold protection device of this product, there is a guide to the careful shell removal method illustrated by the diagram, but if it fails, the CPU of more than one hundred thousand yen will be wasted, so it is very difficult for ordinary users to sell.

　Although the risk is quite high, if you use open-shell mold to protect the cover cap, if there is no such challenge, you will not aim for the world record. Behind the success of the transcendent, such a challenge is indispensable. In addition, of course, the use of shell CPU is not guaranteed by Intel and MSI.

V-チェックポイント用の延長ケーブルOC Fan Standにより、マザーボード固定穴にファンを設置できる殻割りダイ・ガード用のバックプレートバックプレートはLOTES製だ「Haswell-Eはグリスではないか」という噂も流れる原因となった殻割りダイ・ガード