MSI Big Bang-XPower

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Clean layout.
Audio riser card.
LED's can be switched off.

Cons:

Flaky OC Dashboard controller.
SATA 6 ports poorly aligned.

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Last revision on February 7, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Clean layout
Audio riser card
LED's can be switched off
Cool surface mount power buttons

Reviewers Didn't Like

Flaky OC Dashboard controller
SATA 6 ports poorly aligned

Expert reviews and ratings

When Intel unleashed the six-cored Core i7-980 Extreme a while back, a few motherboard manufacturers took the opportunity to go away and refresh some of their X58-based motherboards, adding in the latest technologies, such as SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 in...

By TechRadar on September 24, 2010

Did the universe begin with an LGA1366 CPU and MSI's Big Bang? One look at the Big Bang-XPower’s row of six x16 physical PCI-E slots tells you the board is special. PCI? Feh, who the hell needs that in 2010? MSI has now also adopted the...

By Maximum PC on September 09, 2010

Unfortunately their board design does feature a few aspects which could have been better thought out, many of which are no doubt due to a slight lack of experience with ultra-high end devices. The inclusion of a PCIe 1x audio card and dual GB LAN are...

By HardwareHeaven on July 29, 2010

If you had previously thought that X58 motherboards are expensive, we're sure that your impressions have only grown stronger with the ultra premium ones here. These are, in the words of others, trophy boards that often do not justify their cost. Of...

By HardwareZone.com on July 16, 2010

MSI loaded the Big Bang-XPower with tons of features, including USB 3.0 and 6Gbps SATA ports. We also liked the Quantum Wave audio card, which delivered a...

By ComputerPowerUser on July 09, 2010

A quality product with unparalled overclocking capabilities and support for every featureset on the market. Overclocking is also a cinch.Discuss in our forum over...

By Kitguru.net on July 09, 2010

MSI XPower mainboard turned out too complex to be given a definite characterization. This is a many-sided product, but not all of its sides are brilliant, unfortunately. To cut the long story short, the board comes in high-quality packaging, is...

By X-bit Labs on February 23, 2011

The MSI Big Bang XPower definitely is a motherboard for PC-enthusiasts and Overclockers. It comes with a huge delivery but also with very good performance. Therefore it's a red hot aspirant for a new gaming-, overclocking- or enthusiasts PC. ...

By Ocaholic on December 22, 2010

Intel has showed off their new Sandy Bridge architecture at this month’s Intel’s Developers Forum (IDF) event. This will bring the graphics core to the CPU die integrated versus as a separate package on the die as is on the current Core i5...

By Motherboards.org on November 02, 2010

Adding SATA 6Gb/s and USB3.0 support to an X58 board makes a lot of sense as it future-proofs it for a good deal longer than would otherwise be the case. MSI Big Bang XPower certainly lives up to its name, offering a big bang for an equally big buck....

By itreviews.com on October 16, 2010

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