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

Editors Liked

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

Editors Didn't Like

Flaky OC Dashboard controller
SATA 6 ports poorly aligned

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechRadar on September 24, 2010 90

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 Maximum PC on September 09, 2010 90

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 HardwareHeaven on July 29, 2010 90

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 HardwareZone.com on July 16, 2010 85

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 ComputerPowerUser on July 09, 2010 80

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 Kitguru.net on July 09, 2010 90

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 X-bit Labs on February 23, 2011

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 Ocaholic on December 22, 2010

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 Motherboards.org on November 02, 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 itreviews.com on October 16, 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 HotHardware on August 16, 2010

There's not a ton to say about the Big Bang's benchmark results—it performs exactly like an X58 motherboard should. If we widen this to include its power consumption, integrated audio, and additional features, this motherboard stands out...

By HardOCP on August 11, 2010

MSI has built a great performance X58 board in the Big Bang XPower. We liked the Big Bang Trinergy for P55, but MSI has built an incredibly solid motherboard in the XPower. The XPower is one of the best X58 motherboards I have personally used. It is...

By OverClock Intelligence Agency on July 26, 2010

The MSI Big Bang XPower is the eighth X58 motherboard I've owned. The first seven ranged from econo class (if you can consider any X58 board an economy board) to deluxe class. Some boards had nicer features than others, some had nicer accessory...

By TechwareLabs on July 23, 2010

It’s refreshing to see a product walk through our doors and actually be worth every penny. The overclocking capability is fantastic. The board practically begs to be overclocked. You can pick up this beauty for around $300, which is right in line...

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