Reviewers Liked
- Easy UEFI interface
- Power consumption
- Oversized VRM Heatsink
- Flexible PCI Express Layout
- Clean Audio
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Does not support 4way graphics
- No WiFi
- Red sockets on I/O shield seem out of place
MSI X99A Tomahawk
If you are looking for a fully-featured X99 motherboard the MSI X99A Tomahawk is a great choice. Again it will give you all of the features you need, without all of the extras you don’t need.
-- As reviewed by ThinkComputers
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By ThinkComputers
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If you are looking for a fully-featured X99 motherboard the MSI X99A Tomahawk is a great choice. Again it will give you all of the features you need, without all of the extras you don’t need.
By realhardwarereviews.com
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Looking back on our time with the MSI X99A Tomahawk there really is not much to be found to nit-pick over. Sure, the layout of the PCIe x16 ports means 4-way GPU configurations is impossible. Sure the M.2 port will be limited to x2 mode when used with a...
By PC Authority
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"Overall this is a great quality board with more features than the Fatal1ty....
By reviewstudio.net
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The X99 platform was revived this year with the launch of Broadwell-E CPU class, even if the chipset is the same. Yet, some manufacturers designed new motherboards adding new features to them.MSI did it also and a new member of its LGA2011 series is...
By Kitguru.net
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To anyone but the well-informed techie, MSI's X99 portfolio is extensive and potentially overwhelming, thus making sense of which board is most suitable can be tough. MSI's X99 range contains no less than 21 SKUs (!).The MSI X99A Tomahawk fits somewhere...
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By hw4all.com
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MSI X99A Tomahawk came hard middling in all respects. High functionality, average overclocking capabilities, the average supplied and average cost. In fact it is just a good motherboard is suitable in the case on this basis is not planned for a...
By proclockers.com
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For a board targeted at casual gamers, The MSI X99A Tomahawk motherboard packs a serious punch, good overclocking potential, and more than enough features to handle the majority of users out there. The ability to use both M.2 and U.2 drives at the same...
By Bit-tech.net
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The MSI X99A Tomahawk is a surprisingly well rounded motherboard and ticks more boxes than it might first appear to. You get the full array of overclocking and testing tools including a CMOS clear switch and dual-BIOS, an RGB LED header, some snazzy...
By hardwareasylum.com
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In this review we looked at the MSI X99A Tomahawk Arsenal Gaming motherboard and after having used the board for several weeks I have come to the conclusion that it really is a good design for gaming on the X99. The board gives you everything you “need”...
By gizcomputer.com
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MSI X99A TomahawkSi estáis pensando en montar un equipo de gama alta con uno de los recientes procesadores Broadwell Extreme, la MSI X99A Tomahawk supone una propuesta más que completa, bien construida y con las que tendremos compatibilidad con todos...
By profesionalreview.com
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acerca de MSI X99A Tomahawk La MSI X99A Tomahawk se trata de una placa base económica para la plataforma LGA 2011-3 y compatible con los procesadores Broadwell-E de serie, eso significa que no necesitamos actualizar la BIOS.Entre sus características...
By CowcotLand
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La MSI X99A Tomahawk est une carte mère sans surprise. Design simple et de bon goût, équipement complet, performances cohérentes et overclocking correct. En répondant à ce cahier des charges, MSI s'assure une belle carte mère, à la fois accessible d'un...
By CowcotLand
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La MSI X99A Tomahawk est une carte mère sans surprise. Design simple et de bon goût, équipement complet, performances cohérentes et overclocking correct. En répondant à ce cahier des charges, MSI s'assure une belle carte mère, à la fois accessible d'un...