Top of the line MSI P67 Motherboard. ?Big Bang Marshal? 5.5ghz 2600k

[gzhil]

MSI Big Bang Marshal

MSI's Top of the line P67 motherboard with hydra lucid chip, 24 Power Phase Design, Multiple PCIE Video Card Slots & with the all new Military Class 2 Components (SFC, Hi-C Caps & Solid Caps)

Next, some board shots

Video Card Slots Configuration
? PCIE 1 - supports up- to x16 speed when PCIE 3 is empty
? PCIE 2 - supports up- to x1 speed
? PCIE 3 - supports up- to x8 speed
? PCIE 4 - supports up- to x1 speed
? PCIE 5 - supports up- to x16 speed when PCIE 7 is empty
? PCIE 6 - supports up- to x1 speed
? PCIE 7 - supports up- to x8 speed
? PCIE 8 - supports up- to x1 speed

?Voltage Read Points
?DIP Switches -  bypass voltage limits
?Peg Switches  - controls what PCIE VC Slots you want to disable

?OC Genie II, Power, Reset and Multi-Bios Buttons
?Dual Bios with auto self recover
?Debug LED Indicator

?Rear Ports. You will also find here the new Clear Cmos button which lits up when you press it

?Military Class 2 Components around the socket area

? Driver CD
? User manual
? Quick installation guide
? SATA cables
? I/O shield
? Power cables
? 2-way SLI connector
? USB 3.0 bracket with two header x2
? OC Dashboard + cable

Right away without any hesitation. I tested the motherboard's overclocking capability using an Intel i7 2600k I have (batch 969). I've reached 5.5ghz OC speed and was able to run SuperPi 32m. Screenshot below

This was on Air using Thermalright Venemous X and using GSkill Perfect Storm for the mems. That's it for now

 

[Jack the Newbie]

Thanks for the quick test, gzhil. 

 

[HU16E]

CPU batch 969. Retail pre-release or engineering sample?   My batch 215 locks up tighter than a bank vault on a Friday night before reaching 5300, & not going to buy a 100 of them to try & get a 2% chance for a 'golden egg' aka 'magic bean'. Glowing mainboard reviews are nice, but for a CPU speed like the one shown, the old luck-of-the-draw applies to most of us mortals, & we don't have pre-tested factory samples, special sponsored or supplied hardware to play with. John Q public runs out & buys this stuff & then ends up here in the forum complaining & screaming like a banshee wondering why his particular rig won't meet or exceed the review setup. This is especially problematic for us in the forum, when this CPU is getting 1.648v's cranked into it & the industry recommendation is for no more than 1.400v's! Intel 'absolute max' = 1.52v's! This is not a mainstream review result, but more for the extreme OC'er more suited for maybe the OC & Mod Section of the forum along with the famous forum disclaimer; "When it starts smoking, you've gone too far"! 

Here in the U.S., I don't even recall either the B2 stepped BB Marshal or the GD80 as ever being available. Just as well, the B3's should be here soon. All in all, this new Big Bang Marshal is one feature packed board!  

 

[Bernhard]

CPU batch 969. Retail pre-release or engineering sample?

Where does one get these "special" batches ?
That MB surely has all the bells and whistles any user could ever desire. It beckons to be tweaked to the extreme, but the 1,6V+ must be looking for trouble. If it does start smoking, savour the smell, as it surely will be the most expensive smoke per cubic inch/centimeter.
Nice overview though, thank you 

 

[HU16E]

That MB surely has all the bells and whistles any user could ever desire.

Except for the lack of a PCI slot, but old fuddy duddy's like me have to get over such seemingly trivial things on cutting edge mainboards. :lol_anim: