Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC.
January 2015
(92%)
36 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The Hardware.Info Price comparison tool at the moment has a total of 30 X99 boards, out of the 30 we have now tested 20 motherboards. This should give us a good view on what is on the market and what are the best choices at the moment. We are basing our...
Starting with the build quality and design of the X99S Gaming 9 AC we have a board which immediately creates a decent first impression. The black PCB looks great mixed with the red flashes and the choice of LEDs works well. That said, the main LED logo sh...
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MSI understands the high cost of entry into the Intel X99 platform means that those enthusiasts considering it place absolute value lower down in their list of criterion than would otherwise be the case. It therefore makes sense to have all the bases cov...
Published: 2014-10-07, Author: Richard , review by: vortez.net
Great design, Masses of Overclocking Options, Friendly BIOS, Streaming Engine, Audio Boost 2, Killer NIC
Nothing worth mentioning
It is a strange feeling reviewing the first motherboard on a new chipset with a new CPU and new memory on a new test bench. While we, like you, eagerly await shiny new hardware, we do so with trepidation because more often than not, time scales are change...
Abstract: Intel has introduced their new high-end Haswell-E CPUs, click here for our extensive review . The new high-end processors make use of a new socket, Socket 2011 v3, and have to be paired with a new chipset, Intel X99. More than enough reason for several ...
Stock performance, Overclocking potential, Board aesthetics, Board layout and design, Audio overlay and I/O panel cover design, Motherboard manual details and quality, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Performance integrated Killer NIC, Integrated CMOS rese
CMOS battery placement, lack of PCIe x1 or x4 slots, Lack of second wired GigE NIC, Inability to boot memory at 2666MHz or with 125MHz base clock speeds
The MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC motherboard is another crowning achievement for MSI, combining innovations from their previous board lines with the raw power embodied in the Intel X99 chipset. I quickly became enamored with the board after its initial unboxing, ...
So Intel's next generation enthusiast platform is here with my first look being the MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC motherboard. While these types of boards are not my personal forte, I have to admit it was still a great motherboard and overclocked darn well too! ...
UEFI still needs some tuning to bring out peak performance, UEFI still needs some tuning to bring out peak performance
MSI came to hit a home run with the Gaming 9 but I feel more like it's a ground rule double. The Gaming 9 performs really well in some areas but feels like its tuning was just not 100%, and I hope MSI jumps on this and pulls of a update to the BIOS that...
With the release of Haswell-E processor there will be a large wave of motherboard released from all popular manufacturers. The top dogs will be MSI, Gigabyte and ASUS. The R&D teams have gone trough great lengths to get you something special, and that pr...
Published: 2014-08-29, Author: Ali , review by: wccftech.com
Abstract: Intel's first generation High-End Desktop platform, the Nehalem (X58 Tylersburg) was launch back in November 2008 which ushered in a new era of high performance computing for desktop users. In 2011, Intel released the second generation update based on the...
