Testseek.com have collected 40 expert reviews of the MSI Z97 XPower AC and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI Z97 XPower AC.
August 2014
(90%)
40 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Great aesthetics and attention to detail, Full of features, Fantastic overclocker
Very Expensive, PCI-E lane switch in the wrong location (small issue)
It would appear as if the MSI Z97 XPOWER AC brings a lot to the table, but that is most certainly not without its drawback – the price of ~£260. It is tough to recommend a motherboard which limits you to four cores when you could easily get a medium to hi...
Abstract: ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI all claim that they have the ultimate motherboard for extreme overclockers. We wanted to find out which one actually lives up to this claim and got two members of our Hardware.Info Pro OC team together with a large supply...
Abstract: In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 43 recent Z97 and Z87 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the ri...
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Published: 2014-10-07, Author: David , review by: vortez.net
Exhaustive featureset including advanced OC options, Dual USB 3.0 headers, M.2 included, Up to 4way SLI/CrossfireX, Military Class 4 components, Easy to use and attractive BIOS, Wireless/BT functionality
Costly
We've already reviewed a number of Intel Z97 motherboards and are aware of what to expect in terms of design and feature-set but MSI appear to have broken away and developed something quite spectacular in the Z97 XPOWER AC.Beginning at the packaging, we'r...
the MSI Z97 XPower layout has been well thought It features a clear CPU socket zone which should appeal to the extreme overclockers and make it compatible with most, if not all, CPU coolers as well as LN2 pots It has enough space for multi graphics card...
the MSI Z97 XPower layout has been well thought It features a clear CPU socket zone which should appeal to the extreme overclockers and make it compatible with most, if not all, CPU coolers It has enough space for multi graphics card setups and features...
4Way SLI/Crossfire capable LGA1150 board, High performance, Delid Die guard, 8GB USB XPOWER Drivers Thumb drive, Improved Ram compatibility, Specific OC features, Accessory bundle, LN2 Biosses
No Torx screwdriver, Teletubbie Fan control page, Optional Fan?
Even though the Z87 XPOWER was heralded at many renown websites, this particular board should never ever have been released in the condition when MadShrimps tested it. Even the numerous BIOS updates couldn't correct some of the major flaws it had from lau...
WiFi Module pin header is fragile so care must be taken, No Native dual card configuration for PCIe Lanes, Price may scare many users away, WiFi Module pin header is fragile so care must be taken, No Native dual card configuration for PCIe Lanes, Price ma
The MSI Z97 Xpower AC has some upgrades from the Z87 model including better form factor, now its a question of does it fit your needs. 9
The MSI Z97 XPower AC motherboard is a great piece of hardware design. It has proven to be a great overclocker as well and is built like a tank. The MSI Z97 XPower AC is however not for the newbie. Given its confusing desktop enthusiast software support...
Stock performance, Overclocking performance, Board layout and design, Hybrid CPU VRM cooling block, Motherboard manual details, Quality of included Windowsbased overclocking and monitoring solutions, Inclusion of drivers on USB thumb drive, Board aestheti
Use of 3/8" water barbs instead of G1/4" threaded ports, Lack of SATA Expressbased device ports, CMOS battery and CMOS reset jumper placement, Lack of accessible PCIExpress x1 slot with all PCIExpress x16 slots populated, Lack of secondary NIC port, Locat
MSI did a nice job with the XPower board refresh embodied in the Z97 XPower AC motherboard. While the board updates were more subtle than those of other manufacturers, MSI did make some welcome additions to the board to make it a good invested in comparis...
