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**The "Official" MSI Big Bang Xpower owners club**

post #1 of 302
12/28/10 at 3:36pm
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Since there is no owners club yet for this board I decided to make one. This thread is here for owners (and potential owners) to discuss their experiences and share information about this board. Please PM me to be added to the members list. I will be making updates to this thread frequently.



MSI website product page

http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=pro...0&prod_no=1988

MSI download page
Drivers ,Bios, Utilities, Specifications, ect.

*Beta BIOS's Here*

1.5 beta bios here



Reviews

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...gbbang_xpower/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-bi...xpower-review/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1327/1/
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/MSIs-...ilitary-Style/
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...rboard_review/

Product notes:
New board versions have 90 degree Sata 6gb/s ports
New versions also no longer have the "easy out" memory slots. They have standard ones.


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Edited by strap624 - 5/17/11 at 3:38pm
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post #2 of 302
12/28/10 at 3:44pm
For beta BIOSes, go here. By request, I can upload them here.
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post #3 of 302
12/30/10 at 11:14am
hey strap as i said please review and comment on this build idea thanks -
Case – Antec Dark Fleet DF85 full tower
Motherboard – MSI Big Bang Xpower X58 ATX
CPU – i7950 Quad Core
CPU Cooler – Coolit Vantage
Memory – 12 GB (3x4GB) Corsair xm53 dominator DDR3 1600 (w/fan)
PSU – Antec 1200W 80plus gold
HD – Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
SSD – OCZ Vertex extended Sandforce 2.5” 120 GB
Optical – LG WH10 Bluray writer 10 X
Optical – LG GH 22L550 22x/22x dvd rw w/lightscribe
GPU – MSI geforce GTX570 Fermi 732Mhz 1280MB 3.8Ghz
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post #4 of 302
12/30/10 at 11:20am
Doh, just saw the thread. Add me in please.

Btw here's 1.48 bios.


The beta bios process is kinda cryptic. Easiest way is to boot off a windows 32bit disc, go into the command prompt and run the files off usb stick.

See here:

beta bios page

http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=140522.0

msi usb tool

http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=116721.0
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12/30/10 at 10:18pm
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post #6 of 302
12/30/10 at 10:20pm
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Originally Posted by Whycocomagh View Post
hey strap as i said please review and comment on this build idea thanks -
Case – Antec Dark Fleet DF85 full tower
Motherboard – MSI Big Bang Xpower X58 ATX
CPU – i7950 Quad Core
CPU Cooler – Coolit Vantage
Memory – 12 GB (3x4GB) Corsair xm53 dominator DDR3 1600 (w/fan)
PSU – Antec 1200W 80plus gold
HD – Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
SSD – OCZ Vertex extended Sandforce 2.5” 120 GB
Optical – LG WH10 Bluray writer 10 X
Optical – LG GH 22L550 22x/22x dvd rw w/lightscribe
GPU – MSI geforce GTX570 Fermi 732Mhz 1280MB 3.8Ghz
Most people here wouldn't recommend the coolit vantage, I as well would be more inclined to recommend the Corsair H70 because I have installed one for a friend before. But they both have good reviews.

Your PSU is overkill, you would really need no more than a 750w unit. Unless your planning an SLI with 570's

Other than that, good setup. One other question, why so much memory?

That Antec is a mean looking case BTW.
Edited by strap624 - 12/30/10 at 10:25pm
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12/30/10 at 10:26pm
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12/31/10 at 1:42pm
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post #9 of 302
1/1/11 at 2:09pm
hmmm, should i hook my cpu power plug (8pin) to one or should i split it up to the two headers ?
anyone got some input ?
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post #10 of 302
1/1/11 at 6:22pm
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hmmm, should i hook my cpu power plug (8pin) to one or should i split it up to the two headers ?
anyone got some input ?
Do it.

Edited by tsm106 - 2/27/11 at 8:58am
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Alphacool Monsta 480 + Nova 1080x2 Alphacool XP3 + EK RIVE Quad EK-FC7970 GT AP15 x22 
CoolingOSMonitorPower
MCP35x x3 Win7 Pro x64 Asus VS229H-P x3 Lepa 1600 
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Corsair 700D Yamaha NeoHD YMC-500 Dayton Audio BS36 Energy MSW M6 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3820  Asus P9X79 EVGA 680 SC 2GB Samsung 4x4gb 2133 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Crucial C300 64GB x2, F3 1TB Asus BD ext usb XSPC AX360 + AX240 EK Supreme HF 
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EK P9x79 vrm XSPC Razor 680 w/ EVGA Backplate Swiftech MCP35x + res Win7 Pro x64 
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