MSI X58M LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel S1366 by windwithme @ 2009-08-06

X58 chipset has been introduced to the market for 9 months, and is still on top-of-the-range of Intel product line. For some main board manufacturers, Micro ATX is no longer a low-priced product. We would like to introduce you MSI X58M which is a price-valued Micro ATX, which retails below $200

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BIOS & Test Setup

BIOS Explored

Screen shot when system is turned on.

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BIOS main page

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Cell Menu

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CPU Voltage -0.320~+630mV
CPU PLL Voltage 1.00~1.85V
QPI Voltage 0.88~1.83V
DRAM Voltage 1.20~2.77V

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Through MEMORY-Z, detail setup of SPD can be viewed.

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DRAM advanced parameter setup

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H/W Monitor

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The BIOS setup above is what I usually use on X58M which the CPU is quite stable when external clock is set to 218MHz. Different CPU has different results from different BIOS setup.

Testing platform

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  • CPU: Intel Core i7 950
  • MB: MSI X58M
  • DRAM: CORSAIR XMS3 TR3X6G1600C8
  • VGA: GIGABYTE GTX260 OC SLI
  • HD: CORSAIR CMFSSD-64GB2D
  • POWER: CORSAIR HX1000W Modular Power Supply
  • Cooler: Megahalems
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