MSI has officially launched their newest Big Bang motherboard, the Big Bang Marshall (B3), a product based on the fixed version of the Intel P67 chipset (B3 Stepping chipset).
This motherboard is a must-have for the high-end enthusiast. It comes with no less than eight PCI Express 2.0 slots (2x16, 2x8, 4x1), four DDR3 memory sockets (32 GB max of up to DDR3-2133 through overclocking), four SATA-600 ports, four SATA-300 ports, 12 USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, two eSATA ports, one Firewire port, and two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The Big Bang Marshall (B3) uses a cooling solution based on an 8-mm heat-pipe that, according to MSI, is to date the thickest heatpipe used on a motherboard (usually motherboards use five-mm heat-pipes), which translates in a better cooling capability (56% improvement, according to the manufacturer).
It comes with a high-end regulator circuit with 24-phases and military-grade components. All electrolytic capacitors used on the voltage regulator circuit are SMD (surface mount device), also known as highly-conductive polymerized or simply Hi-c, and solid ferrite chokes, which MSI is promoting as “icy chokes” or “super ferrite chokes”. According to MSI these chokes work 20º C cooler than traditional chokes. Capacitors used outside the voltage regulator circuit are solid.
Like other motherboards from MSI, it has a function called “OC Genie”. When this button is pressed, the motherboard automatically overclocks the system (it must be pressed when the computer is turned off). MSI Big Bang Marshall (B3) features voltage monitoring points, where the extreme overclocker can install a multimeter to manually monitor the CPU, memory and chipset voltages.
It also comes with an overclocking panel called OC Dashboard. This dashboard is connected to the motherboard using two cables: a proprietary connection and a USB connection. Besides being able to control voltages and clocks, this panel can also monitor the CPU temperature and fan speed.
Like other motherboards from MSI, this product comes with an operating system stored inside the motherboard read-only memory that allows you to access the Internet without needing to load the operating system or even without having a hard disk drive installed. This feature is called Winki 3.
MIS did not reveal Big Bang Marshall (B3)’s pricing.
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