Considering its name, the over $500 price tag attached to the MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING motherboard should not come as too much of a surprise. Capable of handling any LGA2011-v3 processor, including Xeons and supporting up to 128GB of DDR4 the board has a lot of potential. The E-ATX form factor allows the inclusion of five PCIe 3.0 16x slots, 10 SATA 6Gbps ports, a pair of M.2 slots and a SEx port, though you are not going to have enough PCIe lanes to drive all of those at full speed simultaneously even with a Xeon. THE NICs are provided by Killer and include WiFi as well as two LAN ports. [H]ard|OCP were impressed by the overall stability and functionality of the board as well as the behaviour when overclocking but there were one or two things they thought might have been executed better, which you can read about here.
"MSI’s X99A GODLIKE has not only a pretentious name but more features than you can shake a stick at. The decision to use a game reference from a series that long since died out is a puzzling one. While we're not going to pretend to understand MSI’s marketing, it has built what may be one of the best "Red and Black" motherboards of all time. "
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Godlike ruined it
Godlike ruined it
Nice feature set, but for
Nice feature set, but for it’s MSRP I could get a 2nd ASUS Z97-PRO & Intel 4690K to upgrade my 2nd test rig… Just not worth the price tag IMHO. Sounds cool though if you just want to throw money around. Though if you just want to throw money around you could always just throw it to me… Daddy needs a pair of M.2 drives… :p
Godlike by ass, not enough
Godlike by ass, not enough Sata ports.
What a stupid name to put on
What a stupid name to put on the board itself. Maybe I’m the cranky old guy but leave the crazy lighting and gimmicks behind and just give me solid top end components without the flashiness.
You and I both.
You and I both.
lol
I never understood why
lol
I never understood why Asian manufacturers think that Westerners were dazzled/fascinated by bright lights, gimmicks and large misspelled labels everywhere.
These these things cheapen a product.
the self proclaimed MSI:kanye
the self proclaimed MSI:kanye west edition coming to stores soon.
(i hope i never see this mobo at a lan….ever)
What the hell is a SEx port?
What the hell is a SEx port?
SATA express NOOB.
SATA express NOOB.