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[FB] MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition - a black and white motherboard

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So here is the white motherboard that people have asked a while now.

 

Its based on the standard blue version but there are a few tweaks to offset that increase in price.

 

New stuff

  • Its got white highlights instead of blue
  • All sata 3 and sata express slots are now right angled instead of just upwards which is horrid for cable routing and just existence overall.
  • The board is more efficient(no explaining as to how) so the power phase heatsinks are slightly smaller, not sure if this is a good thing, also the power phases have been moved around as a result of the smaller heatsinks.
  • Japanese caps instead of standard caps, the caps are also black instead of silver as with the previous version of this board
  • Three pci-e 1x slots instead of two lanes
  • proper black pcb

Odd stuff

  • Voltage control points are non existent with the white version
  • Lost support for 3 way sli and crossfire, now limited to only two cards
  • Standard board had 6 usb 3.0 ports at the back, this now has 4 very odd, there is a lone hdmi port which could use a friend or two

For reference is the standard board

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Im not 100% sure about this board, its got some nice improvements and then some crap that you just facepalm about wondering what on earth they were thinking, i didnt think that anything needed to be taken away, maybe its for price but im not very experienced in that sector so i wouldnt know.

 

So then what are you opinions on this board, do you like it or are you sad.

 

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-specification

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/205594/msi-z97s-sli-krait-edition-motherboard-starts-selling.html

 

http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S_SLI_PLUS.html#hero-overview 

 

No words on price im expecting a £10 increase in the price.

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Oh baby that board is damn sexy! Would look great in a Corsair 760T White!

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So here is the white motherboard that people have asked a while now.

 

Its based on the standard blue version but there are a few tweaks to offset that increase in price.

 

New stuff

  • Its got white highlights instead of blue
  • All sata 3 and sata express slots are now right angled instead of just upwards which is horrid for cable routing and just existence overall.
  • The board is more efficient(no explaining as to how) so the power phase heatsinks are slightly smaller, not sure if this is a good thing, also the power phases have been moved around as a result of the smaller heatsinks.
  • Japanese caps instead of standard caps, the caps are also black instead of silver as with the previous version of this board
  • Three pci-e 1x slots instead of two lanes

Odd stuff

  • Voltage control points are non existent with the white version
  • Lost support for 3 way sli and crossfire, now limited to only two cards
  • Standard board had 6 usb 3.0 ports at the back, this now has 4 very odd, there is a lone hdmi port which could use a friend or two

For reference is the standard board

z97s-plus-sli-2-1280x1024.jpg

 

Im not 100% sure about this board, its got some nice improvements and then some crap that you just facepalm about wondering what on earth they were thinking, i didnt think that anything needed to be taken away, maybe its for price but im not very experienced in that sector so i wouldnt know.

 

So then what are you opinions on this board, do you like it or are you sad.

 

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-specification

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/205594/msi-z97s-sli-krait-edition-motherboard-starts-selling.html

 

http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S_SLI_PLUS.html#hero-overview 

 

No words on price im expecting a £10 increase in the price.

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MSI seems too make the best looking mobos these days.

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DAYUM or in a phanteks enthoo luxe 

edit your post and delete the pictures please, people on phones will go insane.

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Why oh why did they place the USB 3.0 header facing up again?   :(

costs more to make it sideways

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Why oh why did they place the USB 3.0 header facing up again?   :(

Why do mobo makers still put 24-pin headers vertically? EVGA is the only one putting them horizontal. I want all the airflow!

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Why do mobo makers still put 24-pin headers vertically? EVGA is the only one putting them horizontal. I want all the airflow!

Cost effectiveness is a big reason as to why USB 3 internal headers are placed vertically.

 

It's just cheaper to put a vertical connector on the board rather than a horizontal connector.

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Cost effectiveness is a big reason as to why USB 3 internal headers are placed vertically.

 

It's just cheaper to put a vertical connector on the board rather than a horizontal connector.

It doesn't help each usb 3.0 header costs $2.50 in royalties to the manufacturer.

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Krait edition? does it come with a snapdragon?

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it's stupid.  - Albert Einstein

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Krait edition? does it come with a snapdragon?

notice the mark of the titan, reading sli. Due to relationship issues titans and dragons no longer go well to together, watch the archive with slick and his brother if you dont understand.

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That's one fiine looking board.

 

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Don't quote the OP! :(

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That's one fiine looking board.

 

 

Don't quote the OP! :(

its fine to quote the post but  you have to remove pictures unless you are commenting about a picture alone

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Why oh why did they place the USB 3.0 header facing up again?   :(

At least now you can reach the lock to unplug it

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Speaking of motherboards whatever happened to that one that Asus showed off at Computex?

 

This board is really pretty.

 

 

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Why oh why did they place the USB 3.0 header facing up again?   :(

A better question is why are USB 3.0 internal wires and connectors so massive and so stiff? USB 2.0 facing up isn't an issue since the connector and cabling isn't bullshit. 

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A better question is why are USB 3.0 internal wires and connectors so massive and so stiff? USB 2.0 facing up isn't an issue since the connector and cabling isn't bullshit. 

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I haven't connected my front panel USB 3.0 for that exact reason. Fuck those cables. Corsair had a good thing going with their flat USB3.0 cables in one of their recent cases (250D?), but they didn't keep it for the 380T/780T iirc.

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Like Like Like Like Like.

 

I haven't connected my front panel USB 3.0 for that exact reason. Fuck those cables. Corsair had a good thing going with their flat USB3.0 cables in one of their recent cases (250D?), but they didn't keep it for the 380T/780T iirc.

Flat cables are worse imo....I have an H440 (with long flat cables) and I have to route the USB 3.0 wire across the motherboard tray (toward the rear of the case) and then back  to the drive cage area (and actually through the drive cage area since I couldn't get it to go through the grommet into the 90 degree connector. Long flat cables suck to route....What I don't understand is why the cable has to be so stiff....Why not use the same type of cable that external USB 3.0 devices use...that at least is manageable. Which also raises the question....why does the internal header have to be so much larger and more cumbersome than the external connector :/ 

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Stick a couple of Galaxy HOF edition GPU's on there and you have the greatest looking Mobo/GPU combo in the universe! So sick!

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