Just sharing what i found after a lot of surfing and research.
If your planning to use 3 or more hdd with a large videocard like gt280 and ati4870 (both almost the same size)
- stay away from this motherboard
a closer look at the SATA port:
did you see the problem?
how about with a gt280 videocard...
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Moving on to Crossfire (SLI not supported)...
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another interesting to note is the lack of support for ps2 mouse and keyboards.
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overall, it's really because of the "SATA + high end video card" problem that you should note.
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msi exclipse
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03-14-2009, 08:20 AM #1C.I.A.
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Intel DX58SO Smackover X58 Motherboard
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03-14-2009, 09:32 AM #2C.I.A.
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Apart form those issues, this board does not even overclock.
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03-14-2009, 09:41 AM #3C.I.A.
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Intel DX58SO Smackover X58 Motherboard | Intel DX58SO,Smackover,Motherboard,X58-Express,LGA1366,Intel DX58SO Smackover X58-Express LGA1366 Motherboard Benchmark Performance Test Product Review | Benchmark Reviews Performance Tests
i was researching if this board supports overclocking,
it does support overclocking (link above), then i stumbled upon the problem with the SATA ports.
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03-14-2009, 09:57 AM #4C.I.A.
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If you would consider a 144BLCK from a 133BLCK an overclock then i have no qualms about it.
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03-14-2009, 10:39 AM #5C.I.A.
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comments removed. moved up first page.
Msi Eclipse.Last edited by jiro; 03-14-2009 at 11:02 AM.
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03-14-2009, 11:25 AM #6C.I.A.
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Wow thats the first good looking MSI board ive seen for ages! altho the 6 power phase is a HUGE let down or is the + 4 on the NB a part of the CPU VRM ?
In regards to the sata ports, makes you wonder if they did some real world testing on the board with 2x VGA cards.
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03-14-2009, 08:49 PM #7C.I.A.
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that intel x58 also only supports dual channel
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03-14-2009, 09:24 PM #8C.I.A.
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^Ouch.
But why overclock an i7?
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bati-a pud ana nga board oi....hehe
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ever since i think intel mobos are not really design for overclocking or any feature to overclock...
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