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MSI Z87 MPower MAX Motherboard Photographed

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More details and pictures have been uncovered about the MSI Z87 MPower MAX motherboard.

The folks over at EgyptHardware have managed to get a hold of MSI's upcoming Z87 MPower MAX motherboard, and they presented all of us with a pictured unboxing of the motherboard.Image Source: EgyptHardwareImage Source: EgyptHardware

The Z87 MPower MAX motherboard will feature an 8+12 Phase VRM design, as well as use MSI's Military Class IV feature set. Features include Hi-C Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes, Enhanced Dual-BIOS, and Digital PWM. The CPU is powered using two 8-pin EPS connectors. The motherboard also features MSI's Audio Boost chip, as well as a number of elaborate overclocking features.

Other features include three PCIe x16 3.0 slots, four PCIe x1 3.0 slots, and hidden between, an mSATA slot. The motherboard has four DIMM slots and a total of eight SATA3 ports. Cooling is handled by two heat sinks, both sporting a black and yellow design. The large U-shaped heat sink is referred to as an "M" cool design.Image Source: EgyptHardwareImage Source: EgyptHardware

External connectivity will be handled by two USB 2.0 ports, a legacy PS/2 port, six USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, two HDMI ports, a DisplayPort, SPDIF TOSLINK audio out, and 7.1 analog audio out.

We can expect to see the Z87 MPower MAX motherboard hit the marketplace starting at Computex; there has been no word on pricing yet.Image Source: EgyptHardwareImage Source: EgyptHardware

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    vmem , May 9, 2013 6:07 PM
    I must say, all the mobo OEMs have been doing a terrific job for Haswell :) 
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    bigshootr8 , May 9, 2013 6:38 PM
    mm sexy MSI has been upping the anti on providing great features on there boards.
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    unknown9122 , May 9, 2013 6:48 PM
    WOW! Finally, we are seeing some good looking boards. Z77 boards were functional but most were ugly.
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    beta212 , May 9, 2013 6:48 PM
    I hate waiting for haswell when they're already in the wild(OEM&MB makers have them)
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    Anonymous , May 9, 2013 6:54 PM
    My next upgrade a 4770k cpu and this board.
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    Johnny_C13 , May 9, 2013 7:09 PM
    Sleek looking with those yellow highlights... and 6 USB 3.0! That's pretty cool.
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    Johnny_C13 , May 9, 2013 7:10 PM
    Sleek looking with those yellow highlights... and 6 USB 3.0! That's pretty cool.

    EDIT: Ugh... double post. Sorry guys...
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    JOSHSKORN , May 9, 2013 9:02 PM
    That's a LOT of USB 3.0 ports. Um, why? We could use a few more USB 3.0 devices out there.
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    ojas , May 10, 2013 12:18 AM
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    I must say, all the mobo OEMs have been doing a terrific job for Haswell :) 

    My thoughts exactly! It's like all the integration on the CPU side is forcing motherboard manufacturers to really push the envelope as far as feature integration is concerned.
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    cheesyboy , May 10, 2013 1:02 AM
    She's quite the looker