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July 2014
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The editors liked
Great Aesthetic Appeal
Overclocking Stability
Solid Performance
Great Accessories Package.
Audio Boost 2 with DAC
Killer LAN
Dragon Heatsinks with LED Backlight
RAMDisk
Layout
Military Class Components
ECO Power
WiFi AC / BT 4.0
Dragon Armor
Packed with GAMING features to keep your system fast and ready-to-game
Provided fan connectivity and control is excellent
Audio Boost for some additional "BOOM" to your in-game explosions
Includes 6-month premium subscription to XSplit
Excellent softw
The editors didn't like
May be a bit pricey for some
Click BIOS 4 can be hard to navigate
WiFi Module should come pre connected
WiFi Module pin header is fragile so care must be taken
No Intel Thunderbolt
Audio performance a bit lacking under my testing regime
Packed with GAMING features to keep your system fast and ready-to-game, Provided fan connectivity and control is excellent, Audio Boost for some additional "BOOM" to your in-game explosions, Includes 6-month premium subscription to XSplit, Excellent softw
No Intel Thunderbolt, Audio performance a bit lacking under my testing regime, Metal covers on audio and I/O are just a gimmick, Color scheme used may not appeal to all
The MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC is available for around $350. Packed with GAMING features to keep your system fast and ready-to-game Provided fan connectivity and control is excellent Audio Boost for some additional "BOOM" to your in-game explosions Includes 6-mo...
As I did on the last page, I'm borrowing some of the text from my Z97I Gaming AC board review to use here as it still applies. Overall, the feature set of these boards is almost identical – it's the size, additional accessories, and extra expansion slot...
about the MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC MotherboardThe MSI's Z97 Gaming 9 AC is an all-in-one top end solution that seeks to elevate the gaming lifestyle beyond the conventions set by standard motherboards. It is ambitious in design incorporating the most advanced...
Abstract: It's amazing how quickly things can add up. A great example of this is just how many motherboards a company like MSI manufactures. Just on the Intel side of things, you have multiple chipsets and then from there they have an overclocking line, gaming line...
Alright, so with testing out of the way, let's talk about the MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC. First, the good things. It's essentially a Z97 Gaming 7 with WiFi and Xtreme Audio DAC. As such, we get the same 12 phase power delivery system as the Z97 Gaming 7 which we...
WiFi Module pin header is fragile so care must be taken, WiFi Module pin header is fragile so care must be taken
MSI really flipped its board lineup quite a bit this time around with totally new designs, many more models and a huge variance in feature sets all to the tune of having a board to fit pretty much every users needs. The MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC is a great b...
Great Aesthetic Appeal, Overclocking Stability, Solid Performance, Great Accessories Package.
May be a bit pricey for some
Taking into account the solid performance and the abundance of accessories the MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC offers, we find this board to be price'd very aggressively with its current competitors we find this to be a rock solid and aesthetically appealing piece...
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Published: 2014-07-09, Author: Paul , review by: hitechlegion.com
Audio Boost 2 with DAC, Killer LAN, Dragon Heatsinks with LED Backlight, RAMDisk, Layout, Military Class Components, ECO Power, WiFi AC / BT 4.0, Dragon Armor
Click BIOS 4 can be hard to navigate, WiFi Module should come pre connected
The MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC is the flagship motherboard of the MSI Z97 Gaming line. For those of you not familiar with MSI Gaming motherboards, the Z97 series is third generation for this line. The MSI Gaming Series motherboard, as well as other MSI motherb...
We mentioned it in the first chapter of this conclusion already, overall non-overclocked performance as stated is above the baseline of the reference Z97 motherboards we tested, with an offset here and there of course. If you have two left hands in terms ...
While the MSI Z97 XPOWER AC we looked at the other day sits at the top of the pyramid when it comes to price, the MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC looks more comforting sitting around $100 less and coming in around the $300 mark. By no means, though, is $300 a cheap ...
