MSI Z77IA-E53 [ITX] Review!

[poor_poor]

MSI Z77IA-E53 [ITX] Review





Specification:
Support for Intel Core™ Celeron/i3/i5/i7 processors [LGA1155]
Intel® Z77 Express Chipset
Memory:
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
Audio:
Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio codec 8-channel
Network:
Realtek 8111E GbE
Atheros AR9271 Wireless
Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0+HS
Expansion Slots
1x PCI Express 3.0 x16
1x Mini-PCIe
Storage Interface:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s
2 x SATA 3Gb/s
1x MSATA 3Gb/s
Form Factor: ITX


Testing Spec:
Intel i7 3770K + Corsair H60 cooling
G.Skill F3-2133C9D-8GAB [4gbx2]
Hynix SSD 128Gb Sata 3
ADATA MSSD 30Gb [Paging file usage]
FSP HEXA HE-500w
Windows 7 64bits Ultimate [installed all update]
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Let's Show Hand!:



G.Skill ram!






Design in Taiwan! Used Military Class II: Hi-c Cap/ All Solid Caps
and OC Genie II




I/O: D-Sub l HDMI l 2x Intel USB 3.0 l 1x Lan l 5x USB 2.0 l ESata l PS/2 l Wireless/Bluetooth



Model: Z77IA-E53!



Small brother! Intel Celeron G540 @2.50Ghz



Intel LGA 1155 Socket! Socket Pin



Left: Mini-PCI-E l Center: Black: Sata 2/ White: Sata 3 l Right: Intel USB 3.0 19Pin





Blue PCH Heat Sink, small and slim!



PCH Heat Sink



PCH Heat Sink Back



Intel Z77 Express Chipset PCH



CPU Power Phase: 6+1+1 Digital Power Phase




Remove CPU VRM Heat Sink



CPU VRM Heat Sink!



93A Mosfet 4935N RA30 [30 V, 93 A, Single N−Channel]



MSI Used CHEMI-CON Japanese Solid Capacitor



Left White Sticker: Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0+HS
Right White Sticker: Atheros Atheros AR9271 Wireless



Let do a Refresh again!
2-Dimm DDR3 1.5v Slot
This board only has 2 Fan power pin



MSI innovation design a non-clip DDR3 ram slot, very close to PCI-E slot and don't require to lock the ram using this clip.



other side of the ram slot, close the clip to lock the ram




MSI Used Fintek F71889AD I/O Controller [They used same Controller in MSI X79 Big Bang XPower II]
Fintek F71889AD: voltage monitoring, controlling fan speeds and temperature monitoring.



Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio 8-Channel



Single Bios Chip Winbond 25Q64FVS1G [Sorry for unclear photo]



uP1618 6+2 Phase Buck Controller



Clear Cmos I/O



Realtek GBs RTL 8111E NIC



PS8101 integrates 1-to-1 HDMI output



Behind PCB CPU VRM 4935N



PCI-E 16x full flag



PCI-Express 3.0 Slot

[poor_poor]

OverClocking & Benchmark Testing

DPC Latency Checker


3DMark11 Extreme mode: Intel Core i7 3770k Stock Speed w HD4000


3DMark11 Entry mode: Intel Core i7 3770k Stock Speed w HD4000


PCMark7: Stock Speed


PCMark7: Overclock: 4.5Ghz 4Cores 8 Threads


Hyper PI: Overclock 4.7Ghz 4Cores 8Threads


CPUZ: 4.8Ghz 4Cores 4Threads


CPUZ: 5.0Ghz 4Cores 4Threads


Hyper PI & LinX 5.0Ghz 4Cores 4 Threads


Super PI 5.0Ghz 4Cores 8Threads


LinX 5.2Ghz 2Cores 2 Threads


LinX 5.2Ghz 2Cores 4 Threads


LinX: 5.5Ghz 2Cores 2Threads

[profJim]

Nice photographs, good lighting and excellent closeup details.
I like the fact that there isn't a lot of text.
The review would be a bit better if you described in some detail the motherboard's unique features.

Keep up the good work.

[poor_poor]

This board was my first time doing review.