My Latest MSI review.

mclaren85 · Nov 21, 2022

As a fierce dragon lover, I decided to try MSI latest state of art: the MSI "Spatium". The Pcie-4 compatible nvme drive comes with a small packaging with user manual. (Note that my version does not include the heatsink.)

And here is the net result:

kapone32 · Nov 21, 2022

Try the test again at 1 GIB.

kapone32 said:
Try the test again at 1 GIB.

Isn't that MB absolutely beautiful?

mclaren85 · Nov 21, 2022

kapone32 said:
Try the test again at 1 GIB

Tatty_Two · Nov 21, 2022

Moving this to the storage sub forum, General Hardware threads tend to submerge pretty quick as it's so big.

mclaren85 · Nov 21, 2022

kapone32 said:
Isn't that MB absolutely beautiful?

You mean the motherboard? thank you it is MSI Meg x570s Ace Max

AusWolf · Nov 21, 2022

Not bad. The only thing I don't understand is why MSi chose a blue PCB when all of their motherboards are either black or white.

mclaren85 · Nov 21, 2022

AusWolf said:
Not bad. The only thing I don't understand is why MSi chose a blue PCB when all of their motherboards are either black or white.

Yeah their GPU's pcbs are also in black.

mclaren85 · Nov 22, 2022

I'm returning back to amazon since it caused my chipset temperature 10C deg higher than normal. I will not be using another nvme.

AusWolf · Nov 22, 2022

mclaren85 said:
I'm returning back to amazon since it caused my chipset temperature 10C deg higher than normal. I will not be using another nvme.

Did that affect normal usage of the PC, though? Chipset temp isn't something that one usually worries about.

mclaren85 · Nov 22, 2022

AusWolf said:
Did that affect normal usage of the PC, though? Chipset temp isn't something that one usually worries about.

Besides the increase the temperature of my x570s chipset, it works amazingly fast.

My idle temperature was like 46-47, however, after installing second nvme it increases up to 55C degree.

AusWolf · Nov 22, 2022

mclaren85 said:
Besides the increase the temperature of my x570s chipset, it works amazingly fast.

My idle temperature was like 46-47, however, after installing second nvme it increases up tu 55C degree.

Is that for the chipset? I know X570 isn't famous for running cool, so I suppose that's okay.

mclaren85 · Nov 22, 2022

AusWolf said:
Is that for the chipset?

Yep. This how it is look like at the moment:

AusWolf · Nov 22, 2022

mclaren85 said:
Yep. This how it is look like at the moment:
View attachment 271283

I personally never had an X570 motherboard, but as long as it doesn't cause any problems during usage, I guess these temperatures are fine.

P4-630 · Nov 22, 2022

My M.2 drives idle:

C: = Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
H: = Samsung 970 Evo 500GB

mclaren85 · Nov 22, 2022

P4-630 said:
My M.2 drives idle:

C: = Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
H: = Samsung 970 Evo 500GB

View attachment 271284

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Dude that's more than perfect!. How is your fan setup and what is your case?

P4-630 · Nov 22, 2022

mclaren85 said:
Dude that's more than perfect!. How is your fan setup and what is your case?

2 140mm front intake
1 140mm bottom intake
2 120mm CPU cooler
1 120mm rear exhaust
1 120mm top exhaust

My case is a be quiet! Silent base 600 Window.

Took out the drive cages and took out the DVD drive to make room for a 140mm fan.

mclaren85 · Nov 22, 2022

AusWolf said:
I personally never had an X570 motherboard

And I will never suggest you to have one. Unless you really need it is surely redundant.

AusWolf · Nov 22, 2022

mclaren85 said:
And I will never suggest you to have one. Unless you really need it is surely redundant.

To be honest, I never go for AMD X-series or Intel Z-series anyway. What I need is an x16 slot for a GPU, two nvme slots and plenty of USB ports. This need is catered for by B-series boards from both companies.

System Name	MSI-MEG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism + Thermal Grizzly
Memory	32 GB
Video Card(s)	MSI Suprim X RTX 3080
Storage	500 GB MSI Spatium nvme + 500 GB WD nvme + 2 TB Seagate HDD + 2 TB Seagate HDD
Display(s)	27" LG 144HZ 2K ULTRAGEAR
Case	MSI MPG Velox Airflow 100P
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	HP OMEN REACTOR
Keyboard	Corsair K68
Software	Windows10 LTSC 64 bit

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

System Name	MSI-MEG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism + Thermal Grizzly
Memory	32 GB
Video Card(s)	MSI Suprim X RTX 3080
Storage	500 GB MSI Spatium nvme + 500 GB WD nvme + 2 TB Seagate HDD + 2 TB Seagate HDD
Display(s)	27" LG 144HZ 2K ULTRAGEAR
Case	MSI MPG Velox Airflow 100P
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	HP OMEN REACTOR
Keyboard	Corsair K68
Software	Windows10 LTSC 64 bit

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900KF @ -080mV PL max @225w
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	DeepCool LS520SE Liquid + 3 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel Bdie @ 3600Mhz CL14 1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC + 8% PL
Storage	WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS)
Display(s)	AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Software	Win 11 Home x64

System Name	MSI-MEG
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism + Thermal Grizzly
Memory	32 GB
Video Card(s)	MSI Suprim X RTX 3080
Storage	500 GB MSI Spatium nvme + 500 GB WD nvme + 2 TB Seagate HDD + 2 TB Seagate HDD
Display(s)	27" LG 144HZ 2K ULTRAGEAR
Case	MSI MPG Velox Airflow 100P
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	HP OMEN REACTOR
Keyboard	Corsair K68
Software	Windows10 LTSC 64 bit

System Name	Nebulon B
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB
Storage	2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Kolink Citadel Mesh black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech G413 SE
Software	Bazzite (Fedora Linux) KDE

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

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