Maybe i am just seeing things here that are not there, so ignore this reply if this seems stupid no problem.

Why I only mention Nvidia SLI ? I'm sorry but I do not agree here at all my man. Did you properly read the article ? I looked up all keyword instances where I mention the word SLI, these are the results: Adding a PLX chip for quad-SLI/Crossfire support, Now this board can manage 3 and 4-way SLI really w MSI can offer you full quad SLI/Crossfire as they added a PLX8747 gen3 switch chip MSI can offer you full quad SLI/Crossfire The motherboard is multi-GPU up-to 4-way SLI/Crossfire ready with more then plenty Gen 3.0 PCI-E lanes available Regardless of your comment, obviously this board is equally good for Crossfire as there is a lot of Gen 3 bandwidth available per used slot.

The feature that would cause me to choose this board over all other Z97 models is the integration of Intel WiDi but unfortunately it was not tested in this review. I realise you would need a WiDi TV/Monitor or tablet but I am still a little disappointed.

I like the looks of that board 😎

I already own, but haven't installed this board. I'm waiting on a few water cooler fittings to be delivered. What would be the best memory to use with this board and an i7-4790K? There are 2 speeds (1600 and 2133MHz) listed in the article, but no comparison between the 2 speeds. I'll be using the XMP profile since I don't know how to OC using all the new memory settings used in the BIOS of these modern boards. I opened the memory settings in the BIOS of one of my latest ASUS boards and didn't recognize anything except the timing. There are more than 2 entire pages of memory settings I don't recognize at all. So now, I just hit XMP and hope the BIOS knows what it's doing on Auto. Should I just go for the fastest memory I can afford that's on this boards Compatibility List and let it go at that? I do prefer 2x8GB sticks since I no longer see the need to fill all the slots. After all these years, I'm a Newbie again.

Don't spend too much on expensive 'faster' DDR3 DIMMs, really the benchmarks look nice but in reality the extra money is better invested in a faster GPU or CPU. 1600/1866/2133 is the way to go depending on what you find acceptable for pricing. GSkill and Corsair both have excellent DDR3 memory, just make sure it supports the latest XMP profile and indeed, in the BIOS you can simply enable it. Timings and voltages will automatically be set then.

Where do I find the control to adjust the TDP limit on this board? From your review: "If present, increase the TDP limit of your processor to 200~250 Watts." I don't recall ever seeing any reference to this setting on any of my boards.

Check aida64 again by cpuID, some mobos auto adjust to max so you dont really have to fiddle with that.. Ie http://i.imgur.com/158nI0F.png btw this option is located by cpu power section, Turbo long and Turbo short duration limit. As for temp monitoring check with RealTemp TI or hwinfo64 http://forum.techinferno.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=43 but use only one or the other, dont use multiple monitoring tools.

Thanks! It reads the same as you posted. Unlimited and Unlocked.

Then its ok 🙂 And do try RealTemp TI, coretemp is kinda buggy and can cause lockups.