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As MSI Computer knows, sometimes overkill is a good thing. This seems to be the philosophy behind the MSI X58 Eclipse Plus motherboard - a jet black beauty built around Intel's X58 Express and ICH10R chipsets for the Intel Core i7 family of socket 1366 processors.
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External Mfg. Website: MSI		Jan 04 2010	J. Apong

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Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage

Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0 Source: FutureMark

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Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0

Overall: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4427

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4130

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4252

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4322

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3647

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 6173

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 6018

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4563

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 4634

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4525

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4577

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4613

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4520

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4335

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4243

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 4424

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 4395

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 4391

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 4497

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 4359

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 4390

Memory: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3075

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2973

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3664

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3240

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 1940

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4432

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5127

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 3790

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 3380

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 3754

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 3765

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 3823

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 3748

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3701

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3311

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 3225

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 3286

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 3259

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 3204

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 3235

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 3708

TV and Movies: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2969

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2697

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3052

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2995

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2669

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4412

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4501

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 3062

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 3066

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 2869

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 3219

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 3187

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 3243

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3082

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3082

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 2882

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 2868

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 2837

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 2924

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 2889

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 3094

Gaming: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4168

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3999

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4400

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3911

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2105

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7056

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7234

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4576

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 4378

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4562

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4698

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4615

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4647

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4506

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4328

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 4201

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 4316

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 4247

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 4232

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 4251

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 4565

Music: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4381

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4113

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4335

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4623

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4188

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5286

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5377

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4527

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 5036

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4570

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4323

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4600

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4412

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4651

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4247

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 4280

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 4463

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 4456

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 4431

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 4559

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 4497

Communications: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3860

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3841

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3955

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4017

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3844

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5080

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4740

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 3866

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 4010

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4047

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4039

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4053

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 3985

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3963

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3966

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 3896

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 3943

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 3877

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 4002

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 3925

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 3899

Productivity: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3281

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3597

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3633

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3756

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3837

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5282

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5085

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4137

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 3991

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4017

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4009

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4033

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4103

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4014

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4188

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 4016

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 4236

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 4130

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 3626

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 4081

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 4106

HDD: Points Ranking

Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3796

Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3911

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4047

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4349

Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4155

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4134

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4129

Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4099

Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 4603

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 4166

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4362

ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4204

Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4380

Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4069

Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4291

Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 4068

Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 4110

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 4142

Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 4052

Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 4076

MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 4022

PCMark Vantage has the two MSI X58 motherboards varying wildly in their perfo

Contents of Article: MSI Eclipse Plus

Pg 1. MSI Eclipse Plus Intel X58 Express Motherboard Review
Pg 2. Performance Tuning Features and Controls
Pg 3. Motherboard Highlights Photo Gallery
Pg 4. Intel X58 Express / nForce 200 Chipsets and Power Draw Tests
Pg 5. Overclocking and BIOS Screenshots
Pg 6. Motherboard Benchmarks: SYSmark 2007
Pg 7. — Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
Pg 8. Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2008 Processor
Pg 9. Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2008 Memory
Pg 10. Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 06
Pg 11. Motherboard Benchmarks: FEAR and Conclusions

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