One DrMOS chip provides much more CPU power than. Power-PAK MOSFETS used by others. With DrMOS Less = More! about overclocking P45 DrMOS: about Asus P45 PWM :.
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What are the power-saving components and technologies from MSI?
1. DrMOS 2. APS 3. GreenPower design 4. Hi-c CAP
Why should I care about power-saving?
1. Better earth (Think about it! You can be a hero saving it !) 2. Save $$ on the electricity bill 3. Cool running boards 4. Better overclocking
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Is DrMOS the name of a MSI heatpipe?
No! DrMOS is the cool secret below the heatpipe, not the heatpipe itself. Part of the heatpipe covers the PWM where the DrMOS chips are located. (PWM? That is technical stuff, right ? Now you really lost me )
Tell me, should I write DRMOS, Dr. MOS or Doctor Mos?
The name comes from Driver MOSFET. There is only one correct way to write it; "DrMOS".
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So DrMOS is a chip below the heatpipe?
Yes, DrMOS is the 2nd generation 3-in-1 integrated Driver MOSFET. It combines 3 PWM components in one. (Like triple core...)
1. Driver IC
2. Bottom-MOSFET
3. Top-MOSFET
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Is MSI the first to use DrMOS on it's products?
DrMOS is an integrated MOSFET design proposed by Intel in 2004. The first to use a 1st generation Driver Mosfet on a 8-Phase was Asus Blitz Extreme. This 1st generation had some problems and
disadvantages. These are all solved in the 2nd generation DrMOS which we use exclusive on MSI products.
DrMOS is power efficient and stays cool, but why?
DrMOS combines 3 components into 1 which makes it more efficient and cool, because;
No component has 100% power efficiency This means more power goes in than comes out Wasted power becomes heat
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With DrMOS less is more ! Why should I care?
Competitor board
1 2
3 4
5 6
MSI Eclipse SLI
12
6
11
5
10
9
4
8
3
7 2
1
12-Phase x 3 (Choke + Hi-Mosfet + LowMosfet ) = 36 components
6-Phase x 2 (Choke + DrMOS) = 12 components
Less components = Less power leakage Less power leakage = Less heat generated
Less heat = Better cooling Better cooling = Higher overclocking
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MSI uses 5 or 6-Phase DrMOS, so overclocking must suck?
No! One DrMOS chip provides much more CPU power than Power-PAK MOSFETS used by others. With DrMOS Less = More!
about overclocking P45 DrMOS:
"You'd expect the highest stable CPU clock to be reached using the 16-phase power regulator of Asus or Gigabyte, but instead we find MSI's 6-phase products taking first and second place."
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about Asus P45 PWM :
"The P5Q3 may report the use of a 16-phase PWM but we know better. Although ASUS design engineers have added a lot of extra chokes and MOSFETS, the overall capacity of the power delivery circuit remains comparable to their competitors`... ...we would rather see ASUS concentrate their efforts on designing an entirely new circuit based on a true 6-phase PWM."
about P45 DrMOS:
"Unlike Asus and Gigabyte, who seem more than content with trying to outswing each other in the more-phases-are-better e-peen department, MSI manages to do exactly the same as these double figure implementations with just the five phases."
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Why not include 2oz PCB copper like Gigabyte?
Gigabyte uses many old generation and power wasting PWM components which generate heat (powerloss). This heat needs to be spread out (2oz PCB copper) to prevent heat problems.
MSI DrMOS prevents heat generation so there is no need to cool the mainboard with 2oz copper. MSI is using next generation, high quality components like DrMOS and Hi-c CAP.
"Ultra Durable 3 is a marketing buzzword"
"However, the Ultra Durable 3 technology, which incorporates considerably more copper on the inner layers of the printed circuit board paired and high-quality components, does not make any difference in performance or power efficiency."
"only MSI's P45 Diamond with its DrMOS voltage regulator switching introduces substantial savings. Again, Ultra Durable 3 didn't make a difference."
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Less heat, smaller coolers right?
Yep! Some MSI mainboards use the small "DrMOS Touch" heatsink because you can touch the cool DrMOS PWM without burning your fingers! (Own risk and own fingers, we aren't well insured!)
about P45 Platinum with DrMOS:
"It was cool to the touch regardless of how long the system had run or how much overclocking I did.. This was the coolest running board I've seen in some time"
about Eclipse SLI with DrMOS:
"Using DrMOS, this has allowed MSI to cool the board down quite a bit. In fact, it is the coolest running X58 we've tested so far."
about DKA790GX Platinum with DrMOS:
"It seems that in work PWM at DKA790GX Platinum is noticeably cooler than Gigabyte solution even with Gigabyte massive full-pipe system."
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Anandtech (USA)
"Our idle numbers with the power saving numbers have MSI in the lead, something we have noticed across their DRMOS product lines."
"The MSI Greenpower system provides the greatest power savings compared to the ASUS EPU-6 and Gigabyte DES designs at present."
"A six-phase power delivery design is utilized for the processor, half that of the Gigabyte and ASUS boards. However, this did not adversely affect the overclocking capabilities of the board."
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DrMOS was Intel's idea, what about AMD?
Both the MSI "DKA790GX Platinum" and "DKA790GX" AM2+ mainboards use DrMOS technology. In 2009 more mainboards for the AMD platform will use DrMOS.
Why is DrMOS not used on all MSI mainboards?
DrMOS is more expensive compared to traditional Power-PAK MOSFETS. However, we will expand the DrMOS product range.
Q2 2008 Q3 2008
Q4 2008
Q1 2009
June
July August
September November December
February
DrMOS introduction in the high-end P45 segment DrMOS entered the mainstream segment First AMD based DrMOS mainboard
First DrMOS VGA card launched DrMOS on a microATX mainboard With Eclipse SLI we expand DrMOS to the 2-Phase QPI and Chipset. First AM3 board with DrMOS
-P45 Diamond -P45(D3) Platinum
-P45 NEO2 series
-DKA790GX Platinum -DKA790GX
-N9600GT Diamond
-G45M Digital
-Eclipse SLI -X58 Platinum
-790GX-GD70
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"DFI's Digital Voltage system is more efficient over most other voltage systems, but it's still not as efficient as MSI's DrMOS which keep their cool exceptionally well."
"MSIs first dive into the green PC market is extremely impressive. ...The new Driver Mosfets manage to help keep the boards' key components at cooler temperatures than any of the competitor's boards, showing just how well this new technology can work."
"..MSI's X58 Eclipse is able to reduce its power more than ASUS is capable of with its EPU setup..."
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Is MSI APS the same as EPU and DES ?
APS (Active Phase Switching) is more efficient. APS does not only switch the CPU PWM but also the QPI-, Chipset- & MemoryPhases and it is the only OS independent phase switching (BSD / Linux / VMware ESX server)!
Power Saving Technology
MSI APS
Gigabyte DES Asus EPU
CPU Phase Switching QPI Phase switching Chipset Phase switching Memory Phase switching OS independent
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Works always)
Yes NO NO NO NO (Win only)
Yes NO NO NO NO (Win only)
"Unlike other solutions, APS works"
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"The real-time adjustments are even faster and more acute than even what Gigabyte offers"
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Bit-tech.net (UK)
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"From the graph, we can see that in general MSI's DrMOS and GreenPower undercuts the Asus in power use, just like it did on the P45 boards"
"Asus' power saving, while all encom-passing and quite fancy on the surface, generally doesn't work as efficiently as MSI's DrMOS and GreenPower..." (about EPU)
"For the most part we still feel Asus is playing the numbers game, where "more is better", but it neglects to point out it uses smaller ferrite core chokes, which therefore hold less power" (about 16-Phase)
Notice Asus EPU increases power!
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What are Hi-c CAP's?
Hi-c CAP's (Highly-conductive polymerized Capacitor) are the next generation Solid Capacitors which withstand higher temperatures and allow higher overclocking. These high quality components are used on high-end products like GTX295 VGA cards, Macbook Airs and industrial ITX mainboards. MSI is the only one to use these next generation capacitors on desktop mainboards.
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Tom's Hardware (Germany)
"Only MSI's P45 Diamond showed decreased system power requirements in both idle and peak load conditions" "only MSI's P45 Diamond with its DrMOS voltage regulator switching introduces substantial savings... Again, Ultra Durable 3 didn't make a difference."
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Notice Gigabyte P45 Ultra Durable 3 increasing power ! Notice Asus EPU increasing power!
"..thanks to MSI's implementation of voltage regulators and dynamic switching, the P45 Diamond is by far the most energy-efficient motherboard in this review"
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Where does MSI's GreenPower design fit in?
GreenPower design is the name of the advanced power circuit design on our PCB. MSI R&D engineers avoid power leakage and all unused functions can be checked and automatically switched off even if we only save 0.01 Watt.
If I use GreenPower Genie, do I save more power?
GreenPower Genie is only for real-time monitoring the power usage. GreenPower Center uses these values to adjusts fan speeds. This based on increased power usage before heat actually increases. It does not contribute to extra power saving. (But if you want to believe it does, please go ahead ! )
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The Tech Report
"MSI's GreenPower Genie power savings software actually works, allowing the Eclipse to undercut the power consumption of most of the Core i7 boards we've tested."
"the Eclipse still consumes less power than the other boards when under load. The EX58-UD5, on the other hand, has the highest power consumption of the lot."
"The DKA790GX Platinum proves more frugal than the DS4H at both idle and under load."
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Why are media using the wrong terms (driver mos, greenpower genie, vrm switch, voltage regulator switching) to describe the benefits of DrMOS & APS ?
We didn't yet brainwash the media enough.
The powersaving revolution just started !
Many magazines and websites also test the mainboard power consumption and measure generated heat. More and more people are aware that 12- and 16-Phase are just marketing stories. They also know that bigger heatpipes or extra 2oz copper layers are only needed to fix heat problems, not to prevent them.
The time of old fashioned power wasting components is behind us, MSI leads the industry with next generation high quality components!
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Where to find DrMOS, APS or Hi-c CAP?
For best power-saving and cool running mainboards Insist on DrMOS!
Model name
Eclipse Plus Eclipse SLI X58 Platinum X58 Pro
Memory HeatPipe Firewire DrMOS
DDR3
STS
DDR3
STS
DDR3
STS
DDR3
STS
P45 Diamond
DDR3
Liquid
P45D3 Platinum
DDR3
Circu
P45 Platinum
DDR2
Circu
P45-8D
DDR2+3
P45 Neo2-FIR
DDR2
P45 Neo2-FR
DDR2
P45 Neo3-FIR
DDR2
P45D3 Neo3-FI
DDR3
P45 Neo3-FR
DDR2
P45C Neo-FIR
DDR2+3
P45D3 Neo-F
DDR3
G45M Digital
DDR2
790GX-GD70 (AM3) DDR3
STS
DKA790GX Platinum DDR2 Circu
DKA790GX
DDR2
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APS
Hi-c CAP
Easy Button
OC Tool
ATI Crossfire
OC Dial
OC Switch
OC Switch
OC Switch
Nvidia SLI
NF200
Jumper
Jumper
Jumper
OC Switch
OC Switch
Jumper
OC Switch
OC Switch
OC Switch
OC Switch
OC Switch
OC Dial
OC Switch
OC Switch
NF200
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HKEPC Hardware (Hong Kong)
The Power-PAK MOSFET temperature used by Asus and Gigabyte is much higher than the cool DrMOS temperature used by MSI.
" 65 Driver High-Side Lower Side DrMOS MOSFET P45 51.7c DrMOS 36.6c Core 2 Extreme QX9770 MOSFET 71.4c DrMOS 55.6c MOSFET "
" MSI P45 Diamond DrMOS MOSFET ESR Hi-c CAP ASUS GIGABYTE MSI GreenPower "
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Insist on DrMOS !
For max power-saving, coolest temperatures and the best performance:
Insist on DrMOS!
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Media quotes & sources
P07 - Tom's Hardware / 11-way P45 motherboard shootout / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-p45-motherboard,2001.html P07 - Anandtech.com / Asus P5Q preview / http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3309&p=1 P07 - Bit-Tech.net / MSI P45 Platinum review / http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/06/20/msi-p45-platinum/1 P08 - Tom's Hardware / Ultra Durable 3: Extra Copper, Benchmarked / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-ultra-
durable,2094.html P09 - HardOCP / MSI P45 Platinum review / http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTUxNSwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0 P09 - TweakTown / DFI LANParty UT X58-T3eH8 /
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1737/dfi_lanparty_ut_x58_t3eh8_core_i7_motherboard/index.html P09 - Benchmark.co.yu / MSI DKA790GX Platinum review /
http://www.benchmark.co.yu/modules.php?name=BenchmarkNews&file=article&sid=16481 P10 - Anandtech / Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P review http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3508 P10 - Anandtech.com / Asus P5Q preview / http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3309&p=1 P12 - TweakTown / MSI Eclipse SLI Core i7 Motherboard /
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1734/1/msi_x58_eclipse_sli_core_i7_motherboard/index.html P12 - TweakTown / DFI LANParty UT X58-T3eH8 /
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1737/dfi_lanparty_ut_x58_t3eh8_core_i7_motherboard/index.html P12 - TweakTown /ASUS EPU 6 vs. MSI DrMOS vs. GIGABYTE DES Advanced /
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1587/asus_epu_6_vs_msi_drmos_vs_gigabyte_des_advanced/index.html P13 - Bit-Tech.net / MSI P45 Platinum review / http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/06/20/msi-p45-platinum/1 P13 - Tom's Hardware / Power-saving motherboards: fact or fiction / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/energy-efficient-
motherboard,2067.html P14 - Bit-Tech.net / Asus P6T Deluxe / http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2008/12/02/asus-p6t-deluxe/1 P17 - Tom's Hardware / Power-saving motherboards: fact or fiction / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/energy-efficient-
motherboard,2067.html P17 - Tom's Hardware / Ultra Durable 3: Extra Copper, Benchmarked / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-ultra-
durable,2094.html P17 - Tom's Hardware / 11-way P45 motherboard shootout / http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-p45-motherboard,2001.html P19 Tech-report.com / X58 Round-up (Asus, GBT, MSI) / http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15908/1 P19 - Tech-report.com / MSI DKA790GX Platinum review / http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/16159 P21 HKEPC / MSI P45 Diamond review / http://www.hkepc.com/1477/page/6#view
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