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MSI on Thursday published the first image of a new desktop motherboard that supports the innovative DDR5 compression attached memory module (CAMM2). DDR5 CAMM2 modules are designed to improve upon the SO-DIMM form factor used for laptops, alleviating some of the high-speed signaling and capacity limitations of SO-DIMMs while also shaving down on the volume of space required. And while we're eagerly awaiting to see CAMM2 show up in more laptops, its introduction in a PC motherboard comes as a bit of a surprise, since PCs aren't nearly as space-constrained. MSI's Z790 Project Zero Plus motherboard, which supports Intel's latest 14th Generation Core processors, is to a large degree a proof-of-concept product that is showcasing several new technologies and atypical configuration options. Key among these...
EKWB Releases New RGB Monoblock for MSI X299 Motherboards
This week, the Slovenian based liquid cooling manufacturer, EKWB (EK Water Blocks) released a new monoblock which is custom made for specific MSI X299 motherboards, and named the EK-FB...
3 by Joe Shields on 7/20/2017
MSI Announces the X299 XPower Gaming AC Motherboard: Five M.2 Slots
This week MSI has announced a new X299 motherboard: the MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC. This is designed as a flagship motherboard for MSI's X299 range, and aims to...
27 by Joe Shields on 7/12/2017
MSI Announces GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z
After posting a teaser video last week, MSI has followed up by announcing their latest ultra-high-end Lightning-branded graphics card: the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z. The triple-slot-width...
25 by Nate Oh on 6/21/2017
DRAM and Motherboard Makers Demonstrate Quad-Channel DDR4-4000+ Operation
Over the course of Computex, manufacturers of memory modules and motherboards alike took to the show to showcase the latest developments in high-speed quad-channel memory configurations. Powered by Intel’s...
16 by Anton Shilov on 6/9/2017
MSI Shows Off GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Card with USB Type-C Port
Back when the VESA announced the DisplayPort alt mode for USB Type-C, one of the most common questions was whether we’d see USB ports on a video card. As...
45 by Ryan Smith on 6/4/2017
MSI Demos Prototype Hybrid Storage Card: M.2 & 2.5” SATA on a PCIe Card
Going a bit off the beaten path for this year’s Computex, MSI surprised us at the show with the prototype of a new hybrid storage array. The MSI Gaming...
22 by Ryan Smith on 6/3/2017
MSI Announces the Z270 GODLIKE GAMING Motherboard
MSI has been teasing this new motherboard for a number of weeks, and today they have finally announced the Z270 GODLIKE GAMING. This subtly named model is the new...
18 by Patrick MacMillan on 5/24/2017
Kaby Lake Motherboards at $140: MSI Z270 SLI Plus vs. ASRock Z270 Killer SLI
In this review, we are having a look at two cost-effective Z270 motherboards that have been designed with gamers in mind - the MSI Z270 SLI Plus and the...
20 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/1/2017
AT20 Giveaway Day 4: MSI Motherboards for AMD & Intel
Kicking off the first week of May, we’re back again for day 4 of our 20 day giveaway celebration of AnandTech’s 20th anniversary. Last week we gave out a lot...
562 by Ryan Smith on 5/1/2017
MSI to Bundle Intel Optane Memory 16 GB Cache Drives with Select Motherboards
MSI this week announced plans to bundle Intel Optane Memory 16 GB caching drives with select Intel 200-series chipset motherboards. The company claims that the drives will not increase...
18 by Anton Shilov on 4/28/2017
The MSI GT83VR Titan Review: 1080 Times 3
About two years ago, we looked at the latest creation from the minds of MSI. The GT80 Titan was their boldest move yet, and set the bar for performance...
57 by Brett Howse on 4/13/2017
MSI Adds Low-Profile AMD Radeon RX 460 Graphics Cards to Lineup
MSI has quietly added two low-profile AMD Radeon RX 460 graphics adapters to its product family. The add-in-boards (AIBs) are powered by AMD’s latest entry-level GPU, Polaris 11. As...
50 by Anton Shilov on 2/18/2017
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
Something was clear during 2016: RGB LED is here and it wants to be everywhere. It seems that a multicolored piece of computer hardware is the new thing, and...
37 by Ian Cutress on 2/6/2017
MSI Upgrades Its Aegis and Nightblade PCs with Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs
MSI this month upgraded its whole lineup of gaming desktops with 7th generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors as well as newer motherboards featuring Intel’s 200-series chipsets. The new...
16 by Anton Shilov on 1/28/2017
MSI Trident 3 Announced: A Core i7 Console
Over CES, MSI announced a new console-like PC called the Trident 3. The new unit packs the latest Intel’s Kaby Lake CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU, memory, an...
28 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017
MSI Cubi 2 Kaby Lake UCFF PC Review
The Kaby Lake-U (KBL-U) series with 15W TDP CPUs was introduced along with the 4.5W Kaby Lake-Y ones in Q3 2016. The first set of products with Kaby Lake-U...
32 by Ganesh T S on 12/30/2016
MSI Adds Low-Profile GeForce GTX 1050 Ti to Lineup
MSI has quietly added a new low-profile graphics card into their lineup. The adapter is based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU featuring the latest Pascal architecture and...
42 by Anton Shilov on 11/22/2016
MSI Releases the 'VR One': A Backpack PC For VR From $1999
MSI has started to sell its VR One backpack PC designed for virtual reality enthusiasts. The MSI VR One system is now available in the US, and comes equipped...
20 by Anton Shilov on 11/21/2016
Rivet Networks Launches the Killer E2500 Network Controller: Website Detection, New UI
The Killer brand of network controllers is evolving. The original company, Bigfoot Networks, launched on FPGAs over a decade ago, with super large heatsinks (that are now collectors’ items)...
50 by Ian Cutress on 9/15/2016
MSI Unveils the X99A Workstation Motherboard
Last week MSI introduced its new X99A Workstation motherboard, part of the X99 refresh we've seen over the past couple of months following the launch of the Broadwell-E processor...
6 by Anton Shilov on 8/23/2016
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