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As GPU families enter the later part of their lifecycles, we often see chip manufacturers start to offload stockpiles of salvaged chips that, for one reason or another, didn't make the grade for the tier of cards they normally are used in. These recovered chips are fairly unremarkable overall, but they are unsold silicon that still works and has economic value, leading to them being used in lower-tier cards so that they can be sold. And, judging by the appearance of a new video card design from MSI, it looks like NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace generation of chips has reached that stage, as the Taiwanese video card maker has put out a new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super card based on a salvaged AD102 GPU. Typically...
The MSI MEG X399 Creation Motherboard Review: The New 16-Phase Shark In Town
With the highly anticipated launch of AMD's second generation Threadripper processors, it gives motherboard vendors the incentive and justification to release more boards. As there aren’t tons of Threadripper...
17 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/13/2018
MSI Z370 Motherboards Now Support Intel’s 9th Gen Core CPUs
MSI pushed a news item live today that states that the company has released updated BIOS versions for its Intel Z370-based motherboards that add support for Intel’s as-yet unannounced...
11 by Anton Shilov on 8/1/2018
Analyzing B450 for AMD Ryzen: A Quick Look at 25+ Motherboards
One of the secondary stories from Computex was that AMD and its partners were set to launch a new generation of mid-range chipsets and motherboards with the new lower-power...
62 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/31/2018
MSI's New Threadripper 2 Motherboard on Steroids: X399 Creation
One of the most impressive motherboard designs coming out of Computex was MSI’s new X399 Creation motherboard. With Threadripper 2 around the corner, sporting support for up to 32...
19 by Ian Cutress on 7/2/2018
MSI Optix MAG491C Hands-On: A 49-Inch 32:9 LCD with FreeSync
Earlier this month MSI demonstrated its ultrawide curved 49-inch gaming display at Computex. The unit uses a mass-produced panel and already has a model number, so its launch is...
17 by Anton Shilov on 6/22/2018
MSI’s Four-Way M.2 PCIe Card: It Looks Like a GPU
Having seen both ASUS and ASRock’s PCIe cards that support four M.2 NVMe drives each at a x4 connection at CES, and then GIGABYTE’s prototype card at Computex, there...
47 by Ian Cutress on 6/21/2018
MSI’s 49” Optix Curved Display and Oculux 25” High Refresh Monitors Announced
While MSI may be best known for motherboards and laptops, the company is making a big play at the monitor market as well. And this is in a quite...
16 by Joe Shields on 6/6/2018
MSI B450 AM4 Motherboards at Computex
AMD's 2000-series Ryzen processors represent an incredible step forward even though they are based on a revamped architecture, but much like Intel's Coffee Lake launch, the company only released...
9 by Joe Shields on 6/5/2018
MSI Prestige PS42 Laptop: Made For Business
When thinking of MSI laptops, one probably picture the company's powerful gaming rigs. However, the company that makes heavy-hitting notebooks, with names like the Titan and the Dominator, is...
4 by Joe Shields on 6/5/2018
The MSI X299 XPower Gaming AC Review: Flagship Fantasy
MSI's flagship motherboard for HEDT the X299 XPower Gaming AC. The XPower Gaming AC pulls from its overclocking and enthusiast pedigree as well as including features more focused on...
17 by Joe Shields on 5/9/2018
AMD Launches Combat Crate Bundles: CPU, GPU, & Motherboard In a Box
AMD on Wednesday announced its Combat Crate bundles, an initiative aimed to deliver a complete set of barebones PC hardware straight to the hands of gamers. The bundles will...
12 by Anton Shilov on 4/25/2018
MSI Unveils New Vortex Desktop Workstation and Updated Mobile Workstations
MSI has announced updates to its mobile workstation lineup infusing them with Coffee Lake CPUs and Quadro based graphics cards as well as introducing a new pint-sized (Liter size...
5 by Joe Shields on 4/19/2018
Overclocking The AMD Ryzen APUs: Guide and Results
With AMD’s new launch of Raven Ridge APUs, the Ryzen 3 2200G ($99) and Ryzen 5 2400G ($169), AMD holds the current integrated graphics apex when directly compared against...
64 by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 4/16/2018
MSI Upgrades Budget Laptops with Intel’s CFL-H: Six-Core Notebooks Start at $1,099
Traditionally, PC makers tend to upgrade their premium product series with the latest CPUs or GPUs first and only then expand usage of new chips to more affordable product...
9 by Anton Shilov on 4/14/2018
MSI GT63/GT83 Titans Upgraded with Six-Core CPUs, Samsung’s PCIe SSDs
Among the many laptops getting a refresh this month alongside Intel's new 8th gen Core processors are the 15.6-inch GT63 and the 18.4-inch GT83 desktop replacement laptops, both of...
11 by Anton Shilov on 4/13/2018
The MSI X370 XPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard Review: A Silver Flagship
The MSI X370 XPower Gaming Titanium is marketed as a top of the range ATX offering and currently stands as MSI's flagship AM4 socket motherboard. The XPower branding over...
20 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/13/2018
MSI Announces GS65 Stealth: Thin & Lighter 15-Inch Gaming Laptop
When most think of gaming laptops large bulky devices with aggressive styling and likely some RGB LED flare setting themselves apart from the pool of monotonous portables. However, for...
18 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018
MSI's GT75 Titan DTR Laptop Gets Coffee Lake Treatment: Core i9 + GeForce GTX 1080
MSI has updated their GT series of gaming laptops (GT63, GT75, and GT83) all receiving an upgrade to the 8th generation Intel CPUs. The GT75 will now support up...
7 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018
The MSI X299M Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review
There are only a few options in the microATX market if you want all the Intel cores but want to remain small and compact. The challenger today is MSI's...
18 by Joe Shields on 3/22/2018
The MSI B350 Tomahawk Motherboard Review: Gaming On a Budget
Without key buzzwords such as 'RGB' and 'gaming', MSI is looking to target AMD users on a strict budget with the B350 Tomahawk. Compared to X370, the B350 boards...
46 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/12/2018
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