MSI Launches GAMING, Overclocking, and Military Class 8 Series Motherboards

HardOCP News

[H] News
Joined
Dec 31, 1969
Messages
0
The world-renowned motherboard manufacturer MSI announces motherboards that are equipped with Intel's newest 8 series chipset today. There is the "GAMING" series that are wildly popular among gamers, which is equipped with the Killer network chip and Audio Boost, in which the Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard was even awarded the Computex 2013 Best Choice Golden Award! This was the first time a motherboard won a Golden Award, which proves that MSI's GAMING series motherboards are definitely the best choice for gamers.

For overclocking enthusiasts, MSI continued using the design standards which have passed the OC certified tests, creating the all new "Overclock" series, which includes the Z87 XPOWER, the Z87 MPOWER MAX, and the Z87 MPOWER. The Z87 XPOWER has a 32-phase digital power design, and supports 4-Way SLI / CrossFire. The Z87 MPOWER MAX and Z87 MPOWER are suitable for heavy-duty overclocking enthusiasts. Not only did they all pass rigorous overclock burn-in tests (OC Certified), they also come with the Extreme Tuning Utility adjustment software which was developed in cooperation with Intel. These rich overclocking software features and hardware design, make it a must-have weapon to break world-records.

Striving to provide consumers with the most stable and durable products, MSI imported the brand new Military Class IV components into the new series. These key components have all passed the seven tests of MIL-STD-810G military class which are performed by third-party laboratories to ensure stable operation under the harshest environments. In addition, MSI 8 series motherboards are also equipped with many exclusive new technologies, including the all new two-stage one-second overclocking OC Genie 4, the world's first graphical monitoring interface Click BIOS 4, and the Control Center software that combines monitoring, tuning and remote controlling, etc. The humane software and hardware designs allow consumers to gain more convenient experiences.
 
Seem like some solid products.


However, what good is paying the extra money for an Z87 "overclocking" motherboard when a majority of Haswell chips tested struggle to get past 4.2 - 4.4 GHz? That's easily done on any Z87 board.
 
It just doesn't seem like OC-based boards will be worth it with Haswell. I'm more interested in the other bells and whistles like better integrated audio etc.

For me, I'm 90% sure I'll go with the Maximus VI Hero. It's got some sweet features. I just wish ASUS would offer wireless AC on more of their boards :(
 
However, what good is paying the extra money for an Z87 "overclocking" motherboard when a majority of Haswell chips tested struggle to get past 4.2 - 4.4 GHz? That's easily done on any Z87 board.
That's the million dollar question. I splurged a little (~$30 IINM) to get the few extra bells and whistles (dual BIOS, etc.) on the Z87-GD65 rather than the G45, but I don't think it would have made an appreciable difference with my two 4770Ks.
 
Back
Top