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The G-Dragon is a special promo item we made for some of our closest partners. There are only 500 world wide and all have their own serial number (ex. 24/500) it doesn't move, but has a sound of a dragon roar that plays. We worked with a 3rd party manufacturer to make them. The G-Dragon is not our new mascot, that title will soley be reserved for Lucky the Dragon :bounce:
 


I have used AIO coolers for my last 4-5 builds and haven't ever run into any issues with them. I'm not too worried as i have purchased AIO coolers from reputable companies and i trust their products to not leak. AIO water coolers are made so that you don't need to add any water., but i am sure after a certain amount of years (maybe 10+ years) you might need to replace it as it wont run as smoothly as day 1. My oldest water cooler is probably at 3-4 years of everyday use, and doesn't seem like there are any issues at all so far.
 


We are sure with Twin Frozr VI we offer the best thermal solution on the market which you can read in most reviews. It might sound funny, but our thermal guys always manage to find ideas that improve the cooling. There's lot of testing to find the right balance between cost, noise, temperature and sustained clockspeeds. Finding that balance is very difficult since each generation is different.

Similar story for how we manage power delivery.

For connections, we should be fine for a couple of years. We're well past the initial adoption of DDR4 memory now.

Regarding your last question, we cannot comment on unannounced products from partners. Sorry. However, you can be sure that if they release it to the market MSI will support it.
 


(1) Well if they managed to get it to work with that card, I'm sure we've got something that can do just that or better.

(2) There are continuously new beta builds of afterburner and currently the new final version is under testing. We target to release it in September.

(3) We already use a premium thermal solution for our video cards. You are free to make modifications, but note that any damages caused by you, even unintentional, will void the warranty.
 




The high performance small form factor segments is a hot trent among PC gamers. Besides the Vortex & Aegis line, a brand new series will be introduced in Q4 2016 which extends the offering from MSI. New NVIDIA 10 series gaphic based Vortex systems will be available by SEP 2016.
 


Currently we don’t have any plans for either, however we are always looking at what our customers wish for and the market development. Regarding sound cards we don’t believe this is an interesting market. Currently, our R&D efforts are put into giving people the most realistic audio performance with features on our products like Audio Boost 3, etc.
 


Check out my reply here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3150117/announcing...

What can be said about the colors we choose for our motherboards can be applied to video cards too.

While it may seem like a good idea to have swappable parts on the video card cooler, it would introduce new failure points and cause trouble for our users and us in troubleshooting whether it's a defect which is covered under warranty or other damage which is not covered under warranty.
 


Of course. Give it one more month. :)
 


does any special sort of testing or "binning" of the chips take place to sort them into the various levels of cards? seems like only a few different pcb's are used for all those various models. was wondering if they are actually tested and sorted or if they are randomly selected to be a certain card. a lot of uncertainty and speculation around the web around this topic and i would love if you could shed some light onto the topic for us. if i grab a card with stock clocks would it be the same as one that is clocked higher out of the box or has it been tested and failed to be good enough to be a better clocked model?

for example the gaming 8g appears to be the same pcb as the gaming x and z models. each is clocked progressively higher. is the gaming 8g card one that failed testing to be a gaming x/z model so it got stock clocks? or was it just randomly grabbed out of the supply and made into a gaming 8g card because that was what the line was producing that day?
 


This all has to do with TDP. Above 100W it is very difficult to cool in a single slot solution. For ITX length is more important than slot size since most chassis support more expansion slots than the ITX MB can offer. However, the limiting factor here is the length.
 
The only issue I see with that card is the cooler actually makes it two slots wide, so it probably would not fit in a case like the Inwin BP655 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F84D68845&cm_re=BP655-_-11-108-428-_-Product ). Any plans for a true single-slot half-height card like that, or the GTX950?
 
Is there going to be an MSI version of Asus ROG? There seems to be a pretty clear line drawn between their elite performance stuff and even their top end deluxe, and that includes the software, website, monitors etc
 


There's always something exciting around the corner. For some other replies in this AMA, we've already mentioned a low-profile RX460 and a Lightning card.
 


We've worked with many modders and we have clear guidelines on the usage of our logos such as how much of the entire logo must be used/visible.

Regarding what is sold, we sell our product via partners so they need to be willing and able to keep stock of these products.
 


(1) We will if enough people buy them.

(2) Probably.

(3) There's a lack of demand for ITX systems as they don't sell that well. It's cool that there's some variety in that space, but the inherent limitations of the small board space means it doesn't make sense to design a high-performance variation. Indeed ITX boards with high-end features don't sell well because enthusiasts would far prefer a fully featured motherboard irregardless of size.

(4) Check out our Facebook page regularly at https://www.facebook.com/msicomputercorp . We've got a promotion this month for qualifying Newegg purchases to claim their own free "Lucky" dragon keychain gift.
 
I would hazard a guess that the Godlike series could be made into a ROG competitor if they wanted to expand it.


Apologies if this has been asked already, I didn't read the rest of the thread. Are there any plans to make "premium" versions of non Z motherboards? Something like an H170 board with dual LAN, WiFi, M.2, 1/4" headphone jack, RGB lighting, etc? Your M3 and Gaming Pro models have some of these features, but not all of them together. Or is it not cost effective to make both Z and H versions of such a board?
 


(1) Sure. The majority of motherboard shoppers are actually going to choose their board based on price. The pricepoints can broadly be split across entry-level, low-end, mid-range, high-end, and enthusiast. For entry-level, low-end, and mid-range, different chipsets become important to consider as they inherently limit or enable certain features. Taking Intel chipsets for example in this segment, Z170 is not restricted in how fast memory is clocked whereas B150 and H150 can at most support 2133-MHz.

With mid-range and above, features increase in quantity and quality. You'll get more USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 ports for example, or a third PCI-E x16 slot, more power phases for more stable overclocking, or even built-in Mystic Lighting RGB LEDs.

(2) Likewise this will garner the same reply I gave to that question, but it boils down to miniITX's small size limiting or making impossible the inclusion of high-end features such as multiple high-speed PCI-E lanes for example.

(3) We often work with modders with their designs including exposure and marketing. For the design of out products, we often run into practical problems when planning with modifications in mind. First of all, if we do something like this a huge part of our assortment should support it, which means mounting holes, etc at the same locations. This is something which needs to be addressed in the early design process. Secondly we sell our product via partners, so they need to be willing and able to keep stock of these specialty products which can limit availability.
 
As one of the major motherboard vendor, what is your take on the future strategy for storage connection?
Do you feel the m.2 will gain importance and people will need less regular SATA port?
If multiple m.2 slots are needed, how will the motherboard leave enough space for the socket?
 


(1) Likewise to the reply I gave to that question, it makes little sense to push ITX into the enthusiast space when the small form factor already doesn't enable us to deliver on enthusiast features such as multiple high-speed PCI-E lanes for example.

(2) There were no problems bringing both out though yes, they are not widely available because we usually use them for events and promotions.

(3) It could happen. You never know. This is the kind of place to make some noise.
 


You never know, but we definately will continue to develop and support our AMD motherboard lineup. We just launched our 970A GAMING PRO CARBON with RGB lighting.
https://www.techpowerup.com/225096/msi-also-unveils-the-970a-gaming-pro-carbon-motherboard

The greater success of Intel's platforms compared to AMD's means it makes more sense to target motherboards to what's most popular.
 


We will always support new and upcoming NVIDIA technologies as long as we continue to work together.
 


If AMD and NVIDIA have favorites, they haven't told us.

For the assembly of the boards, AMD and NVIDIA do inform their board partners well ahead of time as to what the specifications are going to be.
 


MSI has no plan to enter the PSU market.
 
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