MSI Shows Off G-Series Motherboards at CeBIT

[N.Broekhuijsen]

MSI showcases G-Series motherboards with some interesting features at CeBIT.

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[vmem]

looks nice, but the last sentence has a point, why new Z77 boards this late in the socket's life-cycle? though if they do one for the z87 chipset (which I bet they will), I'll consider getting it instead of ASUS ROG

 

[bryonhowley]

Well I still think there are plenty of people looking for 1155 motherboards so there will still be a place for Z77 based boards for some time anyway.

 

[SvRommelvS]

Not hyping a x79 MB in their lineup? I find that surprising considering Ivy Bridge-E looks like it will, in fact, exist.

 

[shloader]

Speaking of late... PCI ports. Just about anything you could want with a PCI card can be found with a PCIe x1 port. And no PCIe x4 slot. Not a major issue but should probably have one at this level. PCI needs to go. It just pollutes high-end boards such as this.

 

[GabZDK]

The G45 and G43 seem to have an opportunity based on the specs and the color scheme, really good looking (Still not fan of the brown PCB but I think I can live with it on this one), just have to see if the price is convincing

 

[demonhorde665]

why not do this for AMD mother boards too ?? especially sicne AM3+ is likely going to out last intel's current socket (unless steam roller uses new socket ?).

 

[janetonly42]

Waiting for the next generation of kiddie consoles to release and get established before I think of a new gaming rig build but this MB line looks good, been using Gigabyte MB and love them. I do have a MSI 560Ti and it's been working great.

 

[janetonly42]

And PS, I will be installing my copy of Win &-64 if I build another rig and let my current rig be an Ubuntu only rig.

 

[s3anister]

So far there is no word on pricing or availability, but we can expect these motherboards to hit the market soon considering Z87 motherboards are around the corner.

I can't be the only one that thinks it's weird of MSI to launch more Z77 motherboards mere months before Haswell is fully launched (June 2nd IIRC).

 

[s3anister]

[citation][nom]shloader[/nom]Speaking of late... PCI ports. Just about anything you could want with a PCI card can be found with a PCIe x1 port. And no PCIe x4 slot. Not a major issue but should probably have one at this level. PCI needs to go. It just pollutes high-end boards such as this.[/citation]
PCI slots are still useful for legacy equipment. Take my E-MU sound card for example; it's perfect for doing studio work (read: recording and mixing) and it still uses traditional PCI making a motherboard with a PCI slot necessary for me. On the same note, there are already enthusiast motherboards that do not have PCI slots so you're already covered on that front.

 

[f-14]

dead end socket, due to die in '13, it's a weebit late to release your z77 in the game with the 2 minute warning in the last half.

they look pretty nice and sport some nice features tho, i will give them that.

 

[itzsnypah]

Would have liked to see a mATX or a mITX board in the lineup.

 

[vmem]

[citation][nom]s3anister[/nom]I can't be the only one that thinks it's weird of MSI to launch more Z77 motherboards mere months before Haswell is fully launched (June 2nd IIRC).[/citation]

Honestly I think they're doing this as a prototype for a Z87 line of almost the same design. it's a good strategy for a company with a good reputation and some money to spend. they're basically getting to test the consumer response and board stability before they launch the real deal

 

[youssef 2010]

Based on the non-existent competition from AMD, I don't expect Intel to leap to new heights in performance.

 

[shadowfamicom]

Always been a Asus motherboard fan but this last rig I built with a 2011 socket CPU was a MSI (MSI Big Bang-XPower II)... was actually so impressed by it and I am currently building a FM2 socket CPU build with an MSI board (MSI FM2-A85XA-G65) as well. They are both running great.