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MSI Announces X99 and Z170 Carbon Edition Motherboards
With 2 new CARBON special edition models, the Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON and the pinnacle of GAMING, X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON, we managed to make MSI GAMING with Mystic Light better than ever. The CARBON motherboards full black color scheme.
Packed with unique gaming features, the new CARBON Edition motherboards are sure to satisfy even the most demanding gamer.
MSI X99A GODLIKE Gaming Carbon Edition
The most powerful gaming solution in the world just got better. The X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON Edition motherboard features the improved Mystic Light RGB LED feature, supporting up to 16.8Million colors and 16 LED effects to style your rig in any way possible. With Audio Boost 3 Pro, Killer DoubleShot-X3 Pro, Turbo M.2 connectivity, 2X Faster USB 3.1 Type-A & Type-C, the X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON Edition is the most powerful motherboard to serve you in battle.
Besides gaming, the X99A GODLIKE GAMING motherboard already proved itself in the world's top overclocking ranks and carries a rich history of breaking world records inherited from MSI's legendary Overclocking motherboards. Featuring the patented Turbo Socket, the X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON Edition removes all limits by providing extra pins (2036 in total) for better overlocking of the Intel extreme processors. Dominate the world of gaming and overclocking while looking awesome with the new X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON Edition motherboard.
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon Edition
Sporting the latest Intel Z170 chipset and the latest version of Mystic Light, the Z170A GAMING PRO Carbon Edition motherboard is sure to offer outstanding performance and customization of your system. Experience superfast online gaming with MSI GAMING LAN powered Intel. Enjoy crystal-clear immersive in game sounds from the premium quality components of Audio Boost 3.
Load your games in the blink of an eye with blazing fast Turbo M.2 data transfer speeds up to 32Gb/s. Steel Armor ensures the most heavyweight graphics card setups are solid and stable. Engineered to provide both a stunning gaming and visual experience, the Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON Edition gives you plenty of reasons to show off.
MSI Announces Z170 SLI Plus Motherboard - 11/03/2015 10:54 AM
MSI completes the PRO Series motherboard line-up with the launch of the all black Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard. Inheriting DNA from the critically acclaimed X99A SLI PLUS motherboard, the Z170A SLI PLUS...
MSI Announces the Gaming 27 AIO Desktop - 10/21/2015 03:18 PM
MSI proudly presents the Gaming All-in-One PC: MSI Gaming 27. Equipped with powerful hardware, this system is capable of running the newest PC games in high resolution with ultra settings. The large 2...
MSI Announces H170 and B150 Based Gaming Series Motherboards - 09/02/2015 07:56 AM
MSI also launches the H170/B150 Enthusiast, Performance and Arsenal GAMING motherboards packed with loads of unique GAMING features to optimize speed, sound and stability through GAMING LAN, Audio Bo...
MSI Announces the GeForce GTX 950 Series - 08/21/2015 08:15 AM
MSI is pleased to announce the latest additions to its next generation GAMING graphics cards lineup. The new MSI GTX 950 graphics cards are powered by NVIDIA's latest GM206 Maxwell GPU, which fully s...
MSI Announces its Intel X99 Motherboards - 08/29/2014 08:54 AM
MSI, world leader in motherboard technology, is pleased to announce the launch of the new MSI X99 motherboards line-up. Featuring 5 models, the MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC, X99S GAMING 7, X99S XPOWER AC, X99...
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#5214380 Posted on: 01/04/2016 11:12 AM
Carbon & led "tuning" is the way to be sold?
More and more motherboards like cars of Need for Speed.
Carbon & led "tuning" is the way to be sold?
More and more motherboards like cars of Need for Speed.
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#5214406 Posted on: 01/04/2016 12:47 PM
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
I feel the same about MSI motherboards. I had a board with ethernet and USB3 failing gradually. So much for "military class components".
I replaced the board with an Asrock Extreme 4 which has not given me a single second of grief. I was wary of Asrock at first, but an Asus board with similar specs was way over budget, so I went Asrock and I haven't looked back
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
I feel the same about MSI motherboards. I had a board with ethernet and USB3 failing gradually. So much for "military class components".
I replaced the board with an Asrock Extreme 4 which has not given me a single second of grief. I was wary of Asrock at first, but an Asus board with similar specs was way over budget, so I went Asrock and I haven't looked back
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#5214419 Posted on: 01/04/2016 01:14 PM
Depends which military the components came from
I'm eyeing an Asrock Extreme 4 (or gaming K4) Z170 for an upgrade myself.
Depends which military the components came from
I'm eyeing an Asrock Extreme 4 (or gaming K4) Z170 for an upgrade myself.
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#5214445 Posted on: 01/04/2016 01:50 PM
Agree. The facts support the feeling, too. MSI consistently maintains a 5-8% market share because most users that give them a try never do again.
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
Agree. The facts support the feeling, too. MSI consistently maintains a 5-8% market share because most users that give them a try never do again.
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#5214523 Posted on: 01/04/2016 03:52 PM
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
"HERE......HERE!!!!" I remember my first and only experience with MSI mobo's..... Purchased one back in mid 2005ish and only to find out that a newer mobo.......did not support an older CPU I had. Not even with a future BIOS update as the rep said to me, so I had to return the board all together.
Asus/EVGA for this guy from now on....
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
"HERE......HERE!!!!" I remember my first and only experience with MSI mobo's..... Purchased one back in mid 2005ish and only to find out that a newer mobo.......did not support an older CPU I had. Not even with a future BIOS update as the rep said to me, so I had to return the board all together.
Asus/EVGA for this guy from now on....
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#5214531 Posted on: 01/04/2016 04:07 PM
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
i heard msi quality gets better lately.. but i never try their mobo so cant say anything
i believe parts wise (military grade), its no different than what other company use, its more the board design
for mobo, i prefer asus or gigabyte ... as those company already making mobo for long time, so they should know what works
but on other hands seems quite people like msi GPU
You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.
i heard msi quality gets better lately.. but i never try their mobo so cant say anything
i believe parts wise (military grade), its no different than what other company use, its more the board design
for mobo, i prefer asus or gigabyte ... as those company already making mobo for long time, so they should know what works
but on other hands seems quite people like msi GPU
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#5214600 Posted on: 01/04/2016 06:56 PM
MSI lets make a deal when those godlike gaming carbons are out let me trade my godlike gaming for the carbon those colors look sexy as hell dam!
MSI lets make a deal when those godlike gaming carbons are out let me trade my godlike gaming for the carbon those colors look sexy as hell dam!
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#5214648 Posted on: 01/04/2016 09:11 PM
What do they mean by "extra Pins" on a Turbo Socket?
Does that mean some motherboards don't have all the pins for the CPU?
I don't get it, unless there is some redundant contacts under their Extreme Chips.
What do they mean by "extra Pins" on a Turbo Socket?
Does that mean some motherboards don't have all the pins for the CPU?
I don't get it, unless there is some redundant contacts under their Extreme Chips.
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#5215764 Posted on: 01/07/2016 07:01 AM
My experience with MSI mob's are bad, Msi was the best, But they lose it...why make a product if you wouldn't support. Try calling them and ask them any problem that has to do with overclocking, And they will tell you they DO NOT SUPPORT Overclocking. So why would pay $600 a board thats best in market, but bad overclocking. z87 to z97 to X99. Msi should call Asus company and ask them help? How build a real Gaming Board. learn from the best. Asus #1 in gaming board.
My experience with MSI mob's are bad, Msi was the best, But they lose it...why make a product if you wouldn't support. Try calling them and ask them any problem that has to do with overclocking, And they will tell you they DO NOT SUPPORT Overclocking. So why would pay $600 a board thats best in market, but bad overclocking. z87 to z97 to X99. Msi should call Asus company and ask them help? How build a real Gaming Board. learn from the best. Asus #1 in gaming board.
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You'd have to pay me a considerable amount of money to make me use an MSI motherboard again.
I remember when the first generation of i7's came out and i bought an MSI Eclipse motherboard to go with it. I ended up going through 3 of them (all faulty) before i decided to call it a day and exchange it for an EVGA Classified mobo. Since then i've only used Asus and EVGA motherboards and i've been far happier with the quality of those.