MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING wins Best Choice Award
Though reviews are still strickly under embargo the MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming Motherboard has won the Best Choice Award from Computex. Today, the winning list of Best Choice Award, the official award of COMPUTEX TAIPEI, is unveiled. MSI's Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard and Funtoro HD MOD (Media on Demand) vehicle infotainment system have proudly stood out from over 400 competitions. The only Golden Award winner in the IC & Components category, the Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard literally sparkles in every way and proves MSI to be a true pioneer of mid-range/high-end motherboards.
The Best Choice Award has always focused on Functionality, Innovation and Market Potential as the main judging guideline. Bringing the Z87-GD65 GAMING to global gaming enthusiasts' attention, the Best Choice Golden Award also highlights the industrial and official affirmation toward MSI's technical innovation and design capabilities. Specifically designed for operators and passengers of long-distance coaches and high-end tour buses, the HD MOD System integrates infotainment and telematics in one pack and is clearly the top choice for multimedia entertainment on mass transportation.
Z87-GD65 GAMING, the No. 1 and Only Best Choice Golden Awarded Motherboard
The Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard is the latest joint effort of MSI and FNATIC, the world-renowned gaming champion team. Consolidating the cutting-edge Intel 8 series chipset and Killer E2205 Game Networking, the Z87-GD65 GAMING effectively eliminates latency-induced errors and automatically prioritizes game traffic. Gamers will experience smooth gameplay even in heavily loaded networks. As for sound, the innovative Audio Boost technology significantly enhances sound clarity. To give gamers the edge in speed, the OC Genie 4 one-second overclocking technology boosts the system performance in no time.
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Revision C1 I presume?
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I've seen people say this before, what does it mean?
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First batch of Haswell motherboards will have an issue with certain USB 3.0 devices not waking up from sleep mode. Search for "Haswell USB 3.0". Not sure if desktop versions will be getting C1 as the first people to get the boards will be the laptop OEMS - Apple, HP, Dell, etc.
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Ah, that is good to know, luckily i don't think i'm going to have any USB 3.0 devices anypoint in the near/late future

Ty for the heads up though. Do we even know when these are getting released?
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Wow, didn't expect that, quite glad i waited for Haswell to come out before buying my new parts
I know we aren't allowed to know the price of this item in the UK, but does anyone want to speculate roughly the price band this one will be in?