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MSI MEG Z490 Unify, Core i9-10900K & RTX 3080/3090 SUPRIM X

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I was quite impressed with the entire MSI Z490 Unify + Intel Core i9-10900K setup, but most of all with the all-MSI system. In what started out with just the motherboard, turned into a full MSI system that I will continue to use for articles on 8K gaming battles against AMD’s just-released Zen 3-powered Ryzen 9 5900X processor.

MSI’s entire system ran nice and cool throughout my weeks of testing, with enough (but quiet) airflow keeping the very hot components (the Core i9-10900K isn’t a cool-running chip) and neither are the GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards when they’re overclocked to the max.

Read more @ TweakTown

MSI Will Offer BIOS Update for all AMD 400-Series Motherboards for Ryzen 5000

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[Taipei, Taiwan] As a world-leading motherboards brand, MSI commits to deliver gamers and creators genuine pleasure, and will keep moving. BIOS update is always an exhilarating news for most users, so MSI keeps announcing relative news for our users. From this week, MSI will release AMD AGESA COMBO PI V2 1.1.0.0 Patch D BIOS for all AMD 400-series motherboards and it is expected to be completely uploaded before the end of 2020.

All AMD 400-Series Motherboards Comprehensively Support Ryzen 5000 CPU with AMD AGESA COMBO PI V2 1.1.0.0 Patch D

The purpose to keep releasing BIOS update is not only for increasing motherboards performance but also for better compatibilities. After AMD launches Ryzen 5000 CPU, most are inquisitive about whether Ryzen 5000 CPU is compatible with AMD previous platforms. MSI realizes that users are eager to enhance their motherboards with the latest CPU; therefore, we are determined to offer AGESA 1.1.0.0 Patch D for all AMD 400-series motherboards. With AGESA 1.1.0.0 Patch D, your 400-series motherboards can support Ryzen 5000 CPU and achieve its true performance. Since there are some technical issues on AGESA 1.1.8.0, it will not be released. Thus, AGESA 1.1.0.0. Patch D is the finest choice to update your motherboards.

AMD AGESA COMBO PI V2 1.1.0.0 Patch D Supports Re-Size BAR

One of the remarkable features of BIOS update this time is Re-Size BAR support. Undoubtedly, Re-Size BAR is a popular issue at present, and this function is performed to maximize efficiency for the system. It takes advantages of the memory of both the CPU and GPU as well as reduces latency and buffering effectively, which improves gaming experience. With BIOS update, AGESA 1.1.0.0 Patch D, AMD 400-series motherboards support Re-Size BAR as well. It is recommended that users update BIOS immediately to have better advancement.

Read more @ MSI

MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK

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MSI opted to color the MAG B550 Tomahawk in a mixture of black and gray. Black is the more prominent color, but there’s a good amount of gray that adds contrast and keeps the board from looking too dull. MSI also put some RGB LEDs around the chipset heatsink that add some much-needed color to the board when it’s powered up.

Read more @ PC Magazine

MSI Adding Resizable-BAR to Intel 4xx Motherboards

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As a world-leading motherboard brand, MSI contributes to providing gamers and creators extremely pleasant experience when users choose MSI motherboards. For the sake of fulfillment of goals, MSI keeps updating the latest version BIOS for users to download and to increase performance. At the present, MSI prepares to release BIOS update for all Intel 400-series motherboards, including Z490, B460 and H410 chipsets. According to planning schedule, the first batch is expected to Z490 motherboards. All BIOS update for Z490 will be available by this week. As for B460 and H410 motherboards, the BIOS update will be completely released in the next two weeks. Please follow the product pages for the updated BIOS.

Read more @ TechPowerUp

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GAMING X TRIO

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MSI has a tweaked and suped-up GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GAMING X TRIO on the review chopping block today, our first custom RTX 3060 Ti. I’ve got some stock and overclocked results, where I’ve pushed the card to its limits — 2145-2160MHz or so which provides some truly kick ass OC headroom on an already kick ass card.

I didn’t know if I would get the GAMING X TRIO right away considering MSI just released its new SUPRIM X family of cards — my review on the MSI RTX 3090 SUPRIM X and review on the MSI RTX 3080 SUPRIM X. But nope, we have the MSI RTX 3060 Ti GAMING X TRIO — which is actually a very impressive sub $500 graphics card.

Read more @ TweakTown

MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK

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MSI opted to color the MAG B550 Tomahawk in a mixture of black and gray. Black is the more prominent color, but there’s a good amount of gray that adds contrast and keeps the board from looking too dull. MSI also put some RGB LEDs around the chipset heatsink that add some much-needed color to the board when it’s powered up.

Read more @ PC Magazine

MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE

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In case the name wasn’t a clue-and-a-half: This is no modest motherboard. MSI’s MEG Z490 Godlike is the company’s Intel Z490 flagship, competing directly with the likes of Asrock’s Z490 Taichi and Asus’ Z490 ROG Maximus XII Extreme in terms of both price and features. (The Z490 chipset is the top-end chipset for Intel’s latest desktop CPUs, allowing for extensive CPU and memory tweaking.) With an MSRP of $749.99, this deluxe motherboard certainly isn’t for the casual user or PC builder. 

Read more @ PC Magazine

MSI MPG B550 GAMING CARBON WIFI

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With the B550 chipset, AMD has added a cheap alternative to the X570. With the appearance of the more modern chipset, the board partners have of course also presented new mainboards, which have become more attractive overall. Because in addition to more up-to-date standards with regard to expansion slots and network features, the power supply was also often drilled out – as is the case with the MSI MPG B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi here.

Read more @ Hardware Journal (German)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Review Roundup

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Today marks the launch of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, running up an MSRP of $399. This new card is the successor to the more budget minded (well, somewhat budget minded) RTX 2060 SUPER of last year. With a TDP boost of 25W over the 2060 SUPER, the new 3060 Ti boasts performance on par with the 2080 SUPER. Read more at the reviews listed below:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ TweakTown
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ Hot Hardware
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ Guru3D
ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti STRIX OC @ Guru3D
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TRIO X @ Guru3D
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC PRO @ Guru3D
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ PC Perspective
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ Tom’s Hardware
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ KitGuru
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ Hexus
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ PC Magazine
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ TechSpot
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE @ TechPowerUp
ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti STRIX OC @ TechPowerUp
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X TRIO @ TechPowerUp
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC PRO @ TechPowerUp
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GamingPro OC @ TechPowerUp
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge @ TechPowerUp

More to come as they roll in…

MSI X570-A PRO

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The MSI X570-A PRO is a very inexpensive motherboard from MSI. At the time of this writing, it can be had for around $139.99 and is one of the cheapest motherboards utilizing AMD’s venerable premium X570 chipset. This cheaper price does need to be taken into consideration moving forward, a price point such as this comes with its own expectations. We have to put ourselves into the mindset of this price range, and what components the end-user is installing around it.

Read more @ The FPS Review