Is MSI a good brand? - [H]ard|Forum
WEBDec 7, 2010 · Over the years I have experienced brands like ASUS, ECS, and Gigabyte brand motherboards. Can't really argue much about either brand but right now my older ECS board is starting to slowly die. Right now my only concern is the board I'm interested in only has a 1 year warranty where as all my...
Anyone have experience with Colorful (brand ... - [H]ard|Forum
WEBAug 14, 2002 · The board I currently have lying around is the MSI X299 Tomahawk Arctic. The major downside to using that is that you're using Intel HEDT, which is inferior to Ryzen 5000 series and the IO is dated. I recently discovered that …
Motherboard Brands? MSI a good one? - [H]ard|Forum
WEBFeb 1, 2015 · I've got a Gigabyte board. Friends with ASUS. What's the [H] opinion of MSI boards? Eyeing the $309 combo on Newegg for the 4690k and the Z97S...
Which GPU brand generally has the best build quality?
WEBDec 30, 2019 · Joined. Aug 2, 2005. Messages. 6,993. EVGA FTW3 & Kingpin, Galax HOF, and Asus anything above the Strix brand like Matrix/Poseiden, Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme, MSI Gaming X and Lightning versions are all top teir cards. nvidia cards on the GPU side is generally all the same and spec by nvidia.
What is a Ventus card? - [H]ard|Forum
WEBJun 19, 2020 · 550. Araxie said: lol why? it is still an MSI card, MSI Ventus series are just a tier down of the gaming Z series, the differences are only that Ventus doesn't have RBG and/or any other lighting, and they use the older TORX 2.0 Fans and cooling solution instead of the newer Twin Frozr 7 . they perform really well and overclock really well..
Msi vs Asus Z690 in terms of reliability? - [H]ard|Forum
WEBAug 7, 2004 · It was cheaper than a brand new MSI Pro Z690-A Wifi DD4 by about $40. I was on the fence and stewed about buying it for a while - kinda concerned that it didn't get sold. It was the only one left. These two boards were tested in a group of motherboards benchmarked by Hardware Unboxed - both did well.
MSI Ventus and Gaming X Slim thoughts? - [H]ard|Forum
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Messages. 3,575. Just picked up an MSI Gaming X Slim RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (another 4090 downgrade rig) open box from Micro Center for $782. Cool card - will game on it tonight. EDIT: no coil whine or issues. Running OCCT Personal 12.1.15 "3D Standard" stress test and it has stayed under 70C the entire time at 100% load.
MSI Afterburner Dead? What Will You Use Going Forward?
WEBMar 25, 2013 · MSI Afterburner has given MSI a TON of free advertising and elevated the brand significantly among enthusiasts. The best part has always been that there is no brand lock on the software - you don't actually need to have an MSI card in order to use it. Similar software from other AIB vendors seems designed to lock you into their brand. No thanks.
MSI B660M Mortar vs. Asus Z690M Plus - [H]ard|Forum
WEBFeb 10, 2011 · Aug 15, 2005. Messages. 8,069. Trackr said: I'm looking for a Micro-ATX board that handle a 12700k. Seems like the B660M board has better VRM than the Z690M - meaning, that the Z690M board can't even overclock (which is its only purpose) or that the B660M board is overkill (which is not what I've seen according to reviews).
Gigabyte's response to poorly made GPUs is informative and …
WEBDec 19, 2005 · On the hardware side there's been a baseline of bad decisions made to juice numbers for benchmarks at the expense of hardware longevity. Then on software there's Gigabyte's auto-updater that didn't even bother to find secure HTTP connections to download updates, or MSI managing to fumble the ball on its UEFI key security, or …