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by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI 870A Fuzion gaming Motherboard Lucid Hydra image

The majority of enthusiasts build machines with their eye on all-out gaming performance which, more often than not, relies on graphics cards doing the heavy lifting. MSI has paired up the distinctively low-end AMD 770 chipset with Lucid’s Hydra frame gathering chip for a decidedly weird but totally workable motherboard. The Hydra chip enables you […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 12, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI Big Bang XPower motherboard picture

Multi-GPU setups are expensive, and sometimes a bit of a pain to set up with all sorts of driver finagling, but when you start to jump into the 3 graphics card and up range you’re staring at some might expensive motherboard options in order to get the most out of them. The MSI Big Bang […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 9, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI Wind Top AE2280 All-In-One PC picture

The bulk of All-In-One PC designs are an attempt at putting together an eye pleasing machine that doesn’t take up a whole lot of desktop space and aren’t at all concerned with performance given the small amount of space they have to work with. MSI’s new Wind Top AE2280 somehow manages to cram in a […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 4, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI P600 Professional Series notebook picture

MSI has launched its Professional Series P600 and S6000 business class notebooks in the U.S. which means you might be seeing a touch more class around the office. The two models share features such as LED backlit displays, SRS audio, and the company’s very own EasyFace software which pulls in some nifty facial recognition security […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI 890FXA-GD70 AMD AM3 890FX Motherboard photo

Intel has taken a good chunk of the CPU market for itself with its extremely powerful processor lineup but AMD’s focus on the whole computer, including the chipsets and graphics cards that make them tear through games ever so quickly, leads to some interesting performance and tweaking capabilities. The MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard works its magic […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2010 · 0 comments

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 GPU picture

The problem with purchasing top of the line cards, besides the price aspect, is the fact that they require a huge system overhaul in order to make them run optimally and you’ll need a new power supply to get them running. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 sports a bit less bandwidth and isn’t as power […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 13, 2010 · 0 comments

It used to be that you would have to shell out quite a bit of cash if you wanted any sort of decent gaming experience on a laptop computer since the drop off in performance between the high end and mid-range models was so severe. The MSI GX640 notebook opts for an ATI Mobility Radeon […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 10, 2010 · 0 comments

Netbooks have featured nothing but Intel’s processors since, well, they started being made and while the Atom CPU is well suited for the job its graphics pairing isn’t exactly impressive. They’ve finally got some competition. The MSI Wind U230-040 Netbook makes its mark with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 L335 processor and ATI Radeon HD […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Gaming computers have turned to something a bit more beastly than many would like. A large reason for that is the massive motherboards designed to support the hardware habits of gamers which, in turn, force some massive case designs. The MSI 890GXM-G65 MicroATX Motherboard keeps things tidy with its onboard Radeon HD 4290 graphics core […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Multiple graphics card setups are becoming increasingly popular given the improvement in driver quality and actual performance scaling in games. That just makes things all the more enticing to push into the triple and quad GPU territory. MSI’s Big Bang X58 XPower Motherboard can handle your many graphics card needs while also providing USB3 support […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2010 · 0 comments

The mid-range of the graphics card market poses an interesting segment for manufacturers since there’s a clear desire for some performance cooling that’ll let the overclockers push their cards to extremes. The MSI Radeon HD 5770 Hawk sports a heatpiped cooler with a pair of fans that should keep temperatures in check. TechREACTION has the […]

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