MSI show Ivy Bridge mobos at CES

[ukfletch]

MSI get in the ring with Z77 IB motherboards.

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[Excalabur50]

Wow MSI really are quick of the mark with all their new boards and I think they look nice

 

[integratable]

Looks kind of shitty tbh... Red PCB just shines through, and heatsinks are like from cheap matx board.

 

[yassarikhan786]

They look pretty good as usual.

 

[xnax2802]

Looks kind of shitty tbh... Red PCB just shines through, and heatsinks are like from cheap matx board.

The PCB is black on both boards? wth? But the heatsinks do look cheap and inefficient :/

 

[yassarikhan786]

I'm sure the heatsinks are not final like on all of the other MB's showcased.

 

[SieB]

All these Z77 boards we are seeing are not the finished designs the heatsinks will be different on the finished board. They do it with all new boards it was the same with the 1155 and X79 ones.

 

[xnax2802]

I keep forgetting they're not final >.<

 

[ukfletch]

If the rumors are to believed, Q2 is when Ivy Bridge and Z77 will hit. I'm sure that there is much more polish and shiney things to come along before we get to see the final results.

 

[dipzy]

Looking good but will have to what final heatsinks are like

 

[MaXiMiZe]

Just need Asus to show their boards now to complete the trio of the top 3.

 

[ukfletch]

Just need Asus to show their boards now to complete the trio of the top 3.

Indeed, but ASUS seem to have been very quiet at this years CES - only a ROG soundcard and a new Headphone Pre-amp (for ROG mobo bundles)... and the 7970 of course. Wonder what they are up to?

 

[Solidarity]

Promising looking board.

 

[Azurite]

Wonder if the z77 series will have thunderbolt? the rumours a while back said it would have, but no info about this from CES reports

 

[ukfletch]

Wonder if the z77 series will have thunderbolt? the rumours a while back said it would have, but no info about this from CES reports

Gigabyte don't seem to planning Thunderbolt on their boards, but the higher-end MSI should have it by launch.

While writing the article I did try and find out something definitive - looks like the boards on show are engineering samples, the final boards are bring worked on now.

I don't think Thunderbolt is a required part of the z77 spec.