MSI Z170A SLI PLUS Review

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Following the success of the MSI Z97 Krait SLI they have returned to the fold with the SLI PLUS, and we put it through our test suite.


MSI Z170A SLI PLUS Review

 

[AlienALX]

Not a bad looking board that.

 

[ripperl]

I have the z170a g-43 plus no need for sli but all sata ports horizontal ans a bit cheaper. works fine with a 6700 non-k

 

[MadShadow]

Looks flippin' great MSI. We need more of this, but maybe with more focus on the high end, as everyone is tired of red, dragons, and GODLIKE motherboards

 

[ripperl]

Looks flippin' great MSI. We need more of this, but maybe with more focus on the high end, as everyone is tired of red, dragons, and GODLIKE motherboards

black is the new red

 

[MadShadow]

black is the new red

I certainly hope so

 

[Doomslayer]

Meh, i don't like it

 

[Feronix]

Wait, MSI makes good looking boards still?

Meh, i don't like it

 

[Doomslayer]

Wait, MSI makes good looking boards still?

hahahaha

My opinion dude i'm allow to dislike stuff and like stuff

 

[Feronix]

hahahaha

My opinion dude i'm allow to dislike stuff and like stuff

Haha, of course you are dude, I'm just joking!

I'm just happy that MSI have finally made a decent looking board that isn't 'hurr durr gamurr UrrGB".

 

[Doomslayer]

Haha, of course you are dude, I'm just joking!

I'm just happy that MSI have finally made a decent looking board that isn't 'hurr durr gamurr UrrGB".

Yes they will go back to making stupid motherboards names again just wait and see.

 

[ripperl]

Yes they will go back to making stupid motherboards names again just wait and see.

but better a good board with a stupid name then a stupid board with a good name

 

[Doomslayer]

but better a good board with a stupid name then a stupid board with a good name

IMO MSI should just drop the stupid model names all together, TBH they should be able to come up with cool sounding names instead of using lines from FPS games like "Godlike" came from Unreal Tournament.

 

[AlienALX]

I would imagine the only reason this board looks nice is because they were on a budget so the kids with crayons weren't allowed to touch it.

It's a shame, because MSI do make some really, really nice looking boards.

 

[barnsley]

You could do so many great medium price builds with this board. Excellent job MSI, please take note of your lower end 'boards next time you think about making something like a godlike RGB Comic Sans edition.

 

[ripperl]

You could do so many great medium price builds with this board. Excellent job MSI, please take note of your lower end 'boards next time you think about making something like a godlike RGB Comic Sans edition.

and for the godlike RGB they needed two tries to get it right with the carbon version

 

[Feronix]

and for the godlike RGB they needed two tries to get it right with the carbon version

Even the carbon one still looks tacky imo.

 

[ripperl]

I would imagine the only reason this board looks nice is because they were on a budget so the kids with crayons weren't allowed to touch it.

It's a shame, because MSI do make some really, really nice looking boards.

yes but in my opinion they have some hickups. the krait looks good but the vertical sataports and not full sice atx for that price 10mm short and the thing with RGB and the red dont fit for me

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Even the carbon one still looks tacky imo.

yes but better then the other one