[OC3D Review] MSI P55a Fuzion

[VonBlade]

Just got to hang on a little bit SH. It's still REALLY new to the marketplace so the stock just isn't about yet.

That's the way that the hardware world is. Sometimes to get the first look at things you get it before it's really buyable. So in a couple of weeks it should be much clearer what the street value is.

"I know VB likes the colour scheme and is very enthusiastic about it but seriously, come on, £250?" - I did say the "rumours are" matey. Not that it's a guaranteed price.

 

[alienware]

Ahhh OK thanks for clearing that up dude. The Big Bang is £262 on Scan. Seems to be waaay more expensive elsewhere but I have a feeling that the £300+ being quoted elsewhere was the RRP. Scan are probably just low balling to try and shift the leftover boards. They had a wicked clearance sale on DFI boards last year.. I got a LP Dark 790FX tri crossfire board for £75. TBH I wish I still had it, as it offered so much more to me (being a red fan now) than the Crosshair 2. But I killed it modding the bios

I would say a fair price for this board here in the review would be £200, but then I have no idea what they are paying Lucid for these chips it uses or how much they cost to produce.. One thing I didn't say was fair play to MSI for actually trying to be different. I have been very impressed recently with Afterburner which IMO is the best piece of software ever for taking your cards by the scruff of the neck and getting them to behave.

I know it's only really a GUI for Rivatuner but that doesn't detract a single thing from it IMO. Utterly awesome tool.

 

[silenthill]

But I killed it modding the bios, so you're a bios killer now I think one day there will be a law for that and then you will be in serious trouble because you will be investigated by the cold case bios crime unit and this forum will be evidence against you.

 

[alienware]

That's OK. I killed two Crosshair 2s by modding the bios too. Then I realised that the software Asus give you to mod the logo sorta like, doesn't work.

 

[Telltale]

Good to see that it's listed as only £150 on Scan: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/MSI-P55A-FUZION-Intel-P55-S1156-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR3-1600-2000-2133-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-ATX

That should bring it up to a 10 for price

 

[VonBlade]

Good to see that it's listed as only £150 on Scan: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/MSI-P55A-FUZION-Intel-P55-S1156-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR3-1600-2000-2133-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-ATX

That should bring it up to a 10 for price

Except they have none in stock and the previous Fuzion model is still £211.

I'd be very surprised if they actually retail it at £150 once they've got some in stock. If so it's completely a no-brainer.

 

[siravarice]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductID=1299042&source=froogle

Bargain. I'm gonna ask for one for my 21st I think. I cba to go back to the review but did it say if you have an ATi card that running it with the lucid+hydra setup you can get phys x from the chip?

 

[alienware]

It is a fantastic price tbh.

Even for a full sized board that supports SLI and crossfire (and hybrid with the right drivers) it's a good board but I don't think I would buy it purely for Lucid.

Just my opinion of course and I am probably wrong as usual

Edit. I was wrong I think. According to Scan it doesn't support SLI. S'a bit odd isn't it?