FIRST MSI AM3+ FOR AMD BULLDOZER

MSI'S AM3+

If you rewind the calendar to two years ago, you would have seen a very different MSI from the company we encountered at CES 2011. At CES 2009, MSI’s North American operations were in shambles and their
presence at the show was minimal with very few new products on display. Now, things are rolling with brand new marketing and PC product development teams. Not only did MSI show off a number of new and upcoming products at highly competitive price points but they also flexed their motherboards’ overclocking muscle with an overclocking event dubbed MOA. For the time being at least, this is one company we expect some great things from in 2011.




Big Bang Conqueror; Ready for AM3+ and Bulldozer


There really has been quite a bit of talk about AMD’s upcoming AM3+ CPUs which include products sporting
their new Bulldozer architecture and MSI has a board ready. It’s called the Big Bang Conqueror and is meant to go head to head against the likes of ASUS’ Crosshair ROG series in terms of overclocking capability and features.

Since AM3+ boards are backwards compatible with AM3 CPUs, MSI is looking to launch the Conqueror far in advance of Bulldozer’s official availability. It has all of the features one would expect of an enthusiast-grade board including an onboard POST LED, easily accessible Power and Reset buttons and multi GPU support through the use of a Lucid Hydra chip.
Pricing isn’t set but we don’t expect the Conqueror to retail for more than $275 USD.



taken from : www.hardwarecanucks.com