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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
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Rating: 8.75/10
jathor@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 04/02/14
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:none

Pros:performance, looks and reliability
Comment:
great looking and performing product, matches asus and msi video cards. its better to get this one rather than the g43 due to the fact that it does away with the pci slots for more pcie slots.
Shawn_P5@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/16/14
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:Despite this card listing itself as "SLI ready" it doesn't come with an SLI bridge, maybe "SLI compatible" would be less deceiving.

Pros:Functional, sturdy card. Colour scheme and aesthetics are a nice touch.
Comment:
A bit frustrated to have spent $1600 or so on a new rig and not being able to set it up properly because of a missing $5 item. If it had been made explicitly clear that it wasn't included I could have found an alternate source while waiting for everything to ship. It is still a good performing card, especially if you can grab it on sale.
TheBigTroll1226@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/25/14
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:-vrm can be better but like it matters that much

Pros:-works fine-software is easy to use-not too expensive
Comment:
Its a good board for the money. id probably get gigabyte if you want more physical features for the buck
Evan_G@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/07/14
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:None at all

Pros:Beautiful DesignSLI ReadyWell laid outOC GenieEasy to use BIOSOverclocks very easily
Comment:
Purchased this as part of my first computer build and couldnt be more happy. I was question whether or not to go Asus or MSI, was leaning towards Asus at the time, but after some reviews, ultimately decided on this board. I would recommend it to anyone that wants a good MOBO for a decent price that performs extremely well
Darklighter@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/24/13
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:Add-ins

Pros:Features, Look, Price
Comment:
This is a fantastic Mobo for a budget to moderate gaming system. It looks very cool for a windowed case, and has all the features like SLI/Crossfire, USB 3.0, SATA6 and even a slot for a mSATA SSD right on the board. Although it comes with a cool badge and door hangar, it only comes with some locking SATA cables in addition. Manual is good, but I have found ASUS boards include more extras like cables, connectors, etc. All-in-all and excellent buy though... would definitely purchase again.
david_k@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 08/13/13
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:None yet.

Pros:Looks awesomeGreat softwarePlenty of USB (2.0/3.0) and SATA headersCool bonuses
Comment:
I ordered this for my first build and mated it up with an MSI GTX 760 and i5-4670k. The OC genie software is very easy to use, and the color combo (if you're into that stuff) looks great in my case. Lots of sensors to keep an eye on temps. Would use it again any time.
Robyn_R@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 08/13/13
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:Audio Boost light is pink not red,very minor issue

Pros:Amazing build qualityGreat on board sound and LANRed dragon accents look amazingLots of inputs
Comment:
This is a great board when compared to the others. This board has the best onboard LAN and sound compared to the others. OC Genie is also useful for a small performance bump, but manual overclocking is still better. With Haswell you type in the multiplier and a core voltage that makes sense and the board will change the voltage based on what the cpu needs. No crashes or stability issues so far. Very good board!
Keun Hoi_K@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/27/13
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0MOTHERBOARD
Cons:None so far

Pros:Form factorGreat on-board LAN and soundGoodly number of USB 2.0 and 3.0Excellent driver and utility software support Solid as a spikey death trap
Comment:
This MB is beautiful with its dragon-themed heat sink, and comes with a door knocker and a case sticker that has the same dragon on them. The T-shirt can't hurt either. I got this with MSI GTX 760, and the overclocking software (OC Genie) makes the whole process so easy. At a click of your CPU, RAM, and GPU are all OC'ed with just a single boot. I check the number: multiplier and voltage settings for everything, and they are actually spot-on! A process that takes hours can now be done in minutes.The actual color of the heat sinks is more like metallic purple than the bright red in the pictures here. Still it is one of the best looking MB's, and it just works well, and is actually unreasonably solidly build. I did some terrible things to this beauty, but fortunately it didn't break. It was like "Nope, I'll break this steel case first before I break." So, yeah. Buy it when it goes on sale, or just buy now. Highly recommended.
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