MSI Big Bang *Official* Motherboard thread (Lucid Hydra 200)

[Stonedofmoo]

I can't really see the point in this tbh other than the bonus that it breaks Nvidia's monopoly on SLI licensing.

I also predict that this will get 'broken' by a driver release down the road from either Nvidia or ATI...

 

[Jokester]

If it's transparent ( which I would assume it would be) the drivers won't know it's there.

 

[MSI-Guru]

I can't really see the point in this tbh other than the bonus that it breaks Nvidia's monopoly on SLI licensing.

I also predict that this will get 'broken' by a driver release down the road from either Nvidia or ATI...

Increased efficiency on SLI / crossfire (which currently is poor) is a benefit for nvidia / amd so don't be so sure they will be against it

 

[miker1]

If ATI AND Nvidia allow this, it could well be one of the most important interfaces for yonks!

 

[miker1]

Trouble is, for me, is that I HATE MSI!

3 naff boards out of 3 over the years [2 of them I bought on Anandtech's advice from reviews!!]

 

[miker1]

SOMETHING TO NOTE FROM ANAND

Eventually, Lucid will also enable multi-GPU configurations from different vendors (e.g. one NVIDIA GPU + one AMD GPU).


So not yet then.

 

[AMG]

I too distrust MSI from my last one going bang

 

[mmj_uk]

If ATI AND Nvidia allow this, it could well be one of the most important interfaces for yonks!

I don't see why they wouldn't, it would improve multi GPU performance and save them the hassle of having to patch drivers.

 

[Stonedofmoo]

I guess everyone has different experiences. I've had lots of MSI boards and never had a single issue. In fact many OEM's use MSI boards which tells you a lot about their reliability.

The PC's I've built with MSI boards have all run flawlessly too, not one single return. If only the likes of Asus could say the same!

 

[AMG]

well, asus have never let me down, don't rember if I owned a gigabyte, oh wait I did years ago, they blew up after a year

 

[Zerolimitz]

well seems good would love to see this in action but till i see numbers i wont hold my breath.

 

[Shakeel]

i wonder how stable it will be?

 

[niko]

big bang is an unfortunate name for an electrical component

 

[MSI-Guru]

Just heard the Big Bang is rumoured to have a THX certified sound processor, the first of its kind on a motherboard. I will post any news when I get it!

 

[Mrjobby]

This sounds pretty decent but I think its going to cost a BIG WAD of cash.

 

[MSI-Guru]

New press release on Big Bang Released today:

http://uk.msi.com/news.php?news_no=4

'After the worldwide success of the award winning MSI P55-GD80 and P55-GD65 motherboards, MSI today announces its new gaming motherboard: Big Bang. In conjunction with THX and Creative, MSI is the first ever to implement THX TruStudio PC™ with Creative EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 5.0 audio technology. Big Bang delivers the most powerful and realistic gaming audio performance available from any motherboard!'

 

[Jokester]

Will be interesting to see if the ATI + Nvidia side of things gets forgotten about once it's released.

 

[TheGamingGeneral]

Is it exclusive to MSI, or are they just the first to get it?

 

[HangTime]

I suspect this will be extremely flakey but if they can pull it off then it'd be nice for the few games where it works. I've got some pretty powerful hardware gathering dust here (GTS320).

I'm just very skeptical at this point about what will happen in relation to performance / image quality / stability etc across a wide range of different titles using different hardware features.

 

[biuro74]

It could mean end of high-end nForce chipsets (SLI) and big troubles for nVidia (as well as their financial condition, HD5xxx series competition and 'no cheaper GPUs' policy), will see in 3 weeks how powerful this technology is. So far there are no tests (NDA ?), just Anandtech's leaks...