I was just thinking how rare a white PCB is. I like it. Suddenly it makes me wonder what color all these components would be there was absolutely no paint or dye used. Could be cool. They could market it as "organic".
Bah, can't edit my comment. I see that there are other chipsets in micro ATX in their proposed eco line. Comment retracted. That H97 Eco board looks sweet.
I think this is a good idea, in fact I think these sort of board should essentially BE the low end. It's kind of a trip to see a board with such little amount of stuff on it, it's like we suddenly travelled back to the age of P965/P35/etc, not that this is a bad thing, though.
It is a good Idea, but I hope its just the start. I'd love to see a board Manufacturer start to offer user-customizable boards to its customers, where un-used options aren't even physically included on the board.
Any part that is excluded can no longer cause any trouble, be it use power or be it fail and take the rest of the board along. And I think a lot of people have pretty good Ideas these days on what exactly they will or won't need on their board for the next few years.
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hojnikb - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
That white version is absolutly gorgeous.dakishimesan - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
Agree. i love the aesthetic.Qwertilot - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
It does look nice yes :) A nice sort of idea too I think.nathanddrews - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
I was just thinking how rare a white PCB is. I like it. Suddenly it makes me wonder what color all these components would be there was absolutely no paint or dye used. Could be cool. They could market it as "organic".ThortonBe - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
For sure! Even the brown version is okay. The trick would be finding RAM and other items that match.azazel1024 - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
My only problem is I want H87 too. I need me some Intel RST12/RAID. So H81/B85 are not an option for me.Otherwise sound/look like the perfect board for my server.
azazel1024 - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
Bah, can't edit my comment. I see that there are other chipsets in micro ATX in their proposed eco line. Comment retracted. That H97 Eco board looks sweet.MikeMurphy - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
I'd like to see a review on the power savings these boards can achieve together with some CPU undervolting.extide - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
I think this is a good idea, in fact I think these sort of board should essentially BE the low end. It's kind of a trip to see a board with such little amount of stuff on it, it's like we suddenly travelled back to the age of P965/P35/etc, not that this is a bad thing, though.ShieTar - Saturday, June 7, 2014 - link
It is a good Idea, but I hope its just the start. I'd love to see a board Manufacturer start to offer user-customizable boards to its customers, where un-used options aren't even physically included on the board.Any part that is excluded can no longer cause any trouble, be it use power or be it fail and take the rest of the board along. And I think a lot of people have pretty good Ideas these days on what exactly they will or won't need on their board for the next few years.
TiGr1982 - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
These ECO boards should accept only S and T CPU models and should not post with regular CPUs writing "Non-eco-friendly CPU detected".:)
Alexvrb - Saturday, June 7, 2014 - link
Why? They can just undervolt and if necessary drop clocks (or reduce turbo clocks). :Psheh - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
So what are the power savings?junky77 - Saturday, June 7, 2014 - link
you would expect such things to be available 10 years agoZinko55 - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - link
I think MSI should go for a all white color scheme, i think that will look fantastic.