MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 Z68 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks

I'm not sure I like the placement of everything on this motherboard.  For instance power and reset buttons are under the last 16x PCI Express slot and voltage test points are "under" the 24pin power connector.  Just seems like something you would never be able to use.

MSI has been fighting an uphill battle against the likes of Gigabyte and ASUS for the last few years but their new Z68A-GD80 G3 looks to even the playing field.  It features a long 5 year warranty, PCI-E 3.0 slots, user friendly auto overclocking options, a great layout and an intuitive BIOS which in many ways surpasses the competition's offerings.  But can MSI complete this near-perfect equation with stability?  We find out in this review. 

MSI was one of the first to claim support for PCI Express 3.0 on their motherboards, which is an easy claim to make since there is no way to test that it works, yet.

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