MSI Z87-G43

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Click BIOS 4.
Military Class 4.
Crossfire Ready.

Cons:

No Wireless Features.
No SLI Capability.

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Last revision on February 24, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Click BIOS 4
Military Class 4
Crossfire Ready
OC Genie 4
Six SATA6G ports
Multiple Display Option
PCIE Gen 3.0
Unlimited RAMDisk
USB 3.0 Header
Command Center

Expert reviews and ratings

A superb LGA1150 motherboard for under £80 with great performance and plenty of expansion...

By Expert Reviews on March 07, 2014

A competitive motherboard that provides gamers with plenty of features in a well-priced...

By Kitguru.net on January 14, 2014

So with the testing complete and having had a good look at the MSI Z87 G43 Gaming motherboard, what are my final impressions? Have MSI have pushed the limits again or is it a disappointed attempt to compete with the other manufacturers with another...

By Play3r on January 13, 2014

One of the recurring themes in this group test is the way that manufacturers can assist or hinder the PC build. Colour coding components and supplying a decent manual make a huge difference, so it gladdened my heart to see that two of the DDR3 memory...

By micromart.co.uk on November 21, 2013

All of which means you're making a choice between a board that's probably going to be slightly faster and one that offers more features including Nvidia SLI support, which could be critical. You pays your money. You takes your...

By TechRadar AU on October 06, 2013

As we noted at the start of this review MSI seemed supremely confident in the quality of their entry level board when offering it for review and overall we have to say this confidence was well placed. It is great to see that the build quality has been...

By HardwareHeaven on July 08, 2013

MSI mainboards have really changed as we’ve made sure in our tests of the Z87-G43 model. Some of those changes are not visible even if you know they exist. The mainboard uses a PCB with tightly woven fabric while the redesigned power system allows...

By X-bit Labs on October 27, 2013

MSI Z87-G43 in the testing process has established itself as a quality solution with the corresponding value of their equipment, which is completely devoid of any distinct disadvantages and at the same time has some interesting advantages. The latter,...

By extremespec.net on August 29, 2013

On 1 June 2013, Intel introduced the fourth generation of its Core processors , also known as Haswell. That day we published a group test of 33 motherboards, but as the prices weren't known at the time, it wasn't possible to draw accurate conclusions...

By uk.hardware.info on July 03, 2013

Today Intel introduced the fourth generation of its Core processors , also known as Haswell. The desktop processors in the Haswell generation use a different type of processor socket, called Socket 1150. That means if you want to use one of the new...

By uk.hardware.info on June 01, 2013

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