The Latest Breaking News from MSI

Valve Slowly Expands SteamOS to Third-Party Hardware as Beta Arrives on Intel-Based Handhelds

Valve's SteamOS is slowly expanding beyond the Steam Deck to more third-party hardware, including the Intel-based ones.

Player One · Aug 11

Valve has added 'initial' SteamOS gamepad support for several new gaming handhelds, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+

Along with a host of bug fixes, of course.

PC Gamer · Aug 10

Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom

Taiwanese ecommerce platform PChome24h is packaging RTX 5090 GPUs with a crazy number of motherboards, entry-to-mid-range GPUs, and several other components. While interesting, these combos are alarming as they show the direction that the PC building industry is headed.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 8

Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAM

Lexar's latest Thor RGB kit likely uses CXMT-made DRAM, but its pricing remains comparable to premium DDR5 memory from established brands.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 3

MSI unveils its first 4K OLED monitor using a promising inkjet-printed panel, and it's not made by Samsung or LG

This could be an important testing ground for the panel technology.

PC Gamer · Aug 3

First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850

3mdeb has introduced a new open-source firmware for the MSI B850-P WiFi, marking the first time open-source firmware has been introduced to the AM5 platform.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 2

Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick

To avoid rising RAM costs, some PC builders and OEMs have shifted toward using a single DDR5 module for gaming PCs. We test how much of a performance loss that actually represents.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 31

MSI promises an EXPO ULL-like boost for your existing DDR5 memory — High-Efficiency Mode brings low-latency tuning to older RAM

A new firmware update for MSI motherboards features High-Efficiency Mode, which offers latency tuning similar to AMD's EXPO ULL on regular memory kits.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 31

Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon — Astral RTX 5080 now costs more than 5090's MSRP, flagship card now commands more than $4,300

Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30

Your motherboard's M.2 SSD heatsink might be slowing down your SSD — Only 6 of 20 tested boards made full contact

We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results – not all make good contact.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30