MSI has unveiled a new lineup of X870 and X870E AMD motherboard options, which include an extra eight-pin PCIe power connector on the board, boosting the overall ability of the board to power your GPU, CPU, fans, and other components all at the same time. You’ll still need extra power connectors to plug directly into your GPU, but these new boards should in theory cope better with the extreme power requirements of top-tier systems.
While this new MSI feature certainly isn’t going to be an essential one for the best gaming motherboards, it’s one you might want to consider if you’re combining some of the most power-hungry components in one system and are considering overclocking them too.
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