MSI Announces First USB 3.1 Type-C Motherboard, All-in-One PCs, and More

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Once the Game Developers Conference (GDC) comes to an end, attention will turn to PAX East, which takes place in Boston from March 6-8. That means even more product announcements, though some companies are too excited to wait. One of them is MSI, which is bringing an "arsenal of new gaming products" to PAX East, including its Z97A Gaming 6 motherboard and a pair of all-in-one PCs.
MSI is pitching the Z97A Gaming 6 as the world's first mobo to feature onboard USB 3.1 and Type-C connectivity, the latter of which is a reversible connector -- no more plugging in USB devices the wrong way! It has two USB 3.1 ports, and yes, they're fully backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices.
Not much else was said about the motherboard, though from the picture, we can see side-mounted SATA ports, three PCI-E x16 slots, and MSI's Audio Boost technology.
MSI is also unveiling a premium SLI bridge. It supports a two-way spaced SLI setup with single slot spacing between a pair of MSI TwinFrozr V cards. There's also an LED-backlit gaming sheild that can be controlled by the MSI Gaming App.
Finally, MSI will introduce a pair of all-in-one PCs. One is the AG270 2QC with a 27-inch WQHD IPS panel with a 2560x1440 (3K) resolution. It will have an unspecified Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M graphics, and speakers developed by Yamaha.
The AIO is MSI's Gaming 24GE. This one has a 4K display powered by an Intel Core i7 4720HQ CPU and GTX 900 Series mobile graphics.
More details will be made available later this week.
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