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MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Motherboard Review

We used the Bioshock Infinite‘s demanding ‘Ultra’ setting and a 1920 x 1080 resolution to push today’s gaming hardware. Our data was recorded using a section of the game, not the built-in benchmark.

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We used a 1920 x 1080 resolution and Metro 2033‘s built-in benchmark set to ‘Very High’ quality to offer an intense challenge for the gaming hardware while also making playable frame rates a possibility.

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We used a 1920 x 1080 resolution and the Metro: Last Light‘s built-in benchmark set to ‘High’ quality to offer an intense challenge for the gaming hardware while also making playable frame rates a possibility.

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Gaming performance of MSI's budget-orientated motherboard is strong. The Z87-G43 Gaming had no problem sitting amongst our database's performance leaders in Bioshock Infinite and Metro 2033, while it also displays solid performance numbers in Metro: Last Light.

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6 comments

  1. Thats one of the best value for money boards you can get, two of my friends have it, and it really is all you would ever need. Love it.

  2. Have one already, fantastic board. I found though that some Corsair memory had boot problems with it if you populated all the slots…

  3. I was about to purchase the G45 Gaming, but there was no stock in our local store by the time so I opted for this G43 Gaming. I’m so happy it did not let me down. I thought this is one of the best budget Z87 boards out there!

  4. Is there a laptop version ?

  5. abraham ortiz, this is a desktop motherboard. There is no laptop version.

  6. “Built around MSI’s tried-and-tested Military Class 4 components” What a joke this is. First there is no ML STD anymore. It was replaced by IPC. Military falls under class 3 requirements. “Whereas Class 3 products demand continued high performance or performance-on-demand is critical and equipment downtime cannot be tolerated, the end use environment may be uncommonly harsh, and the equipment must function when required, such as life support or other critical systems” I am a certified IPC specialist, and can tell you that it does likely meet the class 3 military spec, BUT so does almost every other manufacturer.