When a Director from MSI's notebook team tells you that his new product will be the fastest ever, you have to pay attention. You should also fire up the 8mm GuruCam and get some footage. At the back of the main hall at the ATT For Fun centre, next to …
Read More »Fnatic COO tells us what it takes to make it in eSports
Spend any time around kids and you will be asked, “Can I be a gamer when I grow up?”. When there was no money in electronic sports (eSports), the question was moot – there was no living to be made. Then a handful of plucky players started to earn some …
Read More »KitGuru picks up an MSI Gold Edition GTX970 at Beat IT 2014
The launch of nVidia's high end Maxwell cards has been a bit of a game changer. Not only were the first cards into the market astonishing performers, they also managed to deliver so much in-game performance with so little wattage. Now MSI has pushed the boat out just a little …
Read More »KitGuru first to get hands-on to the MSI GT80 gaming laptop
While the world will need to wait a while for the actual review, it's fair to say that we have had hands-on with the latest gaming laptop from MSI. At the Beat It 2014 gaming event in Taipei, we managed to convince the guards to remove the protective perspex just …
Read More »Silverstone will release higher wattage 80Plus Gold SFF PSUs in 2015
At Beat IT 2014 in Taipei, alongside a whole heap of new hardware from MSI, its partners were also on hand to show their wares. KitGuru spoke with Chris Liu, hardware guru for Silverstone. With the move toward smaller form factor PCs (SFF) and emphasis on performance-per-watt etc, you would …
Read More »VP Eric Kuo reveals some interesting MSI plans for the future
Over at MSI Beat IT 2014, the main focus is on the global gaming competition which brings together teams from across the planet for a chance to win over $113,000 in prize money. At the same time, there is some interesting hardware on show – and a lot of senior MSI …
Read More »Laptop design challenges – exclusive interview with Alex Lin from MSI
As MSI prepares to launch a brand new, top of the range gaming laptop, KitGuru took the opportunity to spend time with Alex Lin, the Product Manager for notebooks. We were interested to know what kind of challenges he and his team face when trying to bring a new product …
Read More »The heroes of Wired Gaming at MSI Beat IT 2014
With a load of the world's top media in attendance, Saturday will see the action begin for the finals of the MSI Beat IT 2014 gaming championships. While the clever money is going on the American and Far East teams, one story stood out a mile for KitGuru. We hunker …
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