MSI Calls Bluff on Gigabyte's PCIe Gen 3 Ready Claim

[Mem]

http://www.techpowerup.com/151718/MSI-Calls-Bluff-on-Gigabyte-s-PCIe-Gen-3-Ready-Claim.html

In August, Gigabyte made a claim that baffled at least MSI, that scores of its motherboards are Ready for Native PCIe Gen. 3. Along with the likes of ASRock, MSI was one of the first with motherboards featuring PCI-Express 3.0 slots, the company took the pains to educate buyers what PCI-E 3.0 is, and how to spot a motherboard that features it. MSI thinks that Gigabyte made a factual blunder bordering misinformation by claiming that as many as 40 of its motherboards are "Ready for Native PCIe Gen. 3." MSI decided to put its engineering and PR team to build a technically-sound presentation rebutting Gigabyte's claims.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Pointless argument over a pointless feature. The next thing these mobo makers will market is how much more solid their caps over their competitors solid caps. It's hilarious how they are running out of ideas to market.

Hey, why not actually do something useful like making sure S3 standby mode works on every board?

 

[Meghan54]

Pointless argument over a pointless feature. The next thing these mobo makers will market is how much more solid their caps over their competitors solid caps. It's hilarious how they are running out of ideas to market.

Hey, why not actually do something useful like making sure S3 standby mode works on every board?

Thank you for that. I didn't buy a Gigabyte Z68 (the Z68X-UD3H) board for its PCIe 3.0 compatibility. I bought it because at $95, it was the most full featured board I could buy at the time from a larger manufacturer....and my selection was kinda limited. But so far, it's been working just fine, fancy BIOS interface or not.


What's funny are those that are running around pushing a certain brand like Biostar, trumpeting its PCI-e 3.0 compatibility like it's something I'm missing right now if I don't buy one of those, despite the fact there are presently no cards compatible with the standard for sale anywhere. (It almost smacks of viral marketing the way a few are running around here pushing that brand when anyone asks for advice for a SB board.)

C'est la vie.....you pays your money and takes your chances.

 

[Ike0069]

For those that don't upgrade that often, getting aboard with the latest feature can be a good idea. Not always, but sometimes.
As an example, if you buy a Gigabyte board today and then 24 months from now you purchase a PCI-e 3.0 card, that would be a really crappy time to find out your board is not actually 3.0 compliant.
Doubt this will happen and it's seems likely 3.0 cards will not be needed for several years, but one never knows for sure.

 

[Meghan54]

I don't think anyone that builds their own computers expects a motherboard to be compatible with tech that comes out 2 years after the mb was produced.

 

[Ike0069]

I don't think anyone that builds their own computers expects a motherboard to be compatible with tech that comes out 2 years after the mb was produced.

That's not exactly my point. I'm saying that if a manufacturer says it is compatible and you find out it actually is not compatible only you have ordered the part in question, you have a right to be upset -- whether you bought the board that week or two years prior doesn't matter.

Example:
I personally purchased the Asrock Dula SATA board several years ago for one reason. It claimed to have working AGP and PCI-e slots. I bought the board while using a 6800GT AGP and went to a X1900XT PCI-e card. I would have been highly upset if the PCI-e slot did not actually work when I tried it. It did, and my kids are still using that board in their PC with now a third VC.

Bottom line: If they state it's compatible, it should be compatible.

 

[Mem]

Here's my intake on the subject,I do know some people that plan ahead and want to upgrade to Ivy Bridge cpu /PCI-E 3.0 down the road via compatiable Z68 board so they were looking at the Asrock/MSI Z68 models that support these features.


I do feel Gigabyte should be clearer on the subject and not try to mislead anybody even if its not intentional,it does no good in the long run for anyone.
I normally keep a board for 3 years plus so it would be an issue if I went Z68 and wanted Ivy bridge cpu and PCI-E 3.0 down the road.
As always be careful when choosing your hardware needs,some people do plan ahead.

 

[Rvenger]

What's funny are those that are running around pushing a certain brand like Biostar, trumpeting its PCI-e 3.0 compatibility like it's something I'm missing right now if I don't buy one of those, despite the fact there are presently no cards compatible with the standard for sale anywhere. (It almost smacks of viral marketing the way a few are running around here pushing that brand when anyone asks for advice for a SB board.)

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Funny that I didn't see any Biostar boards with PCI-e 3.0 support?

I wouldn't consider Biostar to be a flashy brand that advertises military fire proof class boards and how they are better with their 20oz copper 40 layer PCB and all Japanese caps. I have been buying Biostars for years and I never seen any missadvertisements (other than typos :sneaky🙂 on their products.


I can't even remember the last time when they made a high end T-Power series board either.