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2012 CES Innovation Design and Engineering Showcase Award
At Computex 2011 MSI rocked the mainboard market with the MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3), world's first PCI Express Gen 3 mainboard. With exclusive features such as ClickBIOS II, which integrates UEFI BIOS with Windows, OC Genie II, which boosts performance up to 457% in just one second, as well as MSI's Military Class II Components. These advanced technologies have set off a wave of innovation among other mainboard makers and enabled MSI to earn the coveted "Innovation Design and Engineering Showcase Award" at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the largest show of its kind in the US, as well as the IT Month's Outstanding IT Applications and Products Award for 2011, organized by the Taipei Computer Association, the most trusted and respected IT organization in Taiwan.
Winner of Leading Industry Honors at Home and Abroad
The two awards are considered top industry awards in Taiwan and overseas. What really makes the Z68A-GD80 (G3) stand out is the fact that it is the first MSI mainboard to win the CES Innovation Design and Engineering Showcase Award, beating out hundreds of other entries in more than 30 different categories from around the world. As for the Taipei Computer Association's IT Month Outstanding IT Applications and Products Award, MSI emerged from a field of more than 200 competing entries and was also the only mainboard among the 18 winning products. The accolades not only represent industry recognition of MSI's leadership in product design but, more importantly, the faith of consumers and actual support for the product. For MSI, this inspires employees to achieve new heights in product quality and user satisfaction. In this way, MSI is setting an example for the rest of the industry to follow and encourages productive competition.
MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) Mainboard Delivers Exceptional Design and Performance
MSI's Z68A-GD80 (G3) is not just the world's first high-end PCI Express Gen 3 mainboard-it has also won unanimous praise from professional enthusiasts in regional overclocking competitions around the globe. Its four main features include:
- World's first PCI Express 3.0 mainboard: Double the bandwidth for unparalleled performance
- Exclusive ClickBIOS II: Dual-interface BIOS optimization utility for UEFI BIOS and Windows
- OC Genie II: Increase performance by 457% in just 1 second
- Military Class II Components: Military-certified materials offer the best quality and stability
About the 2012 CES Innovation Design and Engineering Showcase Award
The Innovation Design and Engineering Showcase Award announced each year at the Consumer Electronics Show, the largest show of its kind in the US, is considered a benchmark for the global industry. A judging committee made up of professional industrial designers, product engineers, and members of the media apply the most rigorous standards to select the most innovative electronic products from tens of thousands of entries. Competition is fierce, and being honored with this award means the winner possesses its own unique R&D techniques for product design and craftsmanship.
About the 2011 IT Month's ‘Outstanding IT Applications and Products Award'2011 IT Month's ‘Outstanding IT Applications and Products Award'
The IT Month's Outstanding IT Applications and Products Award is organized by the Taipei Computer Association, the most trusted national-level IT organization in Taiwan. The award is very sought after by top Taiwanese electronics makers as a sign of their successful R&D capabilities. The aim of the competition is to highlight outstanding IT systems from different industries as well as innovative software and hardware products. The award presentation and product exposure helps to boost the overall standard of R&D and applications. It serves as a beacon for the domestic IT industry, and winning this award signifies that the company is a strong contributor of innovative technologies.
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About MSI
MSI is proud of its more than 20 years experience in designing and manufacturing high performance IT products.
The product lines of MSI are motherboards, graphic cards, notebooks, consumer electronics, barebones, networking and server products, and fully integrated add-on peripherals. With its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 qualified facilities, MSI products provide the best performance, reliability and value-increasing productivity.
We distribute our products through offices located in The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Brazil, Taiwan, Japan, China, Korea, India and Australia. MSI markets its products to distributors, computer system manufacturers, and system integrators. For more information about the company go to www.msi.com.
