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MSI 870A Fuzion AM3 Motherboard Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2010-09-23 09:20:00.0


OCIA have posted a review of the MSI 870A Fuzion, an AMD 770-based AM3 motherboard that also features a Lucid HydraLogix 200 chipset.

Here's an excerpt:

"If we were judging the performance of the Fuzion X-Mode results based solely on our Futuremark testing I'd say that it definitely shows some promise. The improvement in scores we obtained using two mid to low-range cards might be compared to nVidia's GeForce Boost or ATI's Hybrid CrossFire technologies, without the narrow constraints of specific graphic card and motherboard combination required. This could be an excellent way for budget users to upgrade their graphics without being restricted to certain hardware, or resorting to throwing away their old card entirely. However it appears the technology may not be quite 100% ready and needs more development."


This is obviously a very interesting motherboard due to the onboard Lucid chip, but I can't help but feel that MSI is misrepresenting this motherboard with the "870A" moniker since it is in fact based on the older 770 chipset instead of the newer 870 one.

Click here to read the full review.

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