Reviews - MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt

[HEXUS]

Is the price premium for the new-fangled interface worth it?

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[Brewster0101]

Never heard of thunderbolt until now - does it actually do anything?

[J3FFW1SH]

Never heard of thunderbolt until now - does it actually do anything?

Yep! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I hope MSI have solved their exploding VRM problem!!

[Kelgan]

Don't think the price premium is worth it now, need to wait till this get more mature.

[MercutioUK]

You mentioned the raptors attached via thunderbolt. What did you actually use to attach them as there's obviously a bridge chip involved here somewhere or at least an external sata controller to think about. Would be nice to know as the numbers are obviously about where expected then can be compared to alternative enclosures etc.

[MercutioUK]

Ignore above, I spotted it's actually a thunderbolt product from western. My bad.