I spent yesterday walking on the floor of Computex 2025 and checking this year’s latest and best computer technology, and I spent a lot of time on the MSI stand.
As one of the largest PC component manufacturers in the world, MSI had much to show off on the components, from cases to power supply to graphics cards to motherboards, and it was all what I expected from MSI (their components are large) or even better, some limited versions and concept products that anyone will include in their own PC -BUILD.
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From the Premium Build page of things, MSI MEG MAESTRO 900L is a real showpiece of a PC case with a three-sided curved glass enclosure with diamond shielding and supporting a custom fluid cooling loop. It is more or less a perfect case for an advanced building that is not a completely custom design.
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Then Ironmouse VTUber-themed the PC building with Ironmouse-branded components looked great and is the kind of build and component design that had to inspire a lot of builders out there to go for a similar look.
Of course, graphics cards were a big part of MSI’s stand this year, and it makes sense, as it consistently makes some of the best graphics cards on the market, especially on the higher end of the stack, like MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Superim Liquid Soc, but also smaller form factor cards at the lower end of the stack like the new MSI GeForce RTX 5060 TI INSPIRE 2X OC.
Of course, with so many components, you could build a whole PC out of just MSI parts, and MSI went out of its way of showing some of its DIY innovations aimed at making the PC building easier and less daunting for first-time builders.
In addition to its mainstream graphics card lineup, MSI also showed new MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC and RTX 4080 Super Expert OC card with a cool-looking grill design built into their clothes.
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Some fantastic special edition cards were also shown, like MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Cyclone Visual OC, which is a simple, large fan design that has an LCD screen in the middle.
Of course, there were also MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim Titanium Edition Soc card with a lux golden-colored finish. How much this card would put you back, I can’t say, but I can’t imagine it’s cheap, even after the RTX 5090 standards.
But the component that really stole my heart at the MSI stand yesterday was a simple bracket, one that I am not even sure you would be able to buy on your own but would come with the MSI MPG Coreliquid P13 360 AIO cooler.
Look, here’s the thing. I test a lot of processors for my reviews and features, and this often involves me replacing motherboards with different chipset. But to keep the results comparable between Intel and AMD processors, I really need everything else on Testbench to remain the same, including the AIO cooler.
The problem, however, is that the mounting to CPU coolers between AMD and Intel is not standardized. Instead, both chipmakers have their mounting screws oriented differently. Intel’s CPU cooling mounting forms a square, while AMD’s forms a rectangle with uneven length and height.
This means that I have to replace the mounting bracket for the AIO cooler every time I switch between the two chip marks and losing one of these parentheses is an absolute nightmare that could ruin days of testing. I know this because it has happened to me more than once.
Enter MSI Unibrack. A single bracket that works with both Intel LGA 1700/1851 and AMD AM4/AM5 motherboard mounting.
As soon as I saw the Unibrack, I would scream because the solution to the problem is so dazzlingly obvious, I do not understand how this part is not standardized across any CPU cooler manufacturer.
Their loss is MSI’s win, but once I have got a Coreliquid P13 360 AIO cooler in the laboratory, it is anything but guaranteed to be my go-to CPU cooler for Testbench in the foreseeable future.
