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The “aesthetics of the player” is something changeable and nebulous. From the clear plastics of the 90s to the rainbow LED seas and brushed steel of today, we’ve noticed many trends come and go. The same goes for MSI, especially when it comes to the design of your traditional graphics cards. On his way to Computex in June, Gordon visited MSI in Taipei to see the company’s extensive and desirable collection of coolers, enthusiasts and custom fairings.
MSI has a unique appearance in its fairing designs, which surprises enthusiasts in the front and center of dual and triple fan cooler designs. Lately, they’ve opted for a distinctive octapasnal appearance, but if you go back to the original design of the 2008 GTX 260, you can see that things were much easier and more straightforward, with a raised cooler, much smaller enthusiasts, and an all-aluminum fairing.
By exploring MSI’s cooler and fairing designs, you’ll be able to see their progress toward larger fans, larger heat sinks, and more rugged designs. Over time, MSI abandoned aluminum covers and turned to the more ubiquitous plastics and red and black colors in the six hundred and 700. Series cards. By upgrading to the 900 series, you’ll be able to see a lot of things that will be familiar to you if you’ve bought one in recent years, especially the “dragon” brand. The Ventus and Evoke lines are much simpler and provide great contrast. .
It was a really interesting dive into a domain of GPU design that doesn’t get a lot of attention. To learn more about the future and supply of PC hardware, be sure to subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube.
Michael is a former graphic designer who has been building and modifying desktop computers for longer than he needs to admit. His interests include folk music, football, science fiction and salsa verde, in no specific order.
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