MSI X79A-GD45 Plus Review: Building Up

Breaking into the X79 game at this late stage is a rough business.  The major action was at Sandy Bridge-E launch, and the Ivy Bridge-E release was a minor bump in comparison.  Due to the lack of a new chipset, only few motherboard vendors put new product onto the market for IVB-E launch.  One of them was MSI, with a slightly non-conventional X79A-GD45 Plus, which we are reviewing today.