The biggest highlight of the DIY market in 2023 is undoubtedly the back plug product. A more reasonable and more humanized installation experience and a more concise and good-looking installation effect have made the back plug products highly recognized by the consumer market, and also made the DIY market, which has not changed for a long time, see some new changes.
DIY gamers who are familiar with back-plug products should know that MSI should be regarded as one of the hardware manufacturers with the strongest support for back-plug products, and the world's first AMD interface back-plug motherboard, B650 APE WiFi, is from MSI. However, MSI's Intel interface back-plug motherboard has not been launched for a long time. Fortunately, MSI didn't make DIY gamers wait too long, and at the end of 2023, MSI's first intel interface back-plugged motherboard, MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO, was finally officially launched, along with a new back-plugged chassis, MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WHITE.
微星B760M PROJECT ZERO 零主板
微星MAG PANO M100L PZ WHITE 白刃机箱
The PConline evaluation room also got these two new products, and today I will unbox it for you and share the installation experience of these two new products!
微星B760M PROJECT ZERO 零主板
As MSI's first Intel motherboard, which is also a milestone product, this MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard gives people a bright feeling in terms of packaging.
Most motherboards are packaged in a clamshell paper box, but the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO also adds an envelope to the outside of the clamshell carton, and the texture and flip design of the carton are also more advanced, so you can feel the importance that MSI attaches to this motherboard from the moment you unpack it.
The motherboard's accessories are more conventional, with a Wi-Fi antenna, a SATA cable, an M2 support screw, an MSI sticker and some don't look at the series.
Seeing the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard, the silver armor and black PCB board make people feel a sense of déjà vu. That's right, those who are familiar with MSI products should recognize it at a glance, and the appearance of this new motherboard is very similar to MSI's B760 mortar motherboard.
Although the color scheme is similar, there are still some differences in the painting of the vest, you can see that there are a large number of "PROJECT ZERO" logos printed on the thermal armor, and a large number of oblique stripes are designed on the vest using CNC technology, and a large number of oblique stripes are designed, under the illumination of the light, these stripes reflect the silver-white light, making the motherboard look monotonous, and the overall design sense is full of luxury.
Of course, the biggest difference and highlight of the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO is definitely the unique back plug design, you can see that all the power supply ports on the front of the motherboard have been moved to the rear.
AND UNLIKE SOME BACK-PLUGGED MOTHERBOARDS, WHICH WILL LEAVE THE CPU AND WATER PUMP PORTS ON THE FRONT, MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO has been moved to the back along with various fans and RGB ports, and there is hardly any connector pins visible on the front. This also means that all wiring operations, even the installation and fixing of the heatsink, can be operated after the motherboard is mounted on the chassis, which provides full convenience for installation and later maintenance.
In terms of interface configuration and materials, the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard has a 20G C port, 4 x 10G A ports, a 2.5G wired LAN port, an intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E wireless card, 2 Gen4 M.2 slots, 12 (75A)+1+1 smart power supply, and DDR5 - 7800+ MHz memory specifications.
It can be said that the specifications are almost the same as the well-known MSI B760M mortar, which also means that there is no need to worry about the performance of this motherboard, so here we will no longer test the performance of this motherboard, interested partners can review our previous review of the MSI MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI MORTAR MOTHERBOARD. (Solid Civilian Motherboard, MSI MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI Motherboard Review-Pacific Technology (pconline.com.cn))
微星MAG PANO M100L PZ机箱
After looking at the motherboard, let's take a look at MSI's new MAG PANO M100L PZ case, which comes in two colors, black and white. This time, we got the white MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WIHTE WHITE BLADE.
This case is quite amazing at first glance, although the overall is still the current popular column-free sea view room design, but compared with the square shape of most cases, the unique shape and line structure design of the MSI white-bladed chassis makes it directly recognizable. And thanks to the unique shape, the MSI White Blade Chassis can achieve a side perspective of 270°, showing the hardware inside the case in an all-round way.
There are large area heat dissipation holes on the sides and top of the case, and the shape of the heat vents on the top also follows the unique line design of the case.
On the back of the case, above the heat vents, there is a nameplate of MSI MAG.
The top and bottom of the case are designed with a large area of magnetic dust filter, which can be easily and quickly disassembled to clean Dali.
The IO interface is located at the bottom of the chassis, which is designed to facilitate users to easily and quickly plug and unplug the host when placing it on the desktop. The IO ports provide a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, and an audio/microphone interface.
The case is also very easy to disassemble, with the front glass panel fixed with snaps, and the top heat dissipation grille with a sliding push-pull design, which can be easily removed by removing two hand-screwed screws. The side-view glass and back cover are secured with a spherical snap.
After the disassembly is completed, you can see the overall frame of the case, although MSI White Blade adopts a column-free sea view room design, but thanks to the thick materials, the stability of the overall structure is still quite good. The thickest part of the plate in the frame part of the case is about 1.8mm, and the thickness of the plate in the fixed position of the motherboard fan and other hardware is about 0.89mm, and the overall material is quite solid.
In terms of compatibility, the MSI White Blade case is an M-ATX chassis with an overall size of 440 x 235 x 405mm, which supports M-ATX back-plug motherboards, and is also compatible with M-ATX / ITX with regular interfaces.
The power supply is designed with an independent power supply compartment, which supports ATX power supply up to 160mm, and there is still plenty of space left when plugged into the MSI MEG Ai1000P PCIE5 Ares fully modular platinum power supply with a length of up to 160mm.
The graphics card supports up to 390mm, which is basically supported by most graphics cards. The case also comes with an adjustable graphics card bracket that is magnetically attached to the power compartment, and MSI even gives away a spirit level that allows users to quickly level the graphics card without it sagging.
The chassis also provides a variety of fan positions, including three 120mm fans on the side, three 120mm or two 140mm fans on the top, up to 360 all-in-one liquid cooling, one 120mm or one 140mm fan on the rear, and one 120mm fan on the bottom. In addition, the power compartment also supports two additional 120mm fans, and the overall ventilation and heat dissipation performance of the case should be very good.
In order to cope with the occupation of the backline space of the chassis brought by the back-plug design, the backline space of the chassis has reached about 2.5cm, which can better route the back. The back of the chassis also provides a variety of cable fixing positions, and some Velcro is provided for fixing and organizing the cables when installing the machine.
Overall, whether it is in terms of styling design, material specifications, or compatibility design, this MSI whiteblade case is quite good, and it is indeed a back-plugged chassis that makes people look at it.
Installation effect
The emergence of back-plugged hardware is to provide a more convenient and user-friendly installation experience, which can only be deeply experienced by installing the machine in person. The assembly experience of the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO and the MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WIHTE is indeed quite convenient.
You hardly need to think about the installation order of various accessories, do not think about whether there will be conflicts between hardware and cables, and do not have to worry about forgetting to plug in a cable and needing to disassemble and reassemble it. Attach the motherboard directly to the case, then install the heatsink, memory, SSD, and graphics card one by one, and finally go to the back of the case, plug in the cables one by one, and you're done, the whole process is quite convenient and fast. And the cable management is also much simpler, and it can have a very simple and comfortable effect.
When all the cables are hidden on the back, the front of the case becomes more concise, you can see the overall installation effect of the MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard and MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WIHTE white blade, except for the water cooling pipe and graphics card power supply cable on the front, you can't see any extra cables, the whole is very simple and beautiful. The 270° panoramic side view of the chassis shows the simple installation effect of the back plug-in product at a glance, and with the cool and colorful RGB lighting effects, it is definitely the most eye-catching "big figure" on the desktop.
summary
In the overall experience, it is really difficult to find fault with the back-plug product combination of this MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard and MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WIHTE white blade, convenient and efficient installation experience, and wireless and simple installation effect.
After installing more and more back plug solutions, it also makes the author feel more and more the charm of back plug products, although it is only to change the direction of an interface, but the experience is improved more than a little, which not only allows DIY old players to have a more convenient and fast maintenance experience, but also allows young white players who have just entered the pit to have a more friendly installation experience, and can easily install a simple and good-looking host.
If you also want to feel the charm of back plug products, then MSI B760M PROJECT ZERO motherboard and MSI MAG PANO M100L PZ WIHTE white blade case is an excellent choice, the case is 479 yuan, the motherboard is 1599 yuan, the absolute conscience of the pricing, full of cost performance. At present, both products have been put on the e-commerce platform, and interested partners can pay attention to it.
| Chipset or North: Intel B760 | CPU插槽:LGA 1700 |
| 内存插槽：4 DDR5 DIMM | :2×PCI Express x16,1×PCI Express x1 |
| Power interface: 24PIN+8PIN | |
| Netizen rating: 0.0 parameter quotation picture review evaluation forum dealer |
| Marketplace name | Merchandise offers | Product Placement | purchase |
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| Jingdong Mall | ￥1499 | 微星B760M PROJECT ZERO | Go buy >> |