Wednesday, May 31st 2023

MSI Demos Project Zero Inverted Cabling Motherboard

MSI in its Computex 2023 booth demonstrated its inverted cabling motherboard concept dubbed "Project Zero." The idea behind this is that all the connectors and headers of the motherboard are located on the reverse side of the PCB, and compatible cases have cutouts at just the right places, so all the cabling—including power—is routed to the motherboard in the crawl-space behind the motherboard tray. No cable is visible on the obverse side of the case (with notable exceptions being the CPU cooler cables, and the power cables of your graphics card). The prototype motherboard MSI showed off has Socket AM5, and is based on the AMD B650 chipset. The demo build reveals that it's preferable to have individually stranded EPS and 24-pin ATX cables, versus sleeved/braided ones that are tougher to bend and route.
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12 Comments on MSI Demos Project Zero Inverted Cabling Motherboard

#1
Hyderz
cool idea but i dont know if case manufacturers will go out of thier way to change their case design
maybe if other brands starts adopting the idea could result in shorter length of cables for a tidier desktop
im terrible at cable managing
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eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Hyderzcool idea but i dont know if case manufacturers will go out of thier way to change their case design
maybe if other brands starts adopting the idea could result in shorter length of cables for a tidier desktop
im terrible at cable managing
They wont, ive never had trouble routing cables in any case
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#4
Hyderz
eidairaman1They wont, ive never had trouble routing cables in any case
maybe you have more patience than i do lol, i usually give up after the first 4 cables and shove it all in
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#5
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Hyderzmaybe you have more patience than i do lol, i usually give up after the first 4 cables and shove it all in
Been doing this since 1999
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#6
lemoncarbonate
This might be an unpopular opinion, but for PC internal, I like the look of clean cables rather than no cables at all.
It gives off a particular aesthetic if done right (like the 24 pin, and PCIE cable)
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#7
mukumi
Hyderzmaybe you have more patience than i do lol, i usually give up after the first 4 cables and shove it all in
Same team as you!
I always start thinking that I will do something clean. But then the lust kicks in and I want to boot the faster than I can and i do the less that I can.
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#8
AusWolf
The idea is good, but there needs to be a case standard that supports it.
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#9
claes
There is, it’s called DYI-APE
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#10
Vayra86
I can totally see MSI make a case without windows next year to complement this board.

'Project Zero' - you can't see anything except the box :)
Wait...
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#11
windwhirl
Vayra86I can totally see MSI make a case without windows next year to complement this board.

'Project Zero' - you can't see anything except the box :)
Wait...
I want that. I care not for the bling
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#12
AusWolf
If "Project Zero" means figuring out how to sell you literally nothing without you realising it, then they need not bother: Nvidia has already got it with the mid-range 40-series cards. :roll:
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