Want a super-clean desktop build? Get a motherboard with all the connectors on the rear. The only problem is price. It's gonna cost you.
But perhaps not as much as it once did, thanks to some new «Project Zero» Intel motherboards announced by MSI for CES. Project Zero is of course MSI's branding for motherboards with all the connectors on the rear, an approach other motherboard makers including Gigabyte and its own project Stealth boards and Asus and its BTF line are also running with.
Like most of the competition, MSI Project Zero motherboards have generally been pricey premium products up to now. But that changes with the new MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI PZ and MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI PZ White.
Tomahawk is MSI's mainstream family of motherboards and it's the first time Project Zero and that more affordable series of mobos have been married.
As MSI itself puts it, Tomahawk products are aimed at PC builders who want a «no-frills, reliable platform for their PC.» Like all Project Zero motherboards, these mobos move the connectors for everything bar the CPU, DRAM, and SSD on the rear, allowing for an ultra-clean look.