April 2015, MSI debuts the first Intel® Braswell based Mini-ITX ECO motherboards; the MSI N3050I ECO, N3150I ECO and N3700I ECO. With a rich feature set and all new onboard 14nm Dual & Quad Core Intel® Celeron® and Pentium® Processor with next generation Intel® HD graphics up to 2x faster, the new passively cooled MSI Braswell ECO motherboards are the perfect solution for HTPC or industrial devices. MSI’s revolutionary power-saving design featured on its new ECO series motherboards, together with Intel’s newly designed ultra-low power consuming SoC using only up to 6w, make these motherboards the next step in efficiency. Featuring a fully passive cooling solution, the new Braswell based ECO motherboards run cool, silent & efficient.
The next generation multimedia solution
The new MSI Braswell based ECO motherboards feature a wide variety of multimedia solutions such as H.265 (HEVC) hardware decoding, support for 4K output, Blu-ray playback and 8-channel HD Audio via HDMI. The new motherboards also feature two DDR3L-1600MHz SO-DIMM slots (up to 8GB Dual Channel Memory), two SATA 6Gb/s ports, one PCIe slot, Gigabit Ethernet, COM port, USB 3.0 and HDMI 1.4b output. The new Intel® Braswell® processors are available feature 2x faster graphics power with support for DirectX 12 and Windows 10. All this comes in a ultra-low power, all passive cooling, small form factor design, making the new MSI Braswell based ECO motherboards the ideal solution for industrial, office or living room use.
Military Class 4: The Most Stable Military Class Components
Military Class 4 is the next step in high quality components which ensures your PC runs stable under extreme conditions. These key components have all passed the seven tests of MIL-STND-810G military class which are performed by independent laboratories to ensure stable operation under the harshest environments
Feature summary
- 3 New ECO models featuring Intel Braswell onboard SoC
- MSI N3700I ECO with Intel Pentium Quad-core N3700, 2.40GHz SoC
- MSI N3150I ECO with Intel Celeron Quad-core N3150, 2.08GHz SoC
- MSI N3050I ECO with Intel Celeron Dual-core N3050, 2.16GHz SoC
- HDMI 1.4b – High-Definition Multimedia Interface Version 1.4b with 4K output support
- USB 3.0 – Fully Supports High-speed USB Storage Devices
- M-FLASH – Simply Update & Backup Your BIOS
- FAST BOOT – Quickly Boot Up And Enter OS In A Few Seconds
- LIVE UPDATE 6 – Easily Update The Latest BIOS & Drivers
- Military Class 4 components
No word on pricing or availability yet, but we’ll keep you updated as more information and photos get released.
Source: MSI Press Releases