Thursday, January 29th 2015
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MSI to Refresh X99S Motherboard Series as USB 3.1-equipped X99A Series
MSI is planning to give its socket LGA2011v3 motherboard lineup a refresh, replacing the X99S series, with the new X99A series. The X99A series will feature USB 3.1, the new 10 Gb/s USB standard. One confirmed model from the new lineup is the X99A Gaming 9 ACK. This board offers two USB 3.1 type-A ports, which are 100% backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, and are driven by an ASMedia ASM1352R controller. This chip is wired to the X99 PCH over PCI-Express 2.0 x2, which is just enough bandwidth for 10 Gb/s downstream. At CES, MSI displayed the first motherboard to feature a USB 3.1 type-C port, the Z97A Gaming 6.
Source:
AnandTech
15 Comments on MSI to Refresh X99S Motherboard Series as USB 3.1-equipped X99A Series
It is a utter engineering mess... they should be scolded for that.
You can have one without the other, but the protocol is the thing that dictates more transfer speed.
Are what are you smoking? PS/2 is not there not that they does not want to, they simply cannot, newer LPC Super I/O controllers simply does not have the the legacy bus anymore with PCI included, and even if it is, it will be implemented via USB/PCIE controller, so it it not native anymore, anyone can buy such thing on ebay for few cents for themselves. Forget it, it was the last hiccup from ISA bus.
I guess they will linger still on for a long time then.