MSI has today introduced the first 'Big Bang' series motherboard, the P55 powered, and Hydra-less Big Bang Trinergy. Based on the high-end P55-GD80 model, Trinergy has a black PCB and a cooling system that features SuperPipe technology, it supports LGA 1156 Core i5/i7 processors, and boasts Dr MOS and APS (Active Phase Switching), the OC Genie overclocking function, plus an Nvidia NF 200 SLI chip providing extra PCIe lanes for the graphics setup.

The upcoming board has four DDR3-2133 memory slots and three PCI-Express x16 slots that provide 'true' 3-way SLI and CrossFireX support, ten SATA 3.0 Gbps and two eSATA ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet, V-Check points, Power, Reset, Green Power and Clear CMOS buttons, and a FireWire connector.

MSI's yet unpriced Big Bang Trinergy also comes bundled with a PCIe x1 Quantum Wave audio card that supports THX TruStudio PC and Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0, and the OC Dashboard device that enables users to do some quick, on-the-fly overclocking.