MSI MAG GL PSUs Bring ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 To The Masses: Feature Dual-Color 16-Pin Cable For Proper Installation

MSI has announced its brand new MAG GL PSU lineup which adopts the ATX 3.0 standard & PCIe 5.0 hardware compatibility, bringing both to the masses.

The MSI MAG GL series is one of the several ATX 3.0 PSUs that the manufacturer has on offer. The lineup aims to offer the best compatibility with future Gen 5.0 hardware, sustaining 2x the total and 3x GPU power excursions.

One of the most unique aspects of the new lineup is that they come with a color-coded 16-pin cable which lets you know if your 12VHPWR cables are connected properly on both the GPU and the PSU ends. This will make sure that you don't end up with any issues in the future as the incorrect installation has been the prime suspect of why the GPUs and PSUs have been melting. This simple yet unique design choice even received our "Most Innovative Tech" award at Computex 2023.

Press Release: The latest MAG GL Series power supply unit series helps complete MSI’s offering of PCIe 5.0 ready power supply units across its entire lineup, besides being ATX 3.0 compatible and PCIe 5.0 ready with native 16 Pin connectors designed in yellow to improve assembly identification. This is an 80 PLUS Gold certified power supply unit that is fully modular, single-railed with DC to DC structure. Just from the mentioned features alone, you can tell that it is a power supply unit designed to fully tackle the latest high-performing graphics cards while maintaining a stable supply of power. The power supply is 140x150x86 mm, which means it can also easily fit in most of the micro-ATX chassis.

ATX 3.0 power supply

The MAG GL series ATX 3.0 power supply which fully supports NVIDIA GeForce 40 series graphics cards and complies with PCIe 5.0 and Intel PSDG (Power Supply Design Guide) ATX 3.0 standard. ATX 3.0 standard means the power supply can hold up to 2x total power excursion and 3x GPU power excursion while using native 16 Pin PCIe connectors that can pipe up to 600W of power and reduce the use of adapters, optimizing assembly space. Now MSI ATX 3.0 power supplies are across the entire series, offering many options for choosing the power supply they need. (MAG A850GL PCIE5 and MAG A750GL PCIE5 only)

MSI Dual-color 16-pin cable

Examining the reported cases of power supply connectors being burnt when paired with high-end graphics cards, we’ve identified the main reason: the connectors not being plugged in properly and the connector pins suffering from fallouts. With this new cable, we successfully tackle both issues head-on. You can find the PSUs in the links below: