• MSI is a Taiwanese multinational information technology corporation headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan. It designs, develops and provides computer hardware, related products and services, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, All-in-One PCs, servers, industrial computers, PC peripherals, car infotainment products, etc.

• The company has been a sponsor for a number of esports teams and is also the host of the international gaming event MSI Masters Gaming Arena (formerly known as MSI Beat IT). The earliest Beat IT tournament can be traced back to 2010, featuring Evil Geniuses winning the championship. The company's slogan as seen in 2017 is "TRUE GAMING. SOME ARE PC, WE ARE GAMING."

What is MSI?

• MSI's offices in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan serve as the company's headquarters and house a number of different divisions and services.

• Manufacturing initially took place at plants in Taiwan.

• The company has branch offices in the USA, Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa. As of 2015, the company has a global presence in over 120 countries, spanning the USA, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.

• When established in 1986, MSI focused on the design and manufacturing of motherboards and add-on cards. Later that year, it introduced the first overclockable 286 motherboard.

• In 1989, MSI introduced its first 486 motherboard; in 1993, its first 586 motherboard; in 1995, its Dual Pentium Pro-based motherboard. In 1997 it introduced its Intel Pentium II-based motherboard with Intel MMX Technology, along with its first graphics card product, and its first barebone product; in 1990 it introduced its first Socket 7 based motherboard, and in 2002, its first PC2PC Bluetooth & WLAN motherboard. And their list of achievements go on and on.