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[–]Kasilim13700K | 32gb 6400/cl32 | RTX 4090 | Custom Loop 1115 points1116 points  (38 children)

They gave me a little MSI dragon along with my guide

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[–]StarBeards 349 points350 points  (5 children)

MSI Advertising in full force and I'm all for it.

[–]escoberti5 8600K//MSI Gaming X 3060//32GB DDR4 29 points30 points  (3 children)

They've been doing the comics for a few years, while I don't consider myself a fanbboy, I've used pretty exclusively MSI GPUs and motherboards for about 10 years now because I've never had issues with their products.

[–]Kabritu 71 points72 points  (9 children)

Sent me the location, I'm chasing the dragon😮

[–]Lorian-697Pentium shit 21 points22 points  (4 children)

if you get the location, don't forget to take me with you

[–]beyondthisreality 18 points19 points  (0 children)

[–]Bikouchu5600x3d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Figuratively or we talking about getting high as a kite? /S

[–]Winteri3C0m1ng 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I'mma fuck the dragon 🤤

[–]ansithethird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

woah woah, hold your horse right there.

[–]PCmasterRACE187i5 13600k | 4070 Ti | 32 GB 6000 MHz 19 points20 points  (4 children)

wtf i didnt get shit with any of my msi stuff

[–]Kasilim13700K | 32gb 6400/cl32 | RTX 4090 | Custom Loop 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Peep my ROG keychains too. Asrock even gave me a baby mobo keychain

[–]PCmasterRACE187i5 13600k | 4070 Ti | 32 GB 6000 MHz 8 points9 points  (2 children)

maybe it only comes with the 4090. and the rich get richer smh my head

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Elon musk’s valuation reaches 6 billion and a MSI keychain

[–]brandmeist3rEpyc 7443P | RX6600 8GB | 128GB | 10GbE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a big one, saw it at my local computer store, had to buy it.

[–]Aurosis 1224 points1225 points  (42 children)

Phillips screwdriver?? I think they mean a swiss army knife which "hopefully" has a Phillips head screwdriver in it.

[–]MotivBowler300Ryzen 5 3600X | RTX 2060 Super | 16GB TridentZ RGB RAM @3200 431 points432 points  (8 children)

Don’t forget your anti-static Livestrong bracelet

[–]CursedLemonRyzen 7 5800X | RTX 3070 | 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200 232 points233 points  (4 children)

He not fighting static he fighting cancer!

[–]shadow29warrior 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep, and make sure you have your tweezers to tie the cables

[–]the_fuegoX-570, Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS TUF RTX 4070Ti ,16GB Deditated WAM 52 points53 points  (6 children)

Welp, here I go diving into that video again.

[–]alvarkresh 40 points41 points  (5 children)

I recently watched several reaction clips to the infamous Verge video and yeah, Stefan really phoned it in on that. He did explain years later on Linus Tech Tips that it was his first time filming with basically no chance to do recuts or suchlike. (He redeemed himself bigtime)

[–]mcdermott2 34 points35 points  (4 children)

I thought he doubled-down for a long time, basically refusing to acknowledge that his video was a dumpster fire

[–]ouiueu 24 points25 points  (2 children)

I think Verge did, so if he did it was likely as a Verge employee I'd imagine.

[–]alvarkresh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh, he did. That turned out to have been pretty bad advice from the verge.

[–][deleted] 163 points164 points  (4 children)

I understood that reference

[–]Kind_Ad_9241Ryzen 5 5600x RX 6750XT 32Gb DDR4 29 points30 points  (2 children)

i wish i got this the first time i upgraded my gpu but luckily the people of pcmr helped me lol

[–]KinoDissident 19 points20 points  (3 children)

And then the Swiss army knife screw driver hasn't got the depth you need so you resort to the kitchen knife

[–]Kange109 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah, just uae your fingernails

[–]Connor0319PC Master Race 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel attacked

[–]CyanicAssResidue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Time to dump Phillip and get with Allan !

[–]orzhavmahfriensDesktop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ifixit saves lives, or PC parts from getting scratched up

[–]SeaboarderCoastGeForce GT240 / Core 2 Duo / 7TB HDD 25 points26 points  (3 children)

Phillips screwdriver? Bitch, we usin a 3/8-drive phillips driver up in here.

Yes, I use the same tools to work on cars as I do computers. What do you mean I don't have to torque every screw in the computer down? We all know it needs the Ugga Dugga.

[–]BujuArena 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Phillips screwdriver? Bitch, we usin a 3/8-drive phillips driver up in here.

That is a screwdriver.

[–]SeaboarderCoastGeForce GT240 / Core 2 Duo / 7TB HDD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's an Ugga Dugga Screwdriver.

[–]thundastruck52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I desperately need to see someone assemble a pc with air tools now.

[–]alcoholicplankton69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use the knife part till I have turned the cross into a circle.

[–]joliet_jane_blues 542 points543 points  (15 children)

MSI knows that hardcore gamers love two things: shooting enemies in the head in gritty warzones and adorable anime mascots

[–][deleted] 187 points188 points  (9 children)

I fucking love the msi dragon. And did you see AMDs mascots in Asia?

[–]Dua_Leo_9564 89 points90 points  (6 children)

*japan Img if anyone curious

*fix misunderstanding

[–][deleted] 53 points54 points  (3 children)

So I'm gonna ask my cpu out now....

[–]Dealric7800x3d 7900 xtx 16 points17 points  (2 children)

I guess now i know why i went ryzen?

[–]DONT-TREAD 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Is it because something in your pants was ryzen after seeing their mascot?

[–]Dealric7800x3d 7900 xtx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well i found out about mascot today and been buying ryzem since ryzem 1 series so that would be very premature ryzing

[–]Technical-Rain-183 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nani??

[–]Lena-Luthor 5 points6 points  (1 child)

no? are they cute

[–]ZetaRESP 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"Kawaii" is the word, but yes.

[–]sahrul099i5 2400 HD7790 1GB 8GB DDR3 1333 15 points16 points  (0 children)

are you forgetting msi ads with those bikinis girl?

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And printed manuals. Maybe I'm old, but I miss them.

[–]Dealric7800x3d 7900 xtx 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I mean... Msi dragon is awesome and basically has no competition. Asus, gigabyte wtf are your cute mascots?

Also MSI indeed knows well. Check their tv ads from past. Nothing better than atractive girls playing in bikini to atract nerds

[–]Bikouchu5600x3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anything it's bizarre that fast food moved away from mascots so abruptly. I think USA lacks cute mascots mainstream wise or at least it's not in full drove like the 90s.

[–]ManikMiner 377 points378 points  (7 children)

This is cute and it's good for helping PCs become more accessible

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    [–]minepose98 42 points43 points  (5 children)

    Bot copying from this comment.

    [–]zeug666No gods or kings, only man.[M] 34 points35 points  (2 children)

    [–]NapsterKnowHow -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

    Good bot detecting another bot

    [–]constantlymatRTX 4070 - Ryzen 5800X3D - 32GBs RAM 300 points301 points  (1 child)

    This is cute and wholesome.

    [–]sendmebirds 88 points89 points  (3 children)

    ngl this is pretty neat

    [–]BurmecianDancer 70 points71 points  (2 children)

    Thank you so much for not lying about that.

    [–]HackerDaGreat57Ascending Peasant 17 points18 points  (0 children)

    Hello there fellow human. I am another human sitting in a different hemisphere of our planet. Are all of your systems functioning correctly?

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    ikr! everyone else here is like "It's evil trying to advertise to you" or something and they can't even appreciate that msi is doing this at all for people with less experience in a clear, fun and easy to understand way.

    [–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

    I love the msi mascot. Anyone knows where I can get one of these msi jackets? @msi_gaming didn't tell me :(

    [–]Marcelitus2307800X3D + 7900 XTX 283 points284 points  (33 children)

    Not my weeb ass reading it backwards and being confused af 💀

    [–][deleted] 207 points208 points  (29 children)

    i5-8400 + 7900 XTX

    holy bottleneck

    [–]Marcelitus2307800X3D + 7900 XTX 90 points91 points  (22 children)

    And it'll probably stay like that until my birthday on late october, or Christmas in the worst case 🗿

    [–]Eleventh_BaristaRyzen 7 5800X3D - INTEL ARC 770 41 points42 points  (1 child)

    if it works it works, i had a rtx 2070 with an i3 5th gen for a while lol

    [–]hemi_srti5 12600K • 6800 XT 16GB • Corsair 32GB 3200Mhz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    Rip 🌹

    [–]ItalianDragonR9 5950X / XFX 6900XT / 64GB DDR4 3200Mhz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    You did a bit like me when I paired my 6900XT with my venerable i7 5820K for a bit lol

    [–]ShortThought13700K | ROG 4070 Ti | 32GB 6400MHz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    bro 💀

    CPU: 110% usage

    GPU: 2% usage

    [–]TheNerdNamedChuck 8 points9 points  (1 child)

    it's okay, I almost paired a 2060 super with an i7 3770

    the context was my shit broke ass gaming pc's r7 360 was dying and my friend almost gave me his 2060 super but that was during the gpu shortage and he couldn't find another gpu to upgrade to

    [–]Sailed_SeaAMD A10-7300 Radeon r6 | 8gb DDR3 1600MHz | 1Tb 5400rpm HDD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Actual robot

    [–]Kryo88887700K | Titan X 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Well at least it won’t be as much bottleneck as nvidia counterparts because of driver overhead

    [–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

    I get confused too sometimes.. Arabic books start on the right, English books start on the left. So I mix them up a lot too

    [–]sendnukes_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Years of reading both manga and korean webtoons developed in me the skill necessary to read stuff in the right direction

    [–]ComradeDogeTV 16 points17 points  (0 children)

    That is super cute.

    [–]Hemanth_Kakarla12600k | 3080 10G | 16GB 3200 CL16 16 points17 points  (0 children)

    Wish they also made one for how to get decent rgb control for said GPU :(

    [–]kubzon7 62 points63 points  (1 child)

    Nice idea, but is it also added to the AMD card with the Nvidia Experience logo on the monitor?

    [–]Ill-Translator-9928 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Prob used for both Nvdia and AMD MSI cards

    [–]weblabourer 13 points14 points  (1 child)

    They gave me a soft toy of the same dragon

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I think his name is lucky or something

    [–]deeeezzzzznuts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    aww baby dragon and charmander msi twins

    [–]LucidTheKid210 25 points26 points  (1 child)

    As a JoJo's fan, I always say GeForce Experience the way Giorno Giovanna says "Gold Experience!" in the anime.

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    I always just say it super exaggerated like "GOLDO ECASPEARIENZA!!!"

    [–]ms--lane 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    I love it, but also, if you really need it, 'happy overclocking' probably isn't the best advice.

    [–]Agreeable-Program-34 7 points8 points  (3 children)

    damn they should also make good hardware too. i had a msi laptop that went to repair so much i became friends with the service workers. they even recognized my number/voice when i called them.

    [–]Worldly-Ad2606 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    Thats pretty cool! And can be helpful to someone for sure

    [–]katarjin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    Oh right MSI has a 'sona and its is cute as fuck.

    [–]DuskDudeManPC Master Race 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    MSI Bad Dragon marketing going well

    [–]Logan_Jennings 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    I happen to know a furry that's a kobold that would fuckin love this, AND it would be helpful to him.

    [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    I fucking love msi remember when they had a furry arc? that shit was awsome

    [–]Thermite1985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Dang that's cool as hell.

    [–]Corona94i9-12900k | z690 | 7900 xtx | 64gb ddr5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    I’m going to get a new gpu today. And you just secured my decision I do believe

    [–]DragonflyLonely3662 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Awww that is really cute!

    [–]PC7437 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    I just bought an MSI graphics card and MB and didn’t get any cute dragons ;_;

    [–]GlassDevianti7-12700 | 32GB | RTX 3070 | Crucial 2TB M.2 NVME | other stuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    At least you don't have to collect 100 of them to install it. :)

    (PCMR point if you get the reference)

    [–]shalol2600X | Nitro 7800XT | B450 Tomahawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    “Boss our audience is incapable of reading a product manual, what do we do?”

    (I like it)

    [–]DeckracerPC Master Race 8 points9 points  (2 children)

    First I thougt it was a Digimon Tamers comic, lol.

    [–]Srirachachacha 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    I was thinking Neopets

    [–]AnotherPCGamer1735800x | Aorus Waterforce 3080 | 32GB | H210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    This is pretty dope. Reminds me of the book that NZXT made for building PCs. It comes with the build-your-own kit

    [–]bu11d0g000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I still have the cute little dragon plush they sent for my wife’s laptop a few years ago. Got it for her deployment, she loves the little fella.

    [–]huxtiblejones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    This is actually pretty cool for noobs. A lot of the documentation for PC parts is incredibly arcane and verbose, I really do think they need more plain English guides that are easier for less adept builders to understand.

    [–]r4o2n0d6o9PC Master Race 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I love MSI’s booklets. I’ve gotten one with my motherboards for both of my computers and I love how detailed they are, especially with the front panel connectors

    [–]poweredbyford87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Hey all we got was a stress ball and a pen with the AMD logo on it when we got the wife's new processor earlier this year lol

    [–]Separate-Reserve-786 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    No joke, when I got my card, my kid wanted this as his bedtime story for months. He loved the character, and told me every day he cant wait until he is old enough that we can build him a "Dragon Computer".... Parenthood isn't all bad.

    [–]UESNewYorker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    This is so cute.

    [–]Clever_Angel_PLi7-12700k RTX3080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    what card did you get?

    [–]Chanchechan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I bought my pc 2nd hand with 3070 gpu msi, now I'm jealous I didn't buy it brand new from msi seeing this.

    [–]ZorroKIM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I might be just a pepega but this is the only way yall can make me read those instructions lmfao grown man with a attention of a 5 year old 😂 🤣

    [–]W_adams24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Holy shit this is so cute I want a copy of it lol.

    [–]Persomatey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    His time at LTT is running off. Dropping some hot tech tips.

    [–]Rainy-The-Griff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I got something like this with my 2070 super!!! I love the little MSI dragon mascot he's super cute.

    [–]NatteVisRyzen 5900x | 3080 Suprim X | 32GB 3600 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    The older version of that book (2 years ago) used to show lucky the dragon installing the gpu with the pci-e connector to the glass panel side, i dont think msi’s designers build pc’s

    [–]NetApprehensive5091 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    wtf i love Msi now

    [–]CLGbyBirthLegacy Core duo 2gb ram 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    they should have just improve their customer service instead.

    [–]HumonculusJaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I also got one for my Mainboard and gpu

    [–]PineappleProstate7800X3D |7900XT |32gb 6800mhz | RGB boosted 0 points1 point  (5 children)

    Lmao this is insulting

    [–]33Yalkin33i5-12400F | RX 6750 XT | 16GB DDR4 3600MHz 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Hot take: Ikea guide books are insulting. I can figure it out on my own

    [–]PineappleProstate7800X3D |7900XT |32gb 6800mhz | RGB boosted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Agreed, and 90% of the time your method is less convoluted

    [–]pipmentori9 9900KF | 1080Ti 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Yeah, lol, my first thought was how incredibly infantilizing this is. Then I read all the comments in this thread, and was like, "well, I guess kudos to MSI, they know their audience." I'm just like, "ugh, not making the rest of us look good, guys." 😂

    [–]PineappleProstate7800X3D |7900XT |32gb 6800mhz | RGB boosted 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Haha right?! We're on the same page there. At first I was actually offended, then I read through comments and was like oooohhh I get it now.

    [–]Everjon1714 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    e621 likes this

    [–]NutzTwoButtz -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    fact: MSI still sucks donkey balls, don't buy their shit products.

    [–]Jarnisi9-9900K 5.1 / RTX 3090 OC / Maximus XI Formula / Predator X35 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    But but.. cute mascot dragon!

    [–]Aod567 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    So cute, I also love how this wee mascot pull up yellow gloves before opening the case.

    [–]Silvagadron[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Years ago he used to wear green ones!

    [–]Soft_Ad_8955Ryzen 5 3600 | MSI 1660S | 16GB RAM 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    Had one too when I bought a used 1660S

    [–]Ordinary_Player 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Bro they made the instruction manual a manga.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    How do his little glasses stay on tho

    [–]Broyogurt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Is there a comic version to help me upgrade My storage.

    [–]blood_omen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Looks exactly like FireDragons pics from Twitch lol

    [–]Inevitable-Start-653 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Did it come with a new GPU? I've bought two 4090s from MSI and never got one of these 😭

    [–]ZanGamingi913900k, 4090, 64gb ddr5 ram. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Damn i didnt get anything with my gpu :(

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Awww so cute!

    [–]DURRYAN 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    What's the msi dragon name

    [–]Maggle_ 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    iirc either lucky or happy

    [–]DURRYAN -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    It's msi gaming

    [–]theubusuPC Master Race 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I also got one with my MSI gpu, although a different version called "lucky the dragon: computer workshop"

    [–]DemsbiggensProton Enjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Returning my MSI graphics card to repurchase it and hope I get a comic book brb.

    [–]RChamy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    happy overclocking

    Aww yes lets put +1v on that core

    [–]Mat0055A uy with a laptop that has top notch components... and a 1050ti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Can you do scans of those pages?

    [–]Gangaman666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    LOL yeah i got one of those last year with a card purchase!

    [–]UmpireHappy8162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    This is cute until you see what kind of fanart they retweet on their twitter....

    [–]Plebtre117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Cute lil thing

    [–]Ammysnatcher9600K@4.8GHz@1.35v|RTX4060TI|16GB 3200MHz|Asus Prime Z390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    MSI AND NVIDIA CONSPIRACY CONFIRMED!

    [–]hemi_srti5 12600K • 6800 XT 16GB • Corsair 32GB 3200Mhz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Nice gesture

    [–]Felonious_Buttplug_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    It reminds me of the south park heroin dragon

    [–]SuperVegito559Ryzen 5 5600X, 32GB - 3600, RTX 3080 12GB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I hope the comic includes pushing down the pcie retention bracket…

    Otherwise, yank! Dead pcie and possibly motherboard

    [–]lukezicaro_spyi6,3 7k3DX | RX 1500ti | 1gb HDD | 69mb ram 2mhz | cellphone 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Does it make you feel stupid?

    [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

    It's dumbed down but I don't mind it, it teaches those that don't know how to handle a GPU. And cards are expensive so there should be an easy guide to understand how to install

    [–]JesterRaiin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Not taking power connectors' size difference into account.

    Cute.

    [–]caramilkninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Do it with a butter knife, it builds character.

    [–]Derpygoras 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    That is adorable and great!

    Side note: I sort of get uncomfortable by the assumption that I will overclock stuff. Why do they admonish me to make my system more unstable? Is it a convenient way to void my warranty?

    [–]Dr-Wankenstein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    They definitely should be marketing this adorable lil guy more. I know they recently were in hot water, but I have had little issues with their products and in fact enjoy them quite a bit.

    Thanks for sharing op!

    [–]tyingnoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Hey guys dust you know in terms of...