MSI isn't new to the back mount design (BMD) game, having released a few motherboards since showcasing Project Zero in 2023. For CES 2025, the company is teasing Project X, a gorgeous panoramic PC case designed with reverse connector motherboards in mind.

MSI’s new Project Zero X PC puts the graphics card and motherboard side by side, and somehow moves both parts’ I/O ports to the back of the case.

MSI's Project Zero X prototype is a PC that hides every single one of its cables to preserve the views of its front-to-back glass case.

MSI is challenging that concept at CES 2025 with Project Zero X. Like we said, most PC cases have its I/O ports positioned at the rear of the case. This helps hide the cables running from your keyboard,

MSI showcased the Project Zero X computer with several features: panoramic layout, concealed connections, and a panel of ports on the lar

This concept desktop PC hides all the cables... and makes you route the external cables under the machine, like the Power Mac G4 Cube. Oy.