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,