newls1: I guess you'll get to be the one to give us a first hand review...

The one thing I did notice in looking at the board is that it has 10 chokes in the power section, compared to the 5 on the GD70.
That would suggest to me that it has 8+2 power compared to the 4+1 on the GD70.

I actually like MSI but the weak power section on their boards have kept me away from them for a couple years.
Lots of folks like their GD70's and I was really tempted to buy one, but that was the one thing that scared me away (justified or not)...

Hope you'll post some results when you get the new board!