However, on our recent trip to Taipei, MSI granted us access to its sanctum sanctorum, which includes a design room filled with product prototypes and sketches and a game room where the staff goes to test out the companys latest high-end systems. Founded in 1986, Taiwans MSI (aka Micro-Star International)manufactures components such as motherboards and graphics cards, along with full-fledged notebooks and all-in-one PCs. Though the company sells a number of mainstream and budget notebooks, it is best known for high-end gaming systems like the GS60 Ghost laptop and AG270 Gaming All-in-One.