# MSI XpertStation WS300 Thermals: Why a 1,300W GB300 Doesn't Throttle on a Desk

DevFeed: [MSI XpertStation WS300 Thermals: Why a 1,300W GB300 Doesn't Throttle on a Desk](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/msi-xpertstation-ws300-thermals-why-a-1-300w-gb300-doesn-t-throttle-on-a-desk-17439.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.storagereview.com/review/msi-xpertstation-ws300-thermals-why-a-1300w-gb300-does-not-throttle-on-a-desk>)

Author: Brian Beeler

Published: 2026-09-14T19:41:35Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [StorageReview.com](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/storagereview-com.md>)

Topics: [Blackwell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blackwell.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>), [Grace CPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grace-cpu.md>), [Nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvidia.md>), [DGX Station](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dgx-station.md>)

Tags: [blackwell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blackwell.md>), [consumer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/consumer.md>), [dgx-station](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dgx-station.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [grace-cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/grace-cpu.md>), [heat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heat.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [workstation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workstation.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains why MSI's XpertStation WS300 can sustain a 1,300W GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip without throttling on a desk. It attributes the thermal stability to cold plates covering the major heat-producing components, dual 360mm radiators, multiple fans, and a cooling loop rated above the system's nominal CPU and GPU load.

## Source excerpt

The most common question we got about the MSI XpertStation WS300 after our review coalesces around one key theme. The GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip is a 1,300W part that normally lives in a liquid-cooled rack, so what happens to thermals when you put it in a tower? The concern is fair: a GB300 system The post MSI XpertStation WS300 Thermals: Why a 1,300W GB300 Doesn't Throttle on a Desk appeared first on StorageReview.com.