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MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) motherboard is a B3 version mainboard that fixes the SATA bug in earlier Intel P67 boards this year. MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) mainboard comes with super ferrite chokes, highly-conductive polymerized capacitors and solid capacitors that should give this board a long lifespan and higher efficiency overall. The spacing of power components and cooling elements around the CPU socket of MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) mainboard is adequate enough to use a third-party air-cooled or water-cooled CPU heatsinks. The MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) computer motherboard supports up to 16GBs of dual channel DDR3 2133, 1600, 1333, and 1066 system memory. Like another MSI motherboards, users who want to increase performance of their MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) Intel motherboard can use OC Genie II. This utility will allows users to increase up to 25% of this MSI motherboard over Intel's turbo boost alone without having to reconfigure the BIOS manually. Supporting SLI and CrossfireX graphics card configurations, MSI included two PCIe x16 slots, three PCIe x1 slots, and two legacy PCI slots in the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) computer motherboard. The back I/O panel includes eight USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, firewire, two eSATA ports, legacy PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, clear CMOS button, Gigabit LAN, and an optical, coaxial S/PDIF out connectors and 8-channel high definition audio. MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) Intel motherboard is packed with several high-end features that cater to a variety of users ranging from novice overclockers to hardcore enthusiasts looking for the best components at a competitive price. You can buy the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) motherboard for only $179.99 at Amazon.com..

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With the newest AMD 890FX chipset at its heart, the MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 motherboard is the de-facto standard for AMD gaming performance. This socket AM3 mainboard is designed from the ground up for performance enthusiasts and promises innovations like native SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, increased PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth for ATI Radeon video cards in four-way Crossfire, and support for 45nm AMD processors up to 140W TDP including 6-core Phenom II X6 processors. It is possible, cause this mainboard is capable of (potentially) unlocking certain quad-core AMD CPUs to 6-core. MSI has packed the 890FXA-GD70 motherboard with extensive overclocking tools, BIOS-level voltage adjustments, board-level features, and very selectively chosen mil-spec grade electrical components. With a price of around $199.99 at Amazon.com, the AMD 890FX-based MSI 890FXA-GD70 motherboard is a solid foundation for anyone looking to build a massive CrossFireX array with three or four dual-slot video cards and want them working at high performance, and really thinks it is better buying a motherboard with high-end components.

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On the early March, AMD released the first of their 800-Series motherboard chipsets, the AMD 890GX, to replace their previous high-end 790GX chipset which is showing its age. The AMD 890GX chipset supports AMD socket AM3 processors, including upcoming 6-core Phenom II X6 processors, and it features an integrated, DX10.1-class graphics core with 40 shader units and a 64 / 128-bit memory interface. You should also note that the graphics core within the 890GX is branded the Radeon HD 4290, but it supports Hybrid CrossFire modes with the Radeon HD 5450. Paired with AMD SB850 Southbridge chip, keywords for this chipset are more processor compatibility, better IGP performance and increased bandwidth for the new technologies. AMD SB850 Southbridge chip is embedded with a Gigabit Ethernet and a SATA 6G controller. To add their AMD motherboards collection, MSI was planted this AMD 890GX chipset on their 890GXM-G65. With micro ATX form factor makes this motherboard as on of AMD motherboards for gaming with Small Form Factor (SFF) system thanks to its Crossfire support with a pair of full-length PCIe ports (which run in x8 mode when Crossfire is enabled). The 890GXM-G65 motherboard sports MSI’s typical blue on black color scheme, and has a nice clean layout. MSI has done a great job utilizing the small amount of real estate available in the mATX form factor. The two PCIe slots are spaced far enough apart for dual-slot video cards, while leaving enough room at the bottom for easily accessing the OC Switch and USB headers. This AMD motherboard from MSI only has a total of two fan headers, the CPU fan and the one near the SATA ports. For any additional fans, you’ve gotta run adapters straight from the power supply. The DDR3 slot placement is typical of most AMD motherboards. It’s all too common for memory slots on these boards to use adjacent slots for dual channel, instead of every other slot like the majority of Intel motherboards. There's 14 USB 2.0 ports available from the MSI 890GXM-G65 motherboard in total and the two blue ports are the USB 3.0 ones. There are DVI, D-Sub and HDMI outputs in the rear I/O block, of which only one digital output can be used at once. There's also an eSATA port, a PS/2 port that can accept either mouse or keyboard, plenty of sound outputs (including optical S/PDIF out) and Gigabit Ethernet too. Overall this is a decent mix of ports, and has enough future upgradability for most people looking for a micro-ATX board. The MSI 890GXM-G65 board has a little something for everybody. It's an awesome net PC or work PC that is power efficient yet delivers a good punch for your business. The wide connectivity feature set and embedded IGP make this AMD motherboard a truly excellent HTPC as well. Still, 1it's not the reason enough to upgrade from the AMD 785/790 series motherboard. But if you are out on the market for an update or new PC, then this MSI 890GXM-G65 motherboard obviously is what you need to take.

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Motherboard specialist MSI has released the NF750-G55. This AMD motherboard will not only support AM3 CPU and DDR3 memory but will also provide SLI multi-GPU technology to easily boost the output of 3D effects. The MSI NF750-G55 offers support for SLI, Hybrid SLI and has some interesting proprietary technologies of MSI, like the True Blu-ray Audio, Easy OC Switch and Active Phase Switching. The included accessories of this AMD board are: a manual, a quick start installation guide, a drivers and utilities CD, the I/O back panel plate, SATA and IDE cables and a SATA power converter cable. Although the NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI single chipset officially only supports up to 1333MHz, MSI NF750-G55 motherboard comes with 4 memory slots which supports up to 16GB of DDR3 up to 1600MHz by doing a small change to the multiplier in the BIOS. The mainboard has two PCI-E x16 ports and 1 PCI port and the PCI-E ports are separated by quite a big distance. So, you can place a double slot card in the first PCI-E slot, but not in the second one. Cause, if you use a double slot card in the second PCI-E port you will not be able to use the PCI port at all. For the sound and the Ethernet connectivity, MSI uses Realtek ALC889 and RTL8211CL. Both chips are of high quality and supported with excellent drivers. The Fintek chip located next to the battery is in charge of the general I/O functions of the motherboard and also makes it possible to control fans with the popular SpeedFan program. The most interesting feature of this AMD motherboard is the “Easy OC Switch”. It consists of a pink switch that allows us to increase the FSB of up to 35% without having to do any other changes. In principle this feature is excellent, but it will only work well if the processor you are using supports overclocking without needing an increase of the voltage. Inside the BIOS, a unique program called M-Flash lets us update the BIOS and even to backup and recover old BIOS versions.

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The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard comes packaged in a nice white cardboard box. Based on AMD 790GX chipset, this motherboard supports the latest Phenom II processors on the AM3 socket, and that it is part of the Gaming series and supports ATI CrossfireX technology. The AMD 790GX chipset offers an excellent low cost DDR2 solution for Phenom II owners but currently available implementations lack some of the higher-end bells and whistles that many enthusiasts and gamers want. Amd please note also that Socket AM2+ processors WILL NOT work in Socket AM3 boards, whilst Socket AM3 processors will work in socket AM2 and/or AM3 motherboards. The 790GX chipset technically supports Hybrid CrossFireX, allowing two or more discrete graphics cards to team up with the IGP, but many currently available boards generally only offer a single physical PCI-E x16 slot, there are exceptions of course but only a few. The 790FX-GD70 is built on a brown PCB, typical of the MSI motherboards. At first glance, the AM3 socket looks the same as an AM2+ one. In fact, an AM3 CPU has 938 pins instead of 940. On the right side, it is mentioned that it is optimized for Hyper Transport 3.0 technology. The CPU heatsink retention system has not changed so all heatsinks since the AM2 socket will fit. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has four PCI-E slots. Each PCI-E x16 slot can house a graphics card with a dual-slot cooling solution. Using such a setup, there's not going to be much room to add anything else. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has eight SATA 3.0Gb/s ports and one IDE port present for people still using older drives. MSI also kept the floppy disk drive connector. Alongside it are present the front USB headers, the Firewire header, the audio header as well as the CD internal audio connector. Finally, with the board are supplied four SATA cables, one IDE and FDD cable, a Molex to SATA power connector converter, a USB bracket, two CrossfireX bridges as well as a bunch of Q-connectors. These make the connection of the front panel wires easier. Also, standard stuff is the user guide and the I/O shield. MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard is an awesome AMD motherboard with many innovative features. It is a great board for a computer ganing or dedicated for work. Its power saving features allow it to reduce power consumption, while still delivering the performance when needed.

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The MSI P55M-GD45 Intel motherboard boast an mATX design and provide users with support for Intel's next-generation LGA 1156 processors. MSI P55M-GD45 features a black and blue color theme, a 4-phase DrMOS and APS technologies, four DDR3-2133 memory slots, two PCIe x16 slots (one working at x16, another at x4) for CrossFireX setups and the OC Genie overclocking tool, one PCIe x1 & PCI slot. Additional features of this Intel motherboard include the V-Check points, the Winki 2.0 Linux operating system, two eSATA and six SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a 7.1 channel audio and an integrated power button. Unfortunately, as it is the case with most unreleased products, there are no details on the board's pricing and availability, but at Amazon.com this MSI's first P55-based mATX motherboard is priced $124.99.

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This MSI mainboard comes with two 16x PCIe slots and two 8x PCIe slots for up to 4 graphics cards. The manual says that the “mazarine” PCIe slots are x16, and the blue slots are x8. Where the “mazarine” is the darker blue slot. For the layout side, this AMD board has a horrible layout. The SATA connector should be closer to end of board so graphics cards do not cover them. While the cooling system on the board looks cool, it could cause problems with some graphics cards, although a HD4870 can be installed in the first slot without a problem. The manual of this motherboard is almost completely useless as it just states what somethings are and porvides very brief descriptions. It also gives wrong descriptions at times stating colors that are obviously not on the board anywhere. This motherboard can not handle high voltages, especially with all 4 dimms in use. However with all of these issue, MSI K9A2 Platinum is one of the cheapest dual 16x PCIe for 16x/16x with support for 140W AMD Phenom.

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This MSI motherboard is quite cheap as you can get it for under USD $100. Like its name, MSI K9N4 SLI motherboard will gives you SLI feature for more graphic performance. Not only that, you also get good performance and stable operation from this AMD motherboard. MSI K9N4 SLI motherboard is as usual a high quality AMD Motherboard that was well packed and had good documentation. Unfortunately, MSI only includes the flat IDE cable not a rounded cable. The BIOS menus are awesome and easy to find in and the cell menu relly made it easy to overclock this MSI motherboard.
MSI K9N4 SLI motherboard specification :

• Processor : AMD Socket AM2 processors (AMD Athlon64 X2, Athlon64 and Sempron)
• Chipset : nVidia nForce 500 SLI
• FSB : HyperTransport supporting speed up to 1GHz (2000MT/s)
• Memory : 4 x DDR2 (400/533/677/800 MHz)
• Audio : Chipset integrated by Realtek ALC850 (Compliant with AC97 v2.3 Specs)
• LAN : Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Vitesse VSC8601
• Form Factor : ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
• AGP/PCI/PCIe x16/PCIe x4/PCIe x1 : 0/2/2/0/2
• USB/FireWire/Serial/Paralel : 4(6)/0/1/1
• PATA/SATA : 2/4
• Accessories : Metal rear I/O plate, SATA cable, Flat IDE cable, Manual and driver CD.

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In the past, nVidia have produced some of the best enthusiast chipsets around, most notably perhaps their nForce 4 for the old AMD 939 systems. Still, times have changed now and for quite a while Intel's 965P and 975P based motherboards were the way to go with LGA 775 systems. However, in recent times nVidia have clawed their way back in with their feature packed 680i motherboards. The MSI P6N-Diamond which promises great overclocking, a chock load of features and excellent cooling to boot. MSI P6N Diamond motherboard was featured with an innovation technology, such as Dual Core Center, Live Update 3, CoreCell 2, DOT Express and MSI Advanced Live Update Online.
The technical data of MSI P6N Diamond motherboard are :

• Processor : Intel LGA775 processors (45nm ready -- Wolfdale and Yorkfield)
• Chipset : nVidia nForce 680i SLI
• FSB : 533 / 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz
• Memory : 4 x DDR2 (533/677/800 MHz)
• Audio : Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme HD Audio
• Form Factor : ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
• AGP/PCI/PCIe x16/PCIe x4/PCIe x1 : 0/3/4/0/1
• USB/FireWire/Serial/Paralel : 4(6)/1(1)/0/0
• PATA/SATA/eSATA : 1/6/1(1)
• LAN : Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by NVIDIA

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With the announcement of quad-core processors, 45nm technology, DDR3 and Bearlake, Intel's initial codename for their P35 series of chipset, MSI kick-started their PC2008 campaign with a fresh range of products that features next generation technology moving into the year 2008. The MSI P35 Platinum motherboard reviewed a little more than a month ago was their flagship computer motherboard based on the Intel P35 chipset and featuring their Circu-Pipe cooling technology.
Since the computer motherboard market isn't just made up of overclockers and enthusiasts, MSI has a comprehensive lineup of their new Bearlake motherboards for the masses, all featuring their new PC2008 market branding, which incidentally is a mechanized bear claw. At the entry-level segment, there are the MSI P35 Neo motherboard and its hybrid brother, the P35 Neo Combo.
The P35 Neo Combo is the mainstream entry motherboard in this lineup, with full support for Intel's upcoming 45nm processors as well as native 1333MHz FSB. With the dual memory controller of the P35 chipset, the P35 Neo Combo motherboard carries both DDR2 and DDR3 memory slots to allow for an easier transition and upgrading in the future. As a budget motherboard, the P35 Neo Combo comes with a small set of bundled peripherals, but surprisingly a healthy amount of connector brackets are included. Be aware however, that MSI lists the USB and FireWire bracket as 'optional', so they may not be included in the standard box in certain areas.
The list bellow is some technical data of this MSI computer motherboard :

• Processor : Intel LGA775 processors (45nm ready -- Wolfdale and Yorkfield)
• Chipset : Intel P35 / ICH9
• FSB : 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz
• Memory : 2 x DDR2 (533/677/800/1066 MHz); 2 x DDR3 (800/1066/1333 MHz)
• Multiplier : Auto
• Form Factor : ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
• AGP/PCI/PCIe x16/PCIe x4/PCIe x1 : 0/2/1/0/3
• USB/FireWire/Serial/Paralel : 4(8)/1(1)/1/1
• PATA/SATA/eSATA : 1/5/0
• Audio : Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia); Realtek ALC888 HD Audio CODEC

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MSI is one of the top tier computer motherboard manufacturers in the consumer PC industry, but there is no mistaking 2006 as the year that ASUS and Gigabyte took most of the limelight. Gigabyte's marketing machine pushed the whole solid capacitor design into high gear while ASUS flooded the market with specialized target focus computer motherboard models such as the TeleSky and Republic of Gamers. Both manufacturers also drew a lot of attention with an announced alliance (which didn't last), but most importantly, they made exciting computers motherboards that kept the market fresh. MSI on the other hand, was focusing more on their graphics card business.
With the launch of Intel's new Bearlake chipset family however, MSI has gone all serious about their next generation motherboards, they do have some interesting designs on hand.

Here is its computer motherboard specs :

MSI P35 Platinum (Intel P35)
Processor	- Supports all 90nm/65nm Intel LGA775 processors - 45nm ready (Wolfdale & Yorkfield) - Quad-Core Optimized
Chipset	Intel P35 / ICH9R
Front Side Bus	1333 / 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz
Memory	4 x DIMM, DDR2 1066 / 800 / 667 / 533 MHz, non-ECC, unbuffered memory Dual channel memory architecture
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
Storage	Intel ICH9R Southbridge : - 6 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface - Intel Matrix Storage Technology - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, RAID 10 Marvell 88SE6111 : - 1 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.) - 1 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
LAN	Marvell 88E8111B Gigabit Ethernet PHY
Audio	- Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) - Realtek ALC888T HD Audio CODEC - Optical S/PDIF
IEEE 1394	- VIA VT6308P FireWire controller - 2 x 1394a ports @ 400 Mbps speed
Back Panel I/O Ports	2 x eSATA 6 x USB 2.0 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x RJ-45 LAN 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x Floppy connector 1 x Ultra ATA IDE 5 x SATA 6 x USB 2.0 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x COM port
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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MSI has been a major player in the motherboard market for several years now. The P6N-SLI Platinum is built around the 650i SLI chipset. The 650i SLI chipset is the entry level SLI compatible offering in NVIDIA’s 600 series MCPs. Fortunately it offers most of the performance features of its more expensive siblings. The MSI P6N-SLI Platinum supports the latest Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core2 Duo / Intel Pentium Extreme and Intel Pentium D processors. Following industry trends the P6N-SLI Platinum requires only a few components to create a working machine. The required components are: Socket LGA775 CPU, DDR 2 memory, power supply, drives and a video card. MSI integrated the following components into the 650i Ultra’s design: 1 ATA-133 port; 1 floppy port; 8 USB ports; (4 on the backplane and 2 headers supporting 2 ports each.) ; 4 SATA 3G ports; 1 eSATA port; 2 IEEE1394 ports (1 on the backplane and 1 header supporting 1 port each.); 1 GigE Ethernet port; 6 mini-headphone jacks and of course standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports.

This computer motherboard specs are :

• Processor : Intel Socket LGA775
• Chipset : NVidia nForce 650i SLI
• Memory slots : 4 x DDR2 max 8GB
• Form factor : ATX
• AGP/PCI/PCIe x16/PCIe x4/PCIe x1 : 0/3/2/0/1
• USB/FireWire/Serial/eSATA : 4(4)/1/1/1
• Audio : Realtek ALC888 HD audio codec
• NIC : Realtek GigE Ethernet port

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