msi

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mai...ail.php?UID=639

Will this board be any good?

Last edited by David on Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:55 pm; edited 1 time in total

MSI dont make cheap tat, everything ive had from them has worked flawlessly, I highly reccomend their motherboards. Try serching for some reviews on google.

David

good site for reviews is PC Stats

but i have an MSI board myself...works flawlessly as david sed....and has amazing features like DOT!!

Yep me to MSI rocks. I used Asus,Abit,Gigabyte. I liked the MSI the most. But Abit is a close runner.

That Mobo rocks !!!

Well MSI use very good quality capacistors & same case is with DFI.

ooh abit...VERY reliable....def top two- msi and abit

i'd say DFI would come close by...

Does any of those mobo's support SATA2?
I guess it all depends on how long you are planning to keep you mobo.

Take Care,

Last edited by phil on Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:50 pm; edited 1 time in total

dan that's a decent board for the price, it was manufactured by MSI to ATI/HP specs. notice the solder points for HP's sister board connector, next to the end PCI slot.

Pros: the IGP (X200) stays seperate from the rest of the system and has its own independent 128mb video ram.
also the board isn't bogged down and lets a add-on card work without restriction.
Good quality parts, (capacitors ,etc)
Passive cooled mobo, nice and quiet for those uATX cases

Cons:There isn't much in the way of overclocking features in the bios.
The USB 2.0 tests more like USB 1.7
no SATAII

however, as they say you do get what you pay for, if you would like things such as HD sound,SATAII,and RAID JBOD.. then you are stuck with buying another board.. with out the onboard video. It depends on what your needs and preference is.

The Xpress 200 isn't really out for enthusiasts yet. Still many flaws that ATI has to work out. ;)