Micro ATX board

Advantages: Good stable board
Disadvantages: Not many PCI slots

.... The board is a Socket A board so support the AMD Athlon up processor. The FSB supported is 266 MHz which today is by far not the best speed but it is certainly capable of running at high speeds. The board can also be over clocked to run faster so if you are into pushing your computer to the limits then this board is capable of doing that. The board also contains onboard LAN so there is no need to buy a network interface card. Considering the board?s low price and it is packed with feature this can satisfy users of all levels. The board is easy to install and the motherboard manual provided explains everything you need to know in great depth and in an understandable way. Overall I would highly recommend this board as it is stable easily overclockable and packed with features and for the price you cannot really go wrong. Well done MSI....

lank 23.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of MSI KM2M Combo-L - motherboard - micro ATX - KM266

Top Board

Advantages: Great performance,compatibility
Disadvantages: Failures in install

...We have just come to the end of PC installs at work and thought it was time I shared with you my experiences with the 80 motherboards we have just completed. Due to the style of PC that was required and the price, we opted for Athlon powered PCs as opposed to Pentium powered. This meant Athlon Motherboards. For this, we decided to go with the well respected MSI motherboards as they are famous for producing reliable Athlon and Duron boards. Lets have a look at the board now and describe its size,shape and dimensions. Firstly, it is an ATX motherboard design. This means it fits in all universal ATX cases. The boxes that sit on your desk are normally ATX style if they are home made PCs. This allows for lots of universal parts to fit together. So it fits a wide variety of cases. This also means all of the Inputs for Keyboard...

andycharger 15.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of MSI KM2M Combo-L - motherboard - micro ATX - KM266

My Travelling White Angel (MSi WiND)

Advantages: Connects instantly to previous networks; 1kg easily carried; WindowsXP; Big Keyboard; Bluetooth
Disadvantages: Pre-installed Office 2007 Professional w/60-day trial; MSi Q-face; Function Key

... My Travelling White Angel (MSi WiND) . + Connects instantly to previous networks; 1kg easily carried; WindowsXP; Big Keyboard; Bluetooth - Pre-installed Office 2007 Professional w/60-day trial; MSi Q-face; Function Key Micro-Star International WiND U100 10-inch Netbook Wireless Network Device with Bluetooth Colour: Angel White Genuine Windows XP® Home Edition 10" Widescreen LCD (non-glare) Backlit Display Ergonomic Big-Size Keyboard and Touch Pad 3x USB Sockets Integral Webcam 1.3mp Memory Card Reader Slot . . What was wrong with your old laptop? I suppose this review will come as no surprise to the many members who have put up with my comments (and occasional moans about keyboard sticking and lack of memory) about my husband's Dell Latitude CPx Laptop which has been...

jesi 30.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of MSI Wind PC

Advent 4211c (re-branded MSI Wind)

Advantages: Cheap and easy to use
Disadvantages: No optical drive,battery not amazing

...The Advent 4211 is an often overlooked re-branded version of the MSI Wind. It is powered by the Intel Atom 1.6GHZ processor and has 1GB RAM as standard which I upgraded to 2GB. My version has the 80GB hard drive which is plenty of space for me. I find the 10.2in monitor just big enough to be comfortable and wouldn't recommend going for any Netbooks with 8in monitors as they would be a little small. It runs a cut down version of XP Home with ease and can cope with most general office type tasks with no problem. There is no optical drive so I purchased a very cheap CD drive which is fine if the Advent is a secondary laptop. I would recommend buying a more expensive optical drive if you don't have access to another laptop. The biggest problem I had with the Advent was when I crashed it. There is no recovery disc as it has an internal...

mike1976 05.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of MSI WIND U100

MSI's novel concept

Advantages: Great double as a stereo
Disadvantages: Needs more

..., a spring in the lid puts it back into position. Below the LCD is the card reader to which several types of media can be plugged, including memory sticks and memory cards (MMC/CF/SD). You can choose to install a floppy drive by replacing the card reader with the included front panel. Below the card reader is a lid that hides connectors to sound, USB and Firewire. The rear of the MegaPC is filled with connections as well. Serial and parallel ports are included for legacy support and the standard keyboard and mouse ports are present. Also present are ports for video output (from the onboard graphics), network, modem, USB and sound. Unique to the MegaPC is the AM/FM connection sitting at the rear top right of the case. An optional part is the PAL TV Tuner from MSI. But unless you find yourself with a TV that can do both PAL...

mike_ire 04.03.2004 (06.03.2004) · Read review
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Review of MSI MEGA PC

MSI 7600GT. AGP Cards Still Kicking

Advantages: Ample Memory for an AGP, Fits in mATX Cases, No Noise, Low Power, Overclockable
Disadvantages: AGP Slot, No DirectX 10 Support, Max Anisotrophy x4

...The MSI GeForce 7600GT is an AGP graphics card with DirectX 9 support and basic video, analog and DVI sockets. It comes in a large box with an analog to digital adapter, installation manual, overclocking specifications, a driver CD with MSI's software, bundled with Adobe Reader and other free programs. This review summarises the product's advantages and disadvantages for a user with an older AGP-equipped motherboard. If your computer has PCI-E support, skip this card. All criteria in this review are regarding AGP cards only. So is the rating. AGP? Some of you might wonder what's the point in getting an AGP card these days. The answer is simple: some users simply do not wish to buy a new motherboard just for a PCI-E slot. Moreover, AGP cards still can provide you enough performance to boot and run games on high...

Lord_Kelvin 14.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of MSI NX7600GT-TD512

MSI do it again.

Advantages: Well planned layout, good spec
Disadvantages: none really

...When I burnt my other mainboard out (an aging p2 MSI variant) I needed something urgently to replace it - being mid program. So, off I went to my usual websites, and spotted this. It seemed to have reasonable reviews, so i purchased one not thinking it'd be hugely special, just reliable and simple. Boy, was I suprised! First off, its well laid out - everything is accessable, labelled and well explained in the manual. Second of all, its thoughtfully spec'd. rather than clutter the board with the aging IDE ports, they've put a bank of SATA connectors, and only one IDE for a floppy drive (should you install one!). Furthermore, the onboard chipset is cooled quietly, wires don't need a huge stretch to fit into the appropriate port, and the colour coding is clear, rather than all the same boring beige. In use, the board is, quite...

demonbarak 20.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of MSI K9N SLI Platinum - motherboard - ATX - nForce 570

MSi 845E Max (6566e) Pentium 4 motherboard

Advantages: Fast, cheap, stable, excellent support and v good manual
Disadvantages: Requires a minimum of Win ME upwards

...Ive been using the MSi 845E max (6566e) motherboard for the past 2 years and it still performs as stable now as it did back then. The board itself is very well packaged and comes with all the usual extras including drivers CD and IDE cables for both CD-roms/hard drives and floppy disc aswell as an excellently informative and well laid out manual. The 845E Max by MSi supports all Pentium 4 processors as well as Celerons upto 3.06 ghz using the built in 845E Intel chipset and includes full support for both 133mhz front side bus (FSB) quad pumped (133 x 4 = 533 fsb) Pentium 4's and 184 pin PC 2100 (266mhz) DDR memory upto 2 ghz, there are 2 available memory slots which is plenty for most people and i whole heartedly recommend firstly adding 1 x 512mb of DDR to the motherboard so as to leave 1 free DDR slot if you ever chose to add...

Rabid 12.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of MSI 845E Max - motherboard - ATX - i845E

The MSI K9N Neo-F A great mid priced board.

Advantages: Easy to install, reliable and cheap for such a high quality product.
Disadvantages: Oddly placed FDD header

...The MSI K9N Neo-F --------------------------- I've never written a motherboard review before so I hope I cover everything you need to know. AVAILABILITY: ------------------- This item should be in the £40-£50 price range. It is I would consider a higher mid range board. Specs: --------- ATX This is an ATX sized motherboard. It will fit in midi or full sized tower cases. It will not fit in mini ATX cases. Processor = SOCKET AM2 This is a Socket AM2 motherboard. For: AMD ATHLON 64's, Semprons And Athlon dual cores aka X2's. RAM = DDR2 This board supports the 240 pin DDR 2 standard. It will take PC4200 PC5300 & PC6400 sticks of ram. PCIE Graphics. This will take a PCIE x16 Graphics card. It will not work with AGP cards. PCIE is the more recent technology. Chipset...

djrx 04.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of MSI K9N Neo-F - motherboard - ATX - nForce 550

MSI 7600GS 256, your next SLI?

Advantages: Low Cost, Good Performance, Dual DVI, SLI
Disadvantages: DDR2 Ram

...This card was my first ever PCI Express 16x Card, and as I got it from MSI, I was sure it would be a high quality product. For those who have seen my review on the 7600GT, you will recongnise my mention of this card from which I upgraded. The main reason for this review is to show the strengths of this 'budget' oriented card, as they are still very available, and in an SLI Configuration (2 cards joined together) would be truly powerful. So if you are on a budget and want a great SLI Setup to brag about to your friends, how about two of these babies in your rig! Firstly the card is very well presented, and in the retail packaging you can expect the card itself, 2 x DVI-VGA adapters (If you have VGA monitors), S-video to Coxial Cable, and a great addition, Brothers in Arms Computer Game (DVD), as well as the driver diskette...

chappy81 15.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of MSI NX7600GS-T2D256EH