MSI PM9M-V P4M900

Advantages: Stability and price
Disadvantages: Possibly limited PCI slot and memory DIMM's

...Hopefully this review may help others seeking an impartial opinion. To start off, il just outlay some brief specifications with opinions provided. Further specifications are available off the msi website. http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincatno=1&p rodno=1219 CPU Socket 775 for Intel P4 3xx/ 5xx/ 6xx/ Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo processors. Also supports EIST and HT processors. Really handy as it supports my current p4 prescott HT and allows upgrade potential. It might seem like an obvious point, but finding a reliable board that I could use indefinitely on a p4 HT and then a dual core in the future was challenging. MEMORY DIMM1 supports 2GB max DDR2 400/533/667 and DIMM2 supports 1GB max DDR 266/333/400. From the image, you may have already guessed this is a micro ATX board, so...

wh666-666 03.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of MSI PM9M-V - motherboard - micro ATX - P4M900

P4M900T-M2 - Very Ideal Motherboard for a Low Cost

Advantages: Low Cost, Supports so many Intel Processors
Disadvantages: not enough PCI Slots

...The Elitegroup P4M900T-M2 Is a Motherboard which Retails for around £30.00 The Motherboard uses the Chipset of the P4M900CD & VT8237S The Motherboard has been designed to Support the Latest Intel CPUs Such as The Intel Dual Core and the Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad CPUs. The Motherboard uses socket 775 which will also support some Intel Pentium 4s and Celeron Ds. The Motherboard Supports DDR2 667 (DDR2 6400) Up to 4GB Ram (2 Slots with 2GB RAM) The Motherboard has a FSB of 1066Mhz which is Quite Fast Considering it only £30 in most Places. The Motherboard which most do has Built in Lan which supports 100MPBS and a Built in Graphic card which supports 128MB Graphics. The Motherboard Supports up to 2 SATA Drives (Mainly Hard drives) 2 IDE Devices (Mainly 2 DVD-Rws) and 1 Floppy Drive. The Motherboard supports SATA...

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Review of EliteGroup P4M900T-M2 (V1.0) - motherboard - micro ATX - P4M900

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

...allowed slightly longer than the 60 days. I'm not really impressed with the special features and changes, and have been using it in compatibility mode. Even so, the punctuation mutates when copied into a review, so I need to save the punctuation for 'typing in the box' once I'm getting ready to post the review. There is Winzip, a magnifier, an impressive audio interface and an integral web camera (which I have yet to use). There is something which is called MSi Q-face which I find totally incomprehensible and which, annoyingly pops up on the screen like a little smiling creature; then says something about capture device already used or something and displays pictures in a grid like an iPhone and just refuses to go away. Games and access to a "Windy-zone" are also included, but I have steadfastly ignored them so far. It was not pre...

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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...

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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

...quality settings. Size With computers scaling from huge towers with plenty of cooling space to tiny boxes with mATX motherboards, it is important to assure this card fits. Yes, the MSI GeForce 7600 fits in a small mini or micro tower and does not cramp your mATX mainboard. You should only worry if your computer case was built specifically for minimal space and your current card barely fits with only one monitor socket covering the entire rear panel's width. Otherwise, worry not, all measurements are basic and fully compatible. Memory Being suitable for an older slot, this graphics card uses its bulky 512MB memory supply as a great advantage. It lets the user visualise extremely complex textures and high-quality images that would cause a dramatic drop in performance otherwise. A memory cycle within the VRAM is an amazing...

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Review of MSI NX7600GT-TD512

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...

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Review of MSI NX7600GS-T2D256EH

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...

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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

...more ram at a later date, this motherboard however does NOT support sdram which is now considered obsolete for P4 boards anyway. Onboard sound is also provided as standard with this motherboard using the AC 97 sound chip and the drivers for the sound have been updated frequently on MSi's website so there should be no problem for anyone into gaming who needs the latest sound drivers. On the subject of driver updates i really should take this time to explain a little regarding one of the best features surrounding this motherboard (and indeed MSi's motherboards in general) included on the supplied CD is a small program called 'Live update' (requires an internet connection) now what this does is basically scan your motherboard on request to see what version drivers you have installed for both the motherboard, sound and bios and then if...

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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...

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Review of MSI K9N Neo-F - motherboard - ATX - nForce 550