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MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R Chipset

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R Chipset

Socket PGA-478 - 400 MHz, 533 MHz, 800 MHz FSB - 4 GB - Ultra ATA/100 ATA-6 - 5.1 Channel Audio - MPN: 865PENEO2FIS2R See Product Details

Product Details of MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R Chipset

Description

NEO2-FIS2R Pentium 4, Socket 478, ATX, 4GB DDR-SDRAM, 800MHz FSB.

Quick Glance

Supported Processor: Pentium 4

Interface Connection: 2 x mini-DIN, 6 x Type A USB 2.0 USB, 1 x DB-9 Serial, 1 x DB-25 IEEE 1284 Parallel, 1 x RJ-45 Network, 1 x Mini-phone Microphone, 1 x Mini-phone Audio Line Out, 1 x Mini-phone Audio Line In

System Board Style: ATX

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-478

System Chipset: Intel, Intel 865PE

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Summary

Product Title: MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R Chipset

Manufacturer: MSI

Power Score: 3.8 | 5 Reviews

CPU + Northbridge Support

Supported Processor: Pentium 4

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-478

System Chipset: Intel, Intel 865PE

Maximum Number of Processors: 1

Bus Speed: 400 MHz, 533 MHz, 800 MHz

Memory Support

Number of Memory Slots: 4

Max System Memory: 4 GB

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Connectors

Interface Connection: 2 x mini-DIN, 6 x Type A USB 2.0 USB, 1 x DB-9 Serial, 1 x DB-25 IEEE 1284 Parallel, 1 x RJ-45 Network, 1 x Mini-phone Microphone, 1 x Mini-phone Audio Line Out, 1 x Mini-phone Audio Line In

Number of IDE Headers: 2

Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 2

Number of PCI Slots: 5

Additional Features

Controller Type: Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6), Serial ATA/150

Video Bus: AGP 8X

Network Interfaces Included: Yes Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Audio Codec: C-Media 9739A

Supported Audio Channels: 5.1 Channels

Physical Specifications

System Board Style: ATX

Height: 30.5 cm

Width: 12 in

Depth: 9.6 in

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

General

Category: Motherboards

Class: Memory/Processor Product

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Reviews on MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R Chipset

  • 5
  By member: gottman - Jan 20, 2004

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R...

Strengths: Great Motherboard

Weakness: None so far

This motherboard has every thing!! The onboard 8 port USB is fast and is enough ports for all my needs. The onboard sound is great!! The serial ata is awesome and I was able to fully install XP in about 10 minutes.

  • 4
  By member: fanduhrun - Nov 9, 2003

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R...

Strengths: 1) Clean layout 2) Almost everything necessary on-board, but no expensive on-board video to pay for

Weakness: Original BIOS version couldn't recognize an EIDE DVD player as a secondary master when the Promise chip is configured as S-ATA. Flashing the BIOS fixes this.

The board is very well layed-out, and includes a host of on-board features (gigabit Ethernet, audio, firewire, USB 2.0, Promise chip for S-ATA or RAID support). This is not the cheapest MB, so the majority of people using this board would likely never use on-board video (so why pay for it?). The on-board audio is acceptable. My biggest complaint is the BIOS (other than the detection problem,...

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  • 4
  By member: judowalker - Jan 4, 2004

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R...

Strengths: - 800 MHz front side bus - supports dual channel DDR 400 (pc3200) memory - 4 memory sockets which gives you up to 4GB of memory - The CoreCell chip which monitors temperature and fan speeds.

Weakness: A few times my computer would restart on its own without any warning. I couldn't use any dynamic overclocking for my computer would become very unstable.

This motherboard is one of the most complete boards for Intel Pentium 4 processor. The CoreCell extreme chip enables your system with: - Less Noise - Longer Duration - More Power-Saving - Higher Performance It has the Fuzzy Logic 4 which is the most complete overclocking utility based on Windows OS. Overall, an excellent motherboard.

  • 1
  By member: DoHop - Apr 17, 2004

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R...

Strengths: Extra cables, well thought out design.

Weakness: Totally unresponsive support from exectuive level on down.

Needed some assistance on installation. More than ten emails over a 2 month period went unanswered, including executive suite, shareholder relations, customer support, and tech support. Company was informed my company wanted to purchase 20 boards! Two calls the the US and to Taiwan also went unanswered. Buyer Beware!

  • 5
  By member: ghazanfar_khan - Dec 17, 2003

MSI Desktop Motherboard - Intel Intel 865PE ICH5R...

Strengths: A very complete set of features including 5 Ch audio , GbitLAN etc. Additional EIDE bus (3 supporting 6 Disks/CD-RW etc.) Fan speed controller. Overclocking utility included. Dynamic Overclocking.

Weakness: Most of the connectors take the space of an expansion slot on the case and there are 4 of those connectors. So even though I have 4 empty PCI slots I do not have room to put any cards in them.

This board has all the high end features at a mid-range price. I bought it because it was rated the fastest board by Toms Hardware ahead of i875 boards. So far I am not disappointed. Have not had any problems with it. Putting together my PC was a breeze. The only problem so far was that Power LED was not working. Turned out that it was connected wrong way. Other than that no problems. Highly...

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