Learn from experience, now MSI produced a motherboard for gamer with new and better design than product before it. As example, in new design the power connector placement now far away from heatpipe stripe and processor socket.

Now, you can found a little button at back panel. This button is a reset BIOS button. it will easy to press and reset your BIOS if you had trouble with your overclocking experiment.

And what is more.. MSI P45 PLATINUM had better heatpipe cooling system for northbridge chipset.

What about stability.. I can run 3DMark06 looping process for 48 hour with no kind of trouble.

Bottom line:
MSI P45 PLATINUM oriented for gamers and overclockers, this motherboard had a good performance and good stability.

Technical Data:
- Processor: Intel 775 LGA socket
- Northbridge: Intel P45
- Southbridge: Intel ICH10R
- FSB: 200 - 500
- Multiplier: Auto
- Form Factor: ATX
- PCI/PCIe 16x/PCIe 1x: 2/2/2
- USB/firewire/Serial: 6(10)/1(2)/1
- DDR2 Slot: 4

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What is capasitor? A capacitor is an electrical device that can store between a pair of energy in the electric fieldconductors (called "plates"). The process of storing energy in the capacitor is known as "charging", and involves electric charges of equal magnitude, but opposite polarity, building up on each plate.

What is Solid Capacitor (left motherboard using solid capacitor), electrolytic capacitor (right motherboard using electrolytic capacitor), and what the different?

Solid capacitors and electrolytic capacitors both store electricity and discharge it when needed. The difference is that solid capacitors contain a solid organic polymer, while electrolytic capacitors use a common liquid electrolyte.

Solid capacitors are composed of a highly electro-conductive polymer that dramatically improves stability and reliability.

In terms of lifespan, solid capacitors last longer than electrolytic capacitors, especially at lower working temperatures.

Now... did you know which motherboard for gamer like you?

Oh, yes... motherboard with all-solid capacitors will be more expensive! :)

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Last week (4 April 2008), I bought Palit N73PV moterboard for Rp. 600.000 (about US$65). I think this is a good deal for SOHO (small office and home) motherboard with IGP (Integrated Graphic Processor).. but may be this motherboard not for gamers.

But you don't worry if you still play Warcraft III and other RPG games like me, you don't need additional Graphic Card, GeForce 7100 IGP is fully support Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0

Key Message Core 2 Duo 1333 FSB support DDR2 800 support Embedded GeForce 7100 GPU On board 7.1 channel HD Audio 100/1000 GbE on board 3-phase PWM with aluminum capacitor to enhance stability and reliability Support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and NVIDIA MediaShield storage technology.

Specifications Processor LGA775 based Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ Celeron D with 533 / 800 / 1066/1333FSB Chipsets NVIDIA MCP73PV Memory 2 x DDR2 240-pin DIMM slots support up to 2GB DDR2 800 memory module VGA Built in GeForce 7100 GPU LAN Realtek RTL8211B 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet controller Audio Realtek ALC883 7.1 Channel HD Audio Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 graphics slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots On Board Connector Header 4 x SATA II (3.0Gb/s) connectors 1 x ATA133 connector support up to 2 IDE devices 1 x floppy connector 3 x USB headers support 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 x parallel port header 1 x SPDIF out header 1 x CD-In header 1 x IrDA header 1 x front panel header 1 x front audio header 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1 x 3 pin system fan connector Rear Panel 1 x PS2 keyboard + mouse 1 x 7.1 channel audio ports (6 phone jack) 1 x VGA port 1x DVI port 1 x Serial port 1 x RJ45 GbE controller 4 x USB 2.0 ports Form Factor mATX (244 x 210mm) Accessory 1 x software support CD 1 x IDE cable 1 x SATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x user’s guide Certification FCC, CE For more information to Palit N73PV visit www.palit.biz

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