VPN: 880GM-E41
Product ReviewsMSI 880GM-E41 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/08/13 |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/29/13 |
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overclocking, core unlocking, onboard graphics, SATA connector locations The technique was effortless to install with this board (with the exception of the side mounted SATA connectors). The core unlocking utility turned my Athlon IIx3 into a four core (system recognizes it as a Phenom II x4, but no L3 cache). I constructed the technique on 3ǚቧ and so far so very good. I will update if a difficulty arises, but I do not expect it. BTW, shipping from Newegg was quickly, this was my initial time ordering from them, and it was because they were the only ones with this board in stock, I feel I am a NE client now! |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/29/13 |
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Comparatively Cheap board with 4 DDR3 SlotsApparently simple to Over-Clock (though I commonly don't)Embedded ATI Radeon HD4250 w/ HDMI outputRuns Ubuntu ten.10 quite well Doesn't run Windows 7 -bit) really well for me, BSODs all over the spot for a range of causes. Thought I would attempt updated chipset drivers, but the downloads from MSI's internet site either don't include a valid northbridge chipset driver, or it is failing to install in Windows 7. Actually want the mobos would just work with stock Windows 7 on them, at least effectively enough for the system to run long sufficient to download and set up a Working driver set from the vendor's site, or that the CDs / DVDs shipped with the mobos truly had operating drivers on them that would install. Truly wanted this box to run DirecTV2PC in the master bedroom to avoid paying for 'sharing' DirecTV stuff from the DVR in the family members room to other rooms in the home. Toying with what to try subsequent to stabilize this program with windows, as my RAM testing has yielded no detectable defects there Ƙ GB DDR3-1333 SDRAM). With a lot of the BSODs indicative of invalid memory access / protected memory access attempts, I can't enable but wonder if the embedded video isn't somehow a aspect of the overall dilemma picture, and wonder if a dedicated card would be a worthwhile remedy to attempt for stabilizing windows. Hold in mind, this machine runs Ubuntu 10.ten quite well. The only concern there, is obtaining HD audio to the Television by way of the HDMI cable, and that appears to be an Ubuntu distribution problem with a viable perform-about accessible. It just kinda irks me that the assistance channels readily available to me to-date have however to yield a steady Windows 7 knowledge. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have skilled with this unique mb. Please email me straight via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your total speak to facts, subject heading "EAH880GM-E41". I would like to help you get this resolved.Finest Regards,User SupportMSI Item Assistance |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/11/13 |
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This is a fantastic MB for the cash. Every little thing worked good correct out of the box and right into the pc I just make about it! Nice overclocking switches appropriate on the board. Increases its speed at literally the flip of a switch, or 2. Runs cool. Make to final. None. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/10/13 |
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A lot of characteristics and lots of growth possible. The Atheros NIC is not "fully" supported by Linux. Either go up to the 880GM-E43 or down to the 760GM-E51. Both have the Realtek NIC which is really dependable. This error is on me for not checking the drivers close sufficient. I was capable to get it to work below Red Hat, but would not suggest it for a Linux novice. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/01/13 |
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Value,Size,Components,Ease Of Set upExtremely Cheap But Not cheaply produced Posted with no difficulties,do make certain you have bothe switch for the overclocking in the default posistion just before beginning your Computer for the initially time if you do not want to overclock :) None Purchased this for my gaming rig yes I know it only has 1 pcie port and is a micro atx but honestly with the ram and cpu and vid card I picked it produced a ideal combo I havent had a game bog it down however.Athlon II X4 3.0ghzfour gig 2x2 1333 ripjaw ram(this Mobo)EVGA GTX 460 Super-SuperClocked |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/29/13 |
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Anything installed and operates with no issues.A Micro-ATX board with two pci-e slots rather of two pci! Seriously do I really want two pci slots anymore? Then agian I don't really require 2 pci-e either... yet! Could use much more detailed guidelines, especially for the additional distinct components of bios setup. Why do four of 6 SATA connectors face sideways?No eSATANo S/PDIF Bought it due to the fact it was cheaper than what I genuinely wanted. But, I nevertheless spent also considerably!Would do it once again. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/27/13 |
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I've installed two of these MSI boards with no issues. They are rapidly, simple and perform good. RAID driver desires function. I'd only consider MSI or ASRock for AMD chips. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/24/13 |
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Board is rapidly and functions straightforward controls for oc, core unlocking. This board will be the center of a workshop system developed to withstand extreme temps - water-cooled. We'll see how it goes. If you're looking for a sturdy board for normal organization use, plus the occasional CAD program, this is the board for you. None to date |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/09/13 |
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Does exactly what it claims to do Every person keeps saying it's awful and they lost trust in MSI mainly because of it, but i've yet to have a dilemma with it and have had it for lengthy sufficient to say that it will hold up for quite a whilst. I only utilized the on-board video for about two months until i got a video card for it, but the on-board was just fine even though i was working with it |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/02/13 |
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Got the second board and functions good, bios has a extremely excellent setup, boot time is minimal general pleased. Newegg RMA is just plain great. Had to purchase two boards to get it to function properly. Just about every business has hiccups so taking that into account i would buy a different MSI board. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/29/13 |
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spacious board for it's size, particularly properly laid out and created none |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/27/13 |
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nicely labeled board. straightforward to use manual that gave fantastic directions to pin locations and outlined all bios menu alternatives and how to unlock cores devoid of working with the messy software program. quite solid, robust board, takes alot of abuse. after a few days, it's nonetheless operating strong. the messy software; i attempted unlocking the cores for an hour. it was much easier to unlock phenom x2 555 to quad core in bios. cpu place is very 'high'. if you are mounting in a mid-tower, my cooling technique just misses the leading fan by a mm or two. This was my 1st construct and it was alot of entertaining. MSI board was strong and i am extremely impressed with quality and on the web tech assistance documents. i'll upgrade this to five eggs if all goes effectively in the subsequent couple of months.Antec 300 case, Antec TruePower New TP-550 PSU, this mobo, Ripjaws x ddr3 1333 2x4gb, Phenom II x2 555 -> x4 b55 3.6ghz, WD blk 640gb hd and a handful of other niknaks |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/21/13 |
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None given the truth that there is no way to get in touch with MSI with a sound problem I am getting. Emails I have sent have gone unreturned even right after I wrote that I was going to write this terrible review. But watch, now that I have, I bet I get a type letter comment apologizing and supplying an e mail address I need to speak to. Properly...it's a week to late MSI. You sold me a faulty board and you present no enable. What an awful corporation. I insalled the board and drivers but I wasn't able to get sound. I went to locate new drivers on their web-site but it is not straightforward to navigate. I decided to try to speak to them but there is no uncomplicated way to ask what should be an simple query. This is the worst client help I have ever seasoned and if you look around on Newegg comments and/or Google about, you will see that I am not alone. This company cares small about post-sale buyer satifaction. There are to numerous fantastic mobo manufactures out there to deal with this. I will NOT EVER do enterprise with them again and I want to warn my fellow shoppers to keep away from undertaking small business with MSI. Wouldn't it make sense to have an simple way for a post-sale buyer to ask a question? MSI could have made a loyal customer out of me and I create a lot of computers. Immediately after this practical experience I will never ever do business with them once again and I will tell all my fellow builders to steer clear of them as properly. What a shame. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the situation you have experienced with this specific mb. Please e-mail me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete speak to data, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Item Help |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/17/13 |
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None two DOA Boards... *Sigh* Im going to return and obtain a non package. I seem to have superior luck Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the problem you have seasoned with this specific mb. Please e mail me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete get in touch with facts, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User HelpMSI Item Support |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/16/13 |
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Good compact type, a lot of sata, am3 help. Properly built. Decent onboard components Bios or onboard video don't look to perform. I purchased this by way of a combo deal that Newegg had. I have place collectively pc on many occassion and this is the first time that an item has come faulty. The bios doesn't look to post or the onboard video doesn't perform. I attempted several occasions to clear the CMOS and read on MSI's on the web guide. I named their tech help and they stated the the motherboard needs 450w PSU. The manual says that something above 400w ought to be ok. I have a 420w PSU. The only products I have are a HDD, DVD burner and the cpu is an amd athlon II x4 640. So I feel it must have a lot of energy. Posted my problem in a couple of places and waiting for some second opinions, but I am very close to returning this if I can' discover the answer rapidly. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the issue you have knowledgeable with this distinct mb. Please e-mail me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete get in touch with info, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to enable you get this resolved.Finest Regards,User SupportMSI Solution Help |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/16/13 |
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Good Attributes,Cost Turned on new construct and board almost caught fire from faulty caps ram to newegg effectively see how second one particular goes Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the concern you have experienced with this particular mb. Please email me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your comprehensive speak to facts, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Greatest Regards,User AssistanceMSI Solution Support |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/09/13 |
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Rock-Solid steadylots of BIOS selections to tweak RAM, devices, and so on.Top quality components and apparent good craftsmanship The onboard video is certainly not made for use in games even with the maximum amount of RAM designated to it.I do not use it for this goal, but if you intend to game with it, you will want a dedicated GPU Recall this is a MICRO-ATX board and not going to have adequate space for any more than 1 PCI-Express x16 card.Each and every onboard device works effectively with a default Win7 install. It was very uncomplicated to get up and running with practically no work. I've by no means had a phone call with regards to this board for any troubles. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/06/13 |
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it performs could not unlock three distinct amd black cpus and it will not let me control the voltage. i can let the youngsters use this and tear it up Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have knowledgeable with this specific mb. Please email me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your full contact data, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to enable you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User AssistanceMSI Solution Support |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/28/13 |
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Was capable to unlock my Sempron to a Dual Core without any challenges. None. On board video performs wonderful to my 46" LCD, haven't had any out of sync or drops in HDMI. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/17/13 |
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the box stated that this mb is utilised in the military and it has capped capacitors. BSOD just about every time i try to set up my OS. i tried xp sp1 and ultimate 64bit. ive by no means seen this many BSOD in 1 day. i cant even bios update it working with flashdrive. was truly hoping to unlock my 4 core to a 6... guess thats not happening. target practice... Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the situation you have experienced with this unique mb. Please email me directly through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your full speak to information, subject heading "EAH880GM-E41". I would like to help you get this resolved.Finest Regards,User SupportMSI Product Assistance |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/06/13 |
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good design and style for higher performace htpc out of box failure, in no way had luck with MSI mobo's.cmos reports low battery, replaced battery, reset jumper, was steady for 1 day then cmos difficulty came back. 2 sata cables would be good. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have skilled with this specific mb. Please email me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete contact data, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Greatest Regards,User HelpMSI Item Help |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/04/13 |
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Keeps papers on my desk from blowing away. Has an typical life expectancy of about 45 minutes. I ordered this board for a client's laptop. The 1st one particular lasted extended sufficient for me to set up Windows 7 Ultimate x64. RMA'd it and the second a single lasted about 10 minutes. What happened to MSI? Their motherboards utilized to be rock solid. Now it seems that they have fallen off. Asus, here I come. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the challenge you have experienced with this unique mb. Please e mail me directly by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your full make contact with facts, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Greatest Regards,User SupportMSI Product Help |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/10/13 |
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Works as advertised, set up was quickly and effortless. Lots of overclocking selections. On board graphics good for back up in case video card beefs it. It mocks me. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/28/13 |
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This is a incredibly very good motherboard. From dropping in the CPU to finishing the Win7ኜ set up i didn't have to modify a single bios setting. I attempted employing the onboard switches for the 10% OC and that didn't function out at all. I then raised the fsb to around 𞴌 and that worked fine. Later on i decided to try the "OC Genie Lite" and it is stable @ ӯ.51GHZ w/stock cooler.(note: i scraped the pad off the stock cooler and employed arctic silver rather)I've had no troubles making use of the built in RAIDǖ According to MSI this board will assistance the upcoming 95w x6 AMD cpus TT)I had some slight 2nd thoughts about ordering the E41 after seeing the E43 for only a few bux far more. 1. MSI 880GM-E412. AMD Athlon II X4 645 Propus 3.1GHzthree. Mushkin �) - 8GB 4x2GB4. Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS 500GB x25. COOLER MASTER PSU - GX RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W6. COOLER MASTER Case - RC-310-SWN1-GP (+ angled SATA cablesơ. Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS USB3 & ESATA would've been good. I think the only real explanation you could take into account the 880GM-E43 over this 880GM-E41 is the esata assistance. |
Rapid shipping (Thanks Newegg!) Run's great - IF YOU HAVE ALL THE Details TO Set up IT!! 3 booklets integrated in the box-NONE OF THEM Inform YOU HOW TO SET UP RAID!! The principal purpose I bought this was for a RAID 1 config so I wouldn't worry about losing my information (again!) I registered on-line, and they won't respond to my emails, nor will they pick up their phone! Now that I have totally installed XP and ALL 400 Gigs of information, I get to do it all over again! I finally identified out how to set up RAID from the new manual off their websight. The manual that came with it doesn't inform how to set up RAID at all!!!! Make Positive you verify their websight for the most current manuals prior to you start off installing!! Ask yourself just before acquiring: "Why wouldn't the owners manual at least give me a hint on how to set up an raid array?" Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have knowledgeable with this particular mb. Please e-mail me straight by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete get in touch with info, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Greatest Regards,User HelpMSI Product Support