MSI 870-G45 ATX AMD Motherboard

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The easy OC button worked without a hitch. The colour scheme is very nice and goes well with my well lit NZXT case!Quality product, had no issues with ram (using gskill DDR3 1333mhz F3 ripjaws)

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Bought this to go into my budget minded gaming build. Paired it with an AMD X3 445 and 2x2GB Corsair XMS ram. Went into the BIOS, changed a couple obvious settings, and bam, triple l 3.1GHz is now a stable (stress tested) quad core l 3.4GHz.Running a Radeon HD 5850 played Dead Space 2 on highest settings no problem. Loving it. Go with Radeon if you want to twin graphics card it later on.Plugged in my front panel audio connector though. Speakers work but dont cut out rear speaker connector, and front mic doesnt work at all. TBH I havent troubleshooted at all yet. Refuse to take a star off since this is what juiced my cheap system up for free.

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This mobo is a must buy, unless you have a e-atx case which needs like 4 sys fan connectors. If your in a budget, this is a must!!!

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I can't really complain too much for a board that is under $60 after rebate. This board is perfect for a budget gaming pc.

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A great feature packed board for well under $100. Pair it up with an AMD Quad and you can build yourself a very affordable light gaming system. Highly recommended for any budget build.

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Got this mobo for a gaming build. Its a great mobo for the price and you'll be satisfied if you're one to stick with default settings. You do get what you pay for so if you're a harcore gamer who likes to tinker with every setting, get a 200$ mobo :-).

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This is a meat and patato mainboard. I built a system with this without overclocking in mind. It seems to be doing the job. The only thing I can complain about are the 4 LEDs on the top of the board. They blink constantly. I put this in HAF 912 and that does not really have a top. Makes a pretty bright blue light coming out of the case. I got lucky and was able to hide it within a desk that covered the top.

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Except for the mouse and keyboard issues, this board is good. For optimum performance get the ATI graphics cards. Had issues with my 8800 GT. Current specs: 4GB G-skill RAM Sea Sonic 700W PSU ATI 5850 Athlon II 640 x4 CPU Zalman CPU CNPS Performa cooler 7200 rpm SATA 1TB Win XP SP3

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I matched this board up with an Athlon II X4 640 and 8GB (2 X 4GB)of Mushkin DDR3-1333 RAM. The system is used mostly for web browsing and playing media, but for this price I couldn't say no. I won't be needing to upgrade this system for a while.

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For the price, this thing is a beast. Milspec components, great overclocking, core unlock, DDR3-1600 support. Really, a true best bang for buck AM3 mobo out there.

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My first inpression was the quality feeling of the product, military spec component mean better heat resistance. everything is aligned perfectly on the board. good overclock ability, core unlock, 1600 ddr3, for the 50$ i paid, i'd buy one again anytime.

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I was very disgusted as I purchased a faulty board.(My attempted build)Antec iii Sonata 500 (with 500w PSU Antec Earthwatts)HD2400XT Video Card500GB Seagate 72004GB G.Skill RipjawsAthlon 2 250 3.0ghzI recieved no video input from my monitor (I tried many monitors and Graphics cards)The Computer powers up but does not do anything.The motherboard is being shorted out somewhere.No Response...All of that work to find out that it was a waste of time and money. This is the last time I will purchase a MSI product.[1/5 Stars]

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Great Mobo for anyone on a small budget that wants the latest AMD CPU slot as well as the ability to crossfire. I ordered this Mobo with a AMD Phenom II x4 955 and OCZ DDR3 Reaper 2x4gig ram. Everything runs fluidly and can play almost any games at their highest video quality. The board has 2 switches to overclock the CPU by a maximum of 20%, which is amazing for what your paying. overall I would most likely use this board on my next build for my friend.

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This is a great budget board, but you do get what you pay for. No extra heatsinks on the various power components on the MB. Reasonable layout of sata ports with ports sticking up as well as off the side of the board. Back ports are pretty basic, but cover the needs with onboard audio, lan and USB.