MSI 880GM-E41 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

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price tag Quickly immediately after install on a new build it developed a BSOD associated to the on board video- Ati2dvag BSOD. I've read that this board had a lot of these troubles. Update: Right after emails back and forth with MSI they blame the memory or the difficult drive (both of which have been brand new). They also referred me back to Newegg for item replacment. I'm out of the replacement period. I find it thighly unlikely that all of the BSOD difficulties indicated in the Newegg testimonials are connected to some thing other than the mobo and related onboard video. How could we all have the similar difficulty when we have distinct memory and hard drives?I under no circumstances had these problems with the dozens of Asus mobo builds. I won't buy MSI once more that's for certain. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the situation you have skilled with this specific mb. Please email me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your full contact info, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to help you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User HelpMSI Item Support

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This board got my triple-core three.3GHz up to four.05GHz. The chosen RAM (see below) doesn't play good with all of the FSB settings. I got the timings that I wanted at FSB200뢈뢰 with corresponding RAM divider settings to bring the RAM in at 1600 Ɩ-eight-six-24-2T). Other combinations of FSB and RAM dividers inexplicably did not operate with these tight timings. MSI 880GM-E41 COOLER MASTER Hyper TX3AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana three.3GHz OCɦ.05GHzG.Skill PI 2GB x 4 DDR3 1600 12800CL6D-4GBPIHIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB x2 RAID0Antec Three Hundred Illusion Case Antec TruePower New TP-750

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have built five computers over the last 2 years with MSI Motherboards and all are going robust--unlocked my AMD Athlon II 170u single core CPU to a steady dual core None

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Fashionable Mobo!! The ram was detected instantaneously. The complete really feel of the bios section was effectively established but wished the interface was a little better. So far The Cpu is functioning nicely and responding as it should. The OC function is good but wont know a lot more untill I fix the lan And onboard video challenges. The onboard video is providing me alot of challenges!! As properly each time I try to update the lan drivers it gives me a error and wont update. i have run the Live update 4 also a lot of times to count. Fixing to make contact with consumer help to attempt and fix these two troubles so hopefully it will be resolved. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the issue you have skilled with this specific mb. Please e mail me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your full get in touch with details, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Solution Help

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AM3 socket, HDMI port, lots of SATA connections, Uncomplicated to create with, and a good value. Has been running wonderful given that place together and Ubuntu ten.04 LTS is running devoid of problem. Portion of a DIY Computer barebone kit with Athlon X4 3. Ghz and 2x2GB of RAM ྰGB max) nothing to complain about as the motherboard is operating fine Not working with the RAID functionality but glad its there in case i make a decision to use it in the future.

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Good motherboard even if you don't take into account the low cost. Very capable today with lots to create on for the future. None Employed in my midrange builds. No complaints.

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none This board failed in three weeks, it won't post. It's now out of neweggs RMA coverage. Don't get this..... Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have knowledgeable with this specific mb. Please email me directly through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your total get in touch with facts, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Best Regards,User HelpMSI Product Help

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I got this board as component of a bundle. I was pleasantly shocked. I liked the layout, the placement of everything and the pin labeling created for a really swift and straightforward develop. What I love the most is the BIOS, so user friendly and choices for every thing. I also enjoyed playing about with the Winki utility. The only thing I noticed negative was with the Winki plan, it didn't read sata drives, only IDE and USB flash drives.

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Seemed to have additional than just the characteristics I needed, looked good, claims to use better components than other boards. All the graphics cards I have bought from them have been great, so I hoped their mobos would be also. I was wrong. Board is merely not trusted, the bios on the board was not functioning properly, when I attempted to flash it to the most latest version it would not boot accurately. I at some point had to reset the CMOS and on post the board states it is a 785GM-P45 model now. Even that would have been fine but I got this to OC a Phenom II x2 that I unlocked and I can't even touch the voltages now, plus there buyer help is terrible, I have attempted to register this item many instances and the web page will not allow me to do so. This truly could have been a great board if it even operate, just so a lot aggravation, and once more I love MSI's goods them make the finest graphics cards I have ever applied but they seriously whiffed on this item Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the challenge you have seasoned with this specific mb. Please e-mail me straight through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your comprehensive contact details, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assistance you get this resolved.Best Regards,User HelpMSI Item Assistance

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Seemed like a excellent board. Frustrating! it didnt post at 1st, really should have figured, reseated almost everything, it POSTED, set up ok, then I give it as a gift for XMAS and the board begins acting screwy, locking up and blinking on the screen. reseating did nothing, switching RAM/Processor and Energy supply did nothing at all as effectively. Continues to get worse and now wont even POST period. I'd steer clear of this board, definitely its either a undesirable batch or there is a fundamental flaw in the board that requirements addressing. I'll attempt one more manufacturer rather. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the challenge you have skilled with this certain mb. Please e-mail me directly through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your comprehensive contact information, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Finest Regards,User SupportMSI Item Help

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The undesirable evaluations truly scared me when I looked at them but it was component of a combo and also late to adjust. I was pleasantly surpried this motherboard was the least trouble I have ever had from a new create. Solid small board. came with a bios 1 revision behind but that was no dilemma. may have to pick up an additional a single of these.

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Tiny, effortless to match in the situation, well organized, fairly effectively built Only a single usable PCI slot, but that's the other side of modest This was a breeze to put together and the utilities that come with it make for quite effortless overclocking. A strong value.

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Worked out of the box, in depth manuals (even even though I didn't need to have them). Had no problems at all with this board, did precisely what was claimed initial time, operating cool and quiet. Faceplate was tedious to line up with board, only two board connections for fans, but thost are becoming much less widespread any longer anyway. Absolutely nothing worth deducting points for.

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I don't know what the other people were speaking about whom wrote the testimonials for this product. I ordered this on a combo deal. Then I read the testimonials and was afraid I had created a mistake.This was the easiest process I have ever put with each other in my life. This process is acquiring 200-299 FPS in Counterstike Source. I am really impressed with the MSI Motherboard. No noise by the onboard video or headset when beneath a heavy load. Some onboard video has "bleeding" noises when below a heavy load. Not this one. System runs quite cool. I don't typically overclock my boards. But the utility that comes with this is so merely why not? I set mine to gaming mode which runs the Pc at 6% over stock. My 3. X4 is operating at three.2 and is not receiving hot at all with the Stock Fan and heat sink. I extremely advise this system to any individual. None, if you know how to make a method. Just take your time and observe the directions. My config is definitely this MB, AMD 640 X4 3. Ghz Processor, 4 GIG of Ripjaw memory, 500 watt ps, Radeon HD 5750, and two TB Western Digital Black three. HDD. I hope my evaluation assists.

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Works precisely as advertised and pairs beautifully with an Athlon II X2. It felt oddly flimsy.

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Fantastic board good functionality does a excellent job at gaming. This is why i took off two eggs. The initially board I got had no sound or USB. I was disappointed but Newegg was able to take the old a single and send me a replacement one for no charge. The new 1 performs as i had hoped and i am happy with it now.

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Price, great aesthetics, uncomplicated installation, overclocks fine on AMD Athlon II X3 435 from 2.9 GHz to 3.19 GHz (stably) NO ONBOARD AUDIO The problems with this item are summarized in the cons; there isn't even a listing for an audio device in the device manager. The onboard HDMI is efficiently useless, considering that there's no audio if I hook the point up to my tv.I'd been using a custom laptop or computer built out of primarily MSi parts for five years now, but it seems like this board has had troubles from the start off.I wanted to buy parts to generate an affordable HTPC, but this has kind of thrown a wrench into my plans.Though this isn't the fault of the product, I am also unable to unlock a fourth core on my processor. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have skilled with this certain mb. Please email me directly by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your total speak to details, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Item Help

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It functions, it overclocks fairly properly and simply. It also has pretty good characteristics for a spending budget board. Though buy with caution. The onboard video DOES NOT Work, though this was for a spending budget gaming pc and my video card took care of that. I did not test the HDMI so I cant vouch for that. Laptop or computer specs:this motherboard... duh4gb of 1333 mhz OCZ gold edition ramAthlon 640 overclocked to three.8 GHzGeforce 9600 GSO Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the situation you have skilled with this specific mb. Please email me straight by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your comprehensive speak to data, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assistance you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Item Assistance

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Quite great board overall, has most of the attributes necessary for an individual wanting an integrated board. Seems to be constructed with high excellent parts, very good capacitors, and so forth. It doesn't have a DVI connector, this is most likely the only downfall. It does have HDMI along with the common analog VGA. All round it's a quite good board.

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cost Soon soon after install on a new develop it developed a BSOD related to the on board video- Ati2dvag BSOD. I've read that this board had a lot of these issues. I contacted MSI via e mail five days ago fully detailing the issue and inlcuded all my speak to data. I have however to hear back. MSI on-line tech help is abysmal. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have skilled with this distinct mb. Please e-mail me straight through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your comprehensive make contact with data, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Assistance

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Great little board -- just six mounting holes. Presented separate dedicated PSǘ keyboard and mouse ports, which was vital for my create. Effortless to understand BIOS. Incredibly quick boot in my final system. Onboard audio just fine for stereo output; haven't attempted surround, but wound up not putting in a devoted X-Fi card. Documentation is light; had to go looking for beep codes on the net when I connected something improperly. Two PCI slots meant I had to decide on among a devoted sound card or an more USB card (either was a luxury, due to the fact the board presents integrated sound and a lot of USB ports, but I wanted to play with all my toys). Just make certain the board matches your make. I got this as aspect of a NewEgg DIY combo with an Athlon X4 CPU -- I built a new MAME rig that I could also use for other stuff if needed. I'm quite happy -- it was a swift make and the machine is exactly what I was hoping it would be.

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effortless install, straightforward o/s load[win7], very good looking board, runs cool, i disabled situation fan [htpc] good onboard graphix 1 rear usb port may be poor, had difficulties with wireless keyboard, plugged into front port appears to be operating fine only 2nd day running so jury is nonetheless out, i'll post a comprehensive review following a coupe of weeks. this is my initial htpc construct...goodbye dish network, but i've built about 15 pc's in the final couple of years all making use of newegg parts, good corporation for us diy'ers

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The board is no thtat undesirable i bought it largely becasu eit was the board that fit my case and had no issues what so ever in till... A single morning i boot up anything is fine and it just froze up. It appropriate in the middle of operating and bam it just stopped. I tested the energy supply and it was fine, the CPU nonetheless operates exact same with the ram. I the only point i could figure is that the motherboard bit the dust and just stopped operating. I personally would say Steer clear of MSI AT ALL Price this would not be the very first time i had a single of there items die on me with a extremely brief life span i only had it operating for a month and a half when it died out. MSI has also did not respond to my calls or emails i have sen tthem more than the past year Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the problem you have skilled with this unique mb. Please email me straight by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your complete get in touch with details, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Finest Regards,User SupportMSI Product Assistance

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Initially create in a lengthy time that fired up initially time with no errors, resets, some component not recognized. Installed with new CPU and memory with a fresh OEM install of Windows 7. Everything fired up correct out of the box with standard settings, full feature set worked immediately after driver CD install. Anything really effortless to connect GTX video card, SATA, IDE. None, excellent micro motherboard. Good MB but note the limitation versus a full size board, only 4 USB on back panel, on Esata on back panel.

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Good overclocking alternativesSeems stable4 DIMM slotsHDMIAffordable No USB three. or SATA three, but at this cost I can't complain. I've usually liked MSI.