MSI 880GM-E41 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

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Simple install; unlocker worked wonderful. Unlocked AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black addition to Phenom II X4 pretty much instantaneously. None

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* Unlocked 555BE to 4 cores* two x PCIe slots* Functions as expected - Only CPU and one SysFan- A bit touchy during initial boot up, don't load up all the memory slots initial time powering up- Not specifically function wealthy (but I just wanted a inexpensive AM3 board anyway) It never offered any guidance on assembling itself into a tiny mATX case. Who's notion was it to make such smaller cramped instances and why did I buy one particular?

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fantastic characteristics runs quiet makes overclocking easy with phenom x6 took 3 to get a fantastic 1 consumer service is horrible

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-IDE & Floppy Channel-Small and compact-Lots of BIOS options-I/O panel has HDMI output-Low cost! -CPU's a little close to the RAM slots, might be tough to mount big heatsinksNone actually, was an general fantastic product. I haven't touched any overclocking functions, but they are a lot to go by means of. This is my initial AMD develop, and I'd have to say, the CPU's heatsink is the hardest factor to get on (coming from developing Intel's my entire life). I ultimately figured it out with some on the internet assist.For the price you spend for this motherboard and what you get, it seriously is a bargain.

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I ordered this mb not certain if esxi would run with it (I assumed the north bridge chipset was compatible). Low and behold it operates good, currently have esxi four. Ɣ.1 is a pain to deal with... waiting for something nicer).Anyways this board is excellent, operates as expected, as a slot for the crucial intel nic. Haven't tried the software program raid out - will most likely just acquire a real raid card. Low-cost and functions - like i like it. I guess there could be a lot more PCI slots but I mean there aren't any cons genuinely (Why would I acquire one thing, then complain about the capabilities I was aware about, as I see in many evaluations). I wish they had a low cost two socket version of this board. Also I'll have to see how it holds up as I actually commence populating my vms.

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NONE JUNK PERIOD DONT WASTE YOUR TIME Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have knowledgeable with this specific mb. Please e mail me directly via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your total contact facts, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Help

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Sleek, smaller, worked. You cant really get your ram to 2000. And tech support is nonexistant. I utilised the suggested and the clock stops at 240. Unstable also. Unbootable at 250. They need to have a 1Ɋ on the ram ha. Its great, and for the price you wont find considerably much better.

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In a position to configure motherboard to your liking in speed and attributes.Superior excellent board.Loaded with all the older goodies like Parallel Port, Com Port, and IDE ports to operate all the older peripherals as nicely as the new and present ones. Wish it came with the accessories to connect all the added port cables with no the additional acquire of them. I would h ave gladly paid for them to be included. If you are seeking for a nicely equipped motherboard to run a Phenom II X2 locked chip, (one that is capable of quad-core but disabled at the factory), THIS is the board to obtain.

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I don't know yet. Spent 3 hours trying to get this factor to POST, basically will not POST. Not that the manual is basically helpful or total. An accurate map of the board would be a bonus. My son spent his Christmas money on a Newegg bundle to develop a computer, which won't even boot into BIOS. Thanks MSI. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have experienced with this certain mb. Please e mail me straight through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your total contact data, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to help you get this resolved.Best Regards,User SupportMSI Item Support

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core unlocking, and all the other cool specs havent had the opportunity to use the attributes bc newegg bundled this together with an AMD Phenom II black edition processor which the motherboard says it supports (no qualms with newegg) but receiving everything into the case and hooked up and turning it on realized there was no video so i checked everything and almost everything was hooked up fine, so i known as MSI. what the guy told me immediately after giving him some info about the board and processor is that my board is bios version 1.4 and demands the 1.5 version to use that processor. but without a way to get into the bios there isnt anyway i can flash it. so now i have to take every thing out of it and send it back just to get the right one particular. quite incredibly Incredibly! angry with MSI. i will by no means get another board from them once more. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have seasoned with this particular mb. Please email me directly by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your full speak to data, topic heading "EAH880GM". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User HelpMSI Product Help

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almost everything is now operating not incredibly backwards compatible with windows XP I wrote a previous assessment (I am unable to decide how to edit these reviews) citing an audio dilemma, but I was in a position to fix that, which is why my assessment score is a little greater.Nonetheless, the issue only existed since the board did not have really great backwards compatibility (i.e., the drivers) for Windows XP.MSi's response was pretty fast and that was excellent, too - thanks anyway!

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Excellent value vs. functionsLots of legacy connections (COM, PSǘ)Nice size No DVI connector on back panel, but this can be resolved by employing a HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter. I didn't will need DVI, so I didn't care about this. I bought this for a budget construct, and it works just fine.

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Got this on a open box deal. functions fantastic none

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portion of my first develop and i it was operating truly nicely for the very first 2 months. nonetheless functions nicely except... second dimm slot does not show up on AMD overdrive and MSI control center. it does show up bios, cpuid, memtest86, and win7. so what's up? did a sensor burn out? it ticks me off. and now catalyst control center has died on me following i install an msi video card!?! jeeze. overall, the laptop is operating along seriously properly, but then i've got 12gb of ram on board, so if a 4gb card is not being recognized it's not as if i'd know otherwise. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have experienced with this certain mb. Please email me directly via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your total make contact with details, subject heading "EAH880GM". I would like to support you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Product Support

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Works as described. Core unlock is awesome None This is the second 880s series MSI board that ive bought. The other was a -45 model. Both unlocked my cpus (a sempron 140 to dual core and a phenom II x2 BE to quad core). Bios is simple to recognize for the most component. Nevertheless tweaking settings to try and get the greatest perfomance. OC switch on board makes it speedy and effortless to initially OC

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This motherboard has about anything needed for a startup Computer. Purchased in a Combo with the AMD Athlon II X4 640 and G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB of memory. Computer is keeping up with a laptop or computer built over the summer for way additional income. Motherboard supports on processor video, and can even manage SC2 with Medium settings. Motherboard was easy to connect to, documentation was superb. None as of however.

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•Good price tag•Room for 16GB of Ram•Decent on-board graphics𔅚 SATA ports•Smaller than max m-atx spec size (this board is 244mm by 200mm) •No DVI port𔅘 of the SATA ports are stacked (which may well make cabling tricky)•Only one included SATA cable With all the negative critiques I was prepared to send this board back if one thing turned out to be messed up, but following testing all the ports, RAM, CPU, audio, etc, I couldn't find any flaws. The board appears to compromise a bit on the functions and ports to get the price tag down (no DVI wha?) but all the downsides I listed here were irrelevant to my construct, and the pros had been what I required. I'm happy so far (about a month of ownership).

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This MSI micro packs quite a punch for such a little board. It has plenty of expansion selections and it's too complicated to navigate about the board, even in such a tiny region. It's FSB is fast, it's got capacity for 16GB of RAM, and a lot of SATA and PCIe spaces for taking this AM3 upwards to the year 2020. The directions had been a bit generic, and the very vital points to note had been lost amid the images, figures, and standard specs. Honestly, if one thing is extremely essential to note (such as producing certain not to use any added brass connectors, producing sure all your ATX is plugged in appropriately, and so on.) it really should be put in bold, in a shader box, and made really apparent, not merely asterisked at the beginning of a footnote on a page.The board is also incredibly crunched, and as soon as you have particular points plugged into it, you no longer can access board features; for instance, if you have any intention of OC'ing the board, make sure to do it just before you add a graphics card, since it will cover your switches.Lastly, it only came with one IDE and 1 SATA cable, which means if you are acquiring OEM drives, you will need to have to make sure to purchase some additional cables for them. Ultimately, the cons are fairly weak in the lengthy haul. If you install the board correct, don't mind the modest space, and have spare cables laying around, this board is ideal.

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Inexpensive - Got it as a comboWorked first time when I turned on my newly built AMD X6 1055. As noted by others, burnt smell right after I tried to overclock. The board went dead. MOSFET's in these affordable boards can\'t take any improve in CPU voltage. I known as MSI's client service. They got defensive. I emailed their client service. Don't bother. They by no means replied. I even forwarded the e-mail to the VP's but no one responded. This was in Jan. 2011. I finally went back to my trustworthy ASUS MOBO's. Be forewarned. Stay away if you want to overclock this MSI MOBO. I wasted a week playing about with a dead MSI board. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,“Please contact MSI consumer service representative Tom at tomh@msi.com, or call Tom at 626-913-0828 ext 216 with your case details. Thank you.”Greatest Regards,Customer Service Team

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Paired it with a 555, effortless oc and unlock functions, and relatively uncomplicated install. It has just what I required, onboard graphics just fine for common use, and good and fast. Not a ton of expansion capacity, but genuinely, this is a perfect board for a uncomplicated to mid level gamer. If you want a lot more than a 4250 then you can do so still, and if developing an 8x hd monster or a 5x optical drive, what are you undertaking seeking at a micro ATX anyways? This 1 hit the sweet spot for me, good abilities, a nice 880 set with excellent (if not enormous amounts of) expansion available, and a great value.

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Straightforward to use, Though I preserve servers I have in no way attempted to unlock a cpu ahead of, nor have I looked into it. This board created it super uncomplicated - was in a position to unlock my Athlon II X3 435 into a Phenom II X4 B35 by just turning on 2 choices without having even reading the manual.Lots of tweaking selections for overclocks. Lack of USB3. Confusing OC Genie and OC switch, I have no idea what distinction they are..sounds like redundant feature. Wish it had either USB ports or LPT port instead of PSǘ ports. I know a lot folks with ancient printers that are nonetheless operating fine.But who nonetheless utilizes PSǘ anyway?

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Good size/form factor.Lots of legacy connectivity (COM, PSǘ, and so on)Plenty of expansion slots for a Micro ATX board.On-board GPU is fine for non-gaming use. Got a BSOD as soon as, but appears to be running OK now. Not certain why I got a BSOD, I haven't looked at the dump yet.Northbridge/GPU gets pretty toasty whilst transcoding HD video. I have a case fan blowing directly on it, but it nonetheless gets up more than 60C.

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MSI, fired right up as usual. Runs good & cool w/my x4 955 be. OC switch is great. 1 click and I'm at 3.6 mhz., and thats just the very first setting. Too effortless, really like it. Temps are all wonderful. Took off 1 egg due to the fact 9800gtx covers up OC switch when installed, could have been laid out a little bit much better, just kind of annoying having to remove the card to get to the switch. I guess I'll just go into bios as usual for OC to prevent removing the GPU, but man that switch is easy.I've always had great luck w/msi, they had been my initially develop in 03, and that board is nonetheless running for a buddy, just can't kill them. Carried out 6-7 since, and all have gone well, not best, but great.

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Little footprint. Exceptional efficiency from built-in ATI video adapter. A lot of SATA connections. One PATA port, no SPDIF port but I already knew that prior to I purchased. This board has almost everything you would want for the funds. I matched it to an AMD Athlon X2 Regor 3 GHz CPU and 4 GB of Essential PC1066 dual channel technique memory kit. So far really stable. It came correct up soon after installing it.Extremely fast and flexible board. Netflix streams look smooth and aren't choppy at all.

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Booted up initial attempt, OC characteristics if you want them No USB 3., but we knew that when we bought it. Soon after reading a couple of evaluations I was worried about this board but it appears to be carrying out quite superior so far.