MSI H55M-E21 Intel Motherboard

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Worked wonderful....till it just stopped functioning and didn't even show bios anymore "until it just stopped working and didn't even show bios anymore" Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have experienced with this specific mb. Please e mail me straight via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete speak to details, subject heading "EAHH55M-E21". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Best Regards,User HelpMSI Solution Support

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The board does anything it's advertised to do... the value is ideal and Newegg ships extremely rapid. The board is extremely cramped... the PCI-E and PCI-E 2. slots are quite close together. I have an nVidia GTX 460 PCI-E card and also have a PCI-E Soundblaster. The video card truly covers a single of the PCI-E slots and when I put the Soundblaster in the remaining PCI-E slot it's so close to the video card that they actually touch towards the finish of the Soundblaster. I wound up fabricating a tiny spacer to make sure there was enough room for the video card fan to have sufficient space to cool the card. The video card also extends far sufficient back onto the board that it also makes accessing the SATA connections extremely hard. This is a fantastic board for the price... just be aware you might have troubles with obstructions, based on what cards you install on the board.

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Performs fundamental functions, fit well with my color scheme, 1 of the handful of sub ㆈ s1156 motherboards. MSI assistance is non existant it would seem, been on their forums attempting to appropriate some Bios settings which are at this time, read only. Memory is advertised being able to run 1600OC, mine hit 1066 on auto detect. Altered the timing and was only able to get it to 1333, unable to change this unless you change the blck on the CPU. Issue is, blck is not selectable. Update the bios, disabled EIST and C state.. no dice. Attempted to use their computer software to perform this, locked up my system. At a loss so far, forums are a waste of time as all users will tell you to do is pick the solution. Didnt support with my question at all, not even associated as it skips the solution completely. Bottom line, motherboard does not have the potential to run 1600 memory and doesnt have OC capabilities. Sound top quality is not the greatest, LAN seems skiddish, and boot sequence takes longer then most motherboards to full. -1 egg for no support aid-1 for false facts of the board-1 for wasting added money on memory/HSF that will do me no good as I could have utilised stock HSF and cheaper memory for this really basic board.If you just want a motherboard that does the simple and is quite little, I still would not recommend this board since if something went wrong you in all probability wouldnt be able to get the support/help you needed. I will probably ask Newegg if a thing can be performed with this issue such as a RMA due to the troubles of mine not becoming correctable therefore misrepresenting the motherboard specifications. Otherwise, I will possibly buy an entirely new motherboard and not give this companies items an additional look more than. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have skilled with this distinct mb. Please email me directly by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete make contact with information, topic heading "EAHH55M". I would like to support you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Support