MSI H55M-ED55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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Steady, effective, cool operating (idlesᤢ-36C w/ ambient៯C), utilizing Ubuntu 32(usb flash drive-persistent). Straightforward to overclock...stopped at four.002Ghz, just by raising bclk to 182. Dram was oc'd to 1820 with only 1.348v. Needless to say, there's some headroom for more if you really feel the need... the need for speed. Good looking board and excellent layout. Didn't spend also a lot time with it due to the cons... Vcore can not be changed from "auto." -->MSI-PLEASE fix this on next bios revision. In fact, I hope I'm wrong about this, can a person clue me in on how to modify Vcore? Auto Vcore does work well for overclocking, but I want to undervolt Vcore, and was hoping for a mild overclock to ӯ.5Ghz, just enough to get my dram up to spec. I wanted a lean, not so mean, ice cold machine. But the oc party was more than when the lan port fried my 贝 powerline ethernet bridge.Then my USB ports had been starting to go... intermitently fails to recognize flash drives. I didn't like making use of oc genie since it kept trying to set the dram voltage as well higher for my ramƑ.7v). Bios v1.3 came with the mobo, and xmp wasn't operating, but changed manually in bios no dilemma. updated to v1.5 and xmp booted fine, iirc.I hate crispy kritters... expecially 贝 ones that applied to be my Sling Link Turbo. I wish the mobo had fried alternatively. Cautious boys and girls, dont get burned.This shell shocker deal sucked... out ผ to ship back defective board, missing out on บ rebate, and out 贝 which I'm attempting challenging to forget.core i3-530Gskill eco series F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO

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Was hoping for the ideal for this Motherboard as a low price tag gaming computer system, but nothin but problems this will be my second computer witch turned out to be a nightmare. i spent 跌 significantly less on my very first and it blew this one out of the water... Had, this motherboard for 4-five months. Nothin but difficulties. Blue Screens, random restarts, Freezing would appreciate to go on but i will cease there. OC Genie didnt function from the start off. Personal computer wouldnt start up. So i went in n overclocked it myself. Maybe a person can help me out.Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0GbG.Ability Ripjaws Series 4GB ƒ x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz 4MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 73W Rosewill Green Series RG700-S12 700WEVGA 01G-P3-1373-TR GeForce GTX 460 Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the issue you have experienced with this certain mb. Please email me directly through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your full make contact with information, subject heading "EAHH55M". I would like to enable you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Solution Support

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-Installation was easy-Layout was mostly excellent (see cons)-Fantastic choice of ports -The first PCIe slot seems very close to the RAM holders. When I put my gCard in I virtually could get the RAM clips down.-For me, the BIOs was acting a small funny. I'm not super technically sophisticated but I couldn't (and still can't) enter the BIOS. I can't get rid of the ugly splash screen or check on my system stats... and that Winki issue is just dumb.-Sparse instructions. Overall I like this board. Maybe I'm just becoming stupid about the BIOS and Setting etc.

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Plenty of internal connections. Could've applied a Firewire header, just for completeness. Even Parallel and COM port headers.Easiest CPU/Fan installation in a extended time. Massive con: Only a single DIMM slot seems to function, DIMM4. I've attempted modifying the voltages and various RAM modules, but no joy. All memory tested was off of MSI's Compatibility chart from their personal website. Mine shipped with 1.three version of the BIOS, so preserve that in thoughts when deciding upon your CPU and memory.Normally I would RMA the board, but the low memory specifications of this HTPC box (along with the discomfort of stuffing it into the SFF case I utilised..not the boards' fault, although) will imply I'll just deal with it as lengthy as it lasts. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the situation you have seasoned with this distinct mb. Please e-mail me directly via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial number and your complete get in touch with info, topic heading "EAHH55M". I would like to support you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Assistance

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No concept Failed inside two days Purchased this motherboard to be utilised in a HTPC. Set up was uncomplicated. Had my new Pc up in two hours. Had it operating for two days till pc was shut down. The Computer would not boot afterwards. Motherboard kept restarting till it fried PSU. Hopefully the replacement will perform superior. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have seasoned with this certain mb. Please e mail me straight through usersupport2@msi.com your mb's serial quantity and your complete contact details, topic heading "EAH55M". I would like to enable you get this resolved.Best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Help

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fantastic cost point, fantastic functions, msi! random blue screens and reboots, also likes to lockup at bios load screen. sometimes it can not locate the hard drive and have tested the method with 3 unique difficult drives - all with the same random issue, i also tested different ports and wires. bought about 4 months ago. i'm lost now, built the program for my GF as a present but is now just a headache. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the situation you have experienced with this distinct mb. Please e mail me directly via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your complete speak to info, topic heading "EAHH55M". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Help

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Solid design, Good critiques from other people' I just got the board from newegg.com. It turned out that DRAM Channel 1 is not operating. That implies if you plug in DRAM to DIMM1 or DIMM2. The motherboard just doesn't turn on at all. Nonetheless, DIMM3 and DIMM4 work just fine. Ironically, they suggest using DIMM1 at very first spot when operating with I3 550. Also, the computer software loaded on the BIOS doesn't setup the DRAM speed properly. My DRAM is supposed to run at 1600MHZ whereas on channel two, they run only at 1333MHZ. Moreover, the DRAM is tested by MSI themselves. I am trying to make contact with the approach support. Hopefully, they can get back to me soon. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Buyer,We would like to apologize for the concern you have experienced with this distinct mb. Please email me directly by means of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your mb's serial quantity and your complete speak to info, subject heading "EAHH55M". I would like to aid you get this resolved.Very best Regards,User HelpMSI Item Support

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Install was simple, the manual was clear, and uncomplicated to comprehend. the system with this motherboard has been up and running for two weeks now with no troubles at all. Every little thing functions good Zip, nothing at all really good appear, and layout, high good quality, get one particular!

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One particular of my favorite points about this item is the way it holds the processor. Extremely secure, not like some motherboards I've seen. I didn't notice this when ordering, but it has this small button named the "Overclock Genie." It's supposed to detect the very best settings for OC'ing your comp. Regrettably, each time I attempt to use it, I can never boot my comp properly. That's too bad =/ Good motherboard for such a low price.

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Purchased this board as one of the shell shocker deals. Has almost everything you need for video (VGA, DVI, and HDMI) on board graphics are great for simple use. Installed with a Core i3, runs stable and cool. Despite the fact that I don't use it, the board is missing a fire wire connector. I hate rebates. I filled one particular out to get ten bucks back on the board. I won't see that income for 8-ten weeks.

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Performs with Ubuntu 10.04 no dilemma, the graphics functions excellent also. none so far time will tell

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Built my 1st Pc from the ground up working with this board, and I'm completely happy. I wasn't searching for overclocking, just a motherboard that was all USB 2 + sata (no space wasted on old slow technologies). I also wanted dual PCI-X and lots of ram, and this gives me all that. Haven't even played with the genie button. That plus all the extra video outputs is just gravy. None so far. Nice to have a modern bios that recognizes and boots from my USB sticks.

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Making use of a Core i3, ethernet, audio, and graphics work fine in Linux. I connected two 1600x1200 monitors to the DVI and HDMI ports (using HDMI->DVI cable) and anything worked in Linux (Fedora 14) employing the default settings. Each monitors came up and I can move windows from one to an additional with no tweaking. None

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-Fist off the board looks awsome-It easily detected my ram voltage at 1.3V-The board has lotsa area and but nonetheless is compact and fits very easily in my Mid Tower case.-Good Price for the excellent of the board i purchased it at ๬ -The OC Genie dident perform properly on my Computer (running an i3 540), when i pused the button the Pc wouldent turn on so i went in to the BIOS and manualy OC to four.12GHz and the factor functions good. I only knocked off one particular egg becasue the BIOS worked so properly. Never ever employed MSI before but if this is the high quality of there operate for that price tag i am now a fan and will be a future custumer.

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Solid board for the price if you choose the proper processor Read this before you buy you processor – you can use on board HDMI, DVI & D-Sub only if your processor supports Intel® HD Graphics? and not all of them do. I occurred to purchase i5-760which is four coresǚ threads but does not support integrated graphics … bummer ... and check on i7s too ... Overclocking works fine. eSata is disabled in BIOS and no FireWire …

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Excellent job auto-detecting my G.Skill RAM's advertised latencies. Good excellent board components. Quite stable drivers in WinXP x64, Win7 64, and Ubuntu 64. A quite great searching board as nicely. Mainly because of Intel's superb Turbo Boost, I have no desire to overclock my i5 750. The overclocking attributes in the BIOS are incredibly extensive and you need to take extra care not to accidentally enable any "furnace mode" settings in the menus. Also, resetting the program takes significantly longer than one particular would anticipate... hit the reset button and wait about 10 seconds prior to the boot loader shows up. This is with "Quick Boot" == Enabled. Be cautious about the OC Genie button! It is a 2-position push-button and I accidentally pushed it in when mounting the board. When I powered up the technique, the i5 750's crummy stock cooler spun up to max RPM/noise attempting to preserve my CPU below 90C. When I turned OC Genie off, the stock fan went back to a "normal" 50C idle speed.

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Top quality create, wonderful layout, high high quality components.Manually overclocked i5-750 to three.6G and no problem.Not like other msi boards, paper manual was very great.Bundled ContorlCenter plan offers fantastic monitoring/overclocking oprions.X8/X8 crossfire capable. I nonetheless can not come across CPU voltage lock up option.Must be much more cheaper. Properly, combo deal was excellent. H55 boards do not assistance RAID, just for inform.Default SATA mode was IDE compat mode.Don't forget to switch to AHCI ahead of installing windows.i5-750 鳴ၼ, 3.6), Corsair 2ƦGB C7 ƑT-8-7-8-23), MSI 5770 Hawk ꀔ񳅨)Intel SSD G1 80GB, Antec 300 Case, Antec 500W Bronze Power

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Booted up first time no complications. Employing for an HTPC setup and the HDMI out worked no problems. Also employing s/pdif to receiver without any issues. Core I3 integrated video is outputting to my 50" 720p plasma and it looks great watching Hulu and Netflix HD content material. No Firewire jumper on board so I have a useless front port on my nmediaPC 5000b case. But I knew that going in so... Couldn't have asked for a superior HTPC board. Plugged it in and it worked. Operating Windows 7 64. SETUP: nMEDIAPC HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center MSI H55M-ED55 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB 7200 RPM SATA three.0Gb/s Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3530 WINTEC AMPX 4GB ƒ x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 Rosewill Stallion Series 400W Energy Provide LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray iHOS104-08

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The board has a great appear, and comes with some neat characteristics. The bios is nicely set up and I like that there are so may well power saving settings. For some cause I am having some problems with my memory... I have 4 gigs of memory but for some cause it is only letting me use three.7 one thing. I have a devoted graphics card, and I have it set in the BIOS to use the PCI-E card slot for the graphics. For some cause though in Windows 7 ࿠bit) it says that it is reserving some for hardware. I did my analysis and identified that it had happened before.... I just can't uncover a fix anyplace.

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-Effortless install to my Midtower case-Uncomplicated to use Bio's-Fantastic heat control with my OC Proccessor-Just amazing price -None so far strategy to maintain purchacing from MSI -Im operating an overclocked i3 540 at four.09Ghz, i had to manualy do this in the bio's. i originaly utilized the OC Genie but it would only go to three.5Ghz and not adjust the voltage so i manualy went in and did the OC myself it was super simple and i perfer to do it that way anyways.