MSI 775 Intel 2xDDR3 micro ATX Motherboard

Title : MSI 775 Intel 2xDDR3 micro ATX Motherboard
ASIN : B004N3ATTW
Description : MSI G41M-P28 motherboard

APS (Active Phase Switching)
Active Phase Switching; APS; technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSIâ?TMs mainboards. The underlying idea is to switch off the power supply as soon as no electricity is needed; and when the system needs more resources again; APS will automatically adjust electricity supply accordingly. APS will automatically detect your processorâ?TMs loading at any given time and save energy accordingly. This is only possible by means of a very advanced power controlling technology. Other than software-based solutions; APS technology stands out from MSIs own research. The specially developed IC chip can operate automatically depending on the demands of the power supply; which is to reduce the total power usage.

All Solid Capacitors on PWM
Capacitors are the most important component for electronic productâ?TMs power supply. The quality of the capacitors can impact the stability of the entire system and risk of product failure. Currently there are two types of capacitors; electrolytic capacitors and solid capacitors. Compared to electrolytic capacitors; solid capacitors have a longer lifespan; and provide a more stable power under high temperatures. More importantly; solid capacitors do not have any liquid materials inside; and thus will not suffer a leak which would infringe upon the productâ?TMs stability. With such benefits is it no wonder that solid capacitors are very important for product qualityâ?TMs improvement;

M-Flash
Compared to common mainboard which need extra BIOS chips; MSIâ?TMs M-Flash has a double advantage which doesnâ?TMt need extra components and secondly; all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function; moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able
Features :

• Maximum internal memory: 8 GB
• Number of DIMM slots: 2
• Memory voltage: 1.5 V
• Supported memory clock speeds: 800;1066;1333
• Supported memory types: DDR3

List Price : £37.26

category: Micro ATX
brand: MSI
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.2
Review : There are better motherboards out there for the same price
I have owned this motherboard before, and it lasted just 12 months. It wasn't too bad, but I prefer the Asrock G41M-S3 as it has better features for the same price. The reason for buying was that I have many backups tied to this board and didn't want to mess around with universal recovery on a different motherboard. That is why I bought this. The only downside of it is the shockingly slow speeds when using USB outside windows ie to do an "Acronis" recovery outside windows. It is actually slower than my ancient MS-6758, so you will need to watch this, hence why I have now chosen the Asrock. It does boast 7.1 sound, which you can't knock, thats better than the Asrock's 5.1. It also works with an array of different processors from the P4 to the Q6600.

Considering that it is a "budget" board it also features portable BIOS as well as quiet fan. The overclocking is also easy and quite impressive.