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MSI P35 Platinum Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: June 19, 2007
Page: 4 of 10
Real-time pricing for EVGA 132-GT-E768-TR.
EVGA Core i7/Intel X58/3-Way SLI & CrossFireX/SATA3&USB3.0/A&2GbE/ATX Motherboard 132-GT-E768-TR Electronics Usually ships in 24 hours
Amazon: $214.99 Newegg: $214.99
Buy.com: $191.99

Main Specifications

MSI P35 Platinum main features are:

  • Socket: 775.
  • Chipset: Intel P35 Express.
  • Super I/O: Fintek F71882FG
  • Clock Generator: ICS 9LPRS906CQLF
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by a Marvell 88SE6111 chip.
  • Serial IDE: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the south bridge chip supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 (two of them eSATA soldered on the rear panel) and one SATA-300 port controlled by a Marvell 88SE6111 chip.
  • USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the motherboard and six available through I/O brackets, which don’t come with the motherboard).
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a): Yes, two ports controlled by VIA VT6308 chip (one soldered on the motherboard and another available through an I/O bracket, which comes with the motherboard).
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC888T codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 kHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 kHz sampling rate for the outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), supporting VoIP using a regular telephone (adapter not included) and with one on-board optical SPDIF output connector.
  • On-board video: No.
  • On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset together with one Realtek RTL8111S chip.
  • Buzzer: No.
  • Power supply: ATX12V 2.x (24-pin) (EPS12V optional).
  • Slots: Two x16 PCI Express slots (one working at x16 and the other, yellow, working at x4, supporting CrossFire), two x1 PCI Express slots and two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR2-DIMM sockets (up to 8 GB up to DDR2-1066/PC2-8500).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: One.
  • Programs included: Drivers and utilities.
  • Extra features: Passive cooling and LED diagnostics.
  • More Information: http://www.msicomputer.com
  • Average price in the US*: USD 202.00

* Researched at Shopping.com on the day we published this review.

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