Motherboard: MSI 845E MAX2 BLR Review :: Conclusion

Author: Niso Levitas · 08-22-2002 · Category: Motherboards

Scores

  • Features: 27
  • Ergonomics: 5
  • Compatibility: 25
  • Support: 10
  • Performance: 06
  • Total: 73
  • How Does it Rank?
Motherboards.org Editor's Choice Winner

Buy This Board From

powered by BizRate.com

Positive: It was full of features. Six channel audio with digital out, 10/100 Mbit network connection , UDMA 133 Raid, 6 Ports of USB, Diagnostic LEDs. Package was impressive with a lot of utilities and detailed manuals. The board was rock stable throughout all tests. Overclocking was not a problem even without aggressive BIOS settings.

Negative: Performance was not impressive. It is understandable because its default frequency was lower than competitors. May be this is the normal frequency and all of them have to be like this. But it reflected on the Performance. The Hardware installation and ergonomics of the motherboard was not flawless.

If you want to have a quality, rock stable motherboard full of features, but not aggresive perfomance this is the board for you.

Asus P5Q LGA775 ATX Motherboard
Intel D945GCLF Desktop Board
MSI Computer K9N6PGM2-V MICRO-ATX Motherboard
Intel DP45SG LGA775 ATX Motherboard
Asrock ALIVENF6P-VSTA Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
XFX Force Geforce 750A SLI MCP AM2+ Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R ATX Desktop Motherboard
Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 Chipset Motherboard
Asus P5Q-E Intel P45 Core 2 QUAD/CORE 2 Extreme Motherboard
HP 360427-001 Compaq System Motherboard