MSI P45 Platinum Review

Specifications:

Features:

DrMOS

• Excellent energy-saving capability and offers high-computing performance.
• In full loading system, DrMOS drops the surface temperature by 16 degrees.
• Provide superior energy-saving function and maintain an ultimate low temperature operation.
• Comes with three incredible features.

All Solid Capacitors

• Longer lifespan than electrolytic capacitors
• Endurable to operation under higher frequency & temperature
• Avoid exploding capacitors to cause mainboards failure

All Shielded Choke

• A choke is an inductor responsible for storing power and regulates the current.
• All shielded choke could reduce core power loss, lower EMI interference.
• Store energy longer at higher frequency, achieving higher efficiency.

Circu-Pipe 2

• Equipped with 5 heat-pipe
• Trapezoid plate - Best heat transfer
• Max expansion in limit space - fit with giant CPU cooler
• Exclusive Circu-Pipe2 offers high quality extreme cooling

2-phase Power

• 2-phase Power on Memory/Northbridge
• Power Efficient!
• Lower Temperature
• Max voltage Control

VGA Booster

• Both graphic channel are from Northbridge(MCH), no more bottleneck issue
• Native PCI Express 2.0
• Auto detect & switch in 1 x16 / 2 x8 (CF-X) mode
• VGA Booster push the 3D performance up to a new level

OC Jumper

• RapidBoost - OC Jumper
• OC Jumper gives MSI mainboards more tolerance to achieve OC limit
• Make overclocking easier for end-users

M-Connectors

• Easy connect to front panel & chassis cable
• 2x USB, IEEE 1394, front panel (JFP1/2)& audio(JAUD1) M-connector in the package
•  Easy to tell the definition of each pin

User Friendly Design

• Functions designed with button to be easy use.
• Help power-users tweaking process in-chasis enviornment
• Onboard SATA ports are stacked on the mainboard to avoid mechanical issue with giant graphic cards like 8800 Ultra.

CrossFireX Support

• Equip with 2 or more PCIe x16 slots, ATI CrossFire Ready.
• The ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform.
• Provides 2.7x faster performance than single graphic card solution.

Green Power Design

• With Multi-phase PWM IC, which lead to better power converting, reducing noise and expand the lifespan and stability.

MSI Advanced Live Update Online

• The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there’s a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.
  Dual Core Center
•  Key components status hardware monitor.
• Monitor the Dual Core CPU each unit status.
• Optimize System status define.
•  Auto speed up with system loading change.
• live_update_3 standard: Live Update 3 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.

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