MSI any good?

There is a "Holy Trinity" of motherboards...
Abit, Asus and MSI.

As a general rule, MSI is a great motherboard. Some may disagree because of their experiences. We've all had some bad experiences, if we have built enough rigs. Hell, I blew up two Abit KG7-Raid boards back in the day, but Abit remains a great company. Will your new MSI blow up? Who knows, but I give you a better chance of success than I would if you deviated from those three brands.

Have a blessed day. :D


This post was written from a MSI K7D Master L that is running on its April 2003 original install.
 
potroast said:
but at what cost? The extra $10 to have the 3 year manufacturer's warranty is worth it, imho...

And although I hate the stock hsf's they include, it gives you a backup should a fan go out in the future.
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Monarch charges $15 for a 3 year warranty. Still a good deal.. :)
 
Barnaby said:
Monarch charges $15 for a 3 year warranty. Still a good deal.. :)
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why pay $15 to get a 3-year 3rd party warranty when you could get the manufacturer's warranty for $10 and they throw in a free hsf?
 
Yeah, the difference between the cost of a PIB and an OEM usually IS $10. Still no question for me..Retail all the way. And as potroast has said...you get a free HSF unit and a cool little case badge and install guide :D
 
well, being that the 90nm 939's are only OEM right now, your options are kinda limited...
 
yea they are.... jsut to let you all know... i ordered all my stuff from newegg yesterday, welll.. 2 days now... so it should be here soon enough.. this is what i went for.


MB K8N Neo Platinum MSI MS-7030
$123.00

DVD+/-RW LITEON SOHW-1633S BLK %
$75.00

FDD 1.44MB NEC|FD1231H-302 OEM BLK
$7.00

KB LOGTECH|BLACK INTERNET KEYBRD%
$10.00

VGA PNY|6800GT 256M VCG6800GAPB
$405.00

POWER SP|460W EG465P-VE FMA 1.3 RTL
$75.00

CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G%
$11.98

HD 160GB|WD 7200 WD1600JB 8MB%
$93.00

ACCES FAN|THBLADE 80 A1910 BL TT RT
$17.97

CPU AMD 64 |3000+ ATHLON 64 RTL
$163.00

DDRAM 2x512MB| OCZ4001024LDCPER2-K
$279.00

all said and done... DELL 20" 2001fp LCD also.... ill let u know who my 1st build goes..
 
Yeah... I've been EXTREMELY happy with my MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU ever since I won the AMD XP 1800+ CPU from that AMD XP GiveAway they had 2 years ago @ 6am in select cities :D

They were giving away a GigaByte mobo, but I sold that one and added 20 bucks to get the KT3 Ultra-ARU with on-board RAID, etc., etc., etc. Loved it since Day 1 and still loving it to this day.

I do want to upgrade the CPU to XP 2600+, though. Should I get the OEM or Retail version? NewEgg only sells OEM for $76, I think. What heatsink/fan should I get for the Thoroughbred XP 2600+???
 
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