The Tomorrow’s Star of Intel Platform- MSI P965 Platinum First Exposure

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Originally Posted by lawrywild

did i miss something? x6800 and it says (6-9x)??

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because CPU is es:p:

windwithme: I am really tempted by this board... £106 (roughly 200USD) and it has everything I need onboard. But I heard MSI BIOS have been bad lately... should I still get this board?

I have 2Gb OCZ Platinum PC2-6400, are there any known issues with OCZ RAM?

Thanks,

Suman

Here in DK the PowerUP board is ~100$ more than the P965 (300$ compared to 200$), so there's definitely a premium attached... I really hope MSI gets the FSB crancked up on this baby, as I've ordered one (out of stock though) with an E6600.. Even though I'm not going for anything over 3.3-3.6, I still want to get to at least 3.3GHz... It would be typical of the manufacturers to put limits on their cheaper boards :rolleyes:... Though I hope I'm wrong :)

[EDIT] Also, I don't see any MCH-volt adjustment in the pics?? Is that just me, or there simply is no way to change that?? [/EDIT]

Best Regards :toast:

PS. Sorry for bringing this thread back from the grave, didn't want to spam with yet another, and besides, some great info here :)

yeah this board looks nice but it would be nice to see some 450+ FSB action :)

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Originally Posted by dinos22

yeah this board looks nice but it would be nice to see some 450+ FSB action :)

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may be it will hit 400+ FSB with a better bios.

Is it just me or is XS just becoming a place for just a few ppl/shills to say how great every new board they get given is even when most are just POS :slapass:

wow that's hot

No more info on this board...? Surely it can't top out at 333MHz :(

If this board isn't fussy about ram I'll probably get it.

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Originally Posted by alpha0ne

Is it just me or is XS just becoming a place for just a few ppl/shills to say how great every new board they get given is even when most are just POS :slapass:

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there are getting to be WAY" WAY too many threads with titles like "The new BEST" or something similar when people havent even tested the god dang baords.
a great example is the new DFI 590 board. its a piece of crap yet the titles clearly says its a winner.

same with this baord, the msi 975 and a few others.

you guys who are testing these boards need to get a clue.
as much as I and everyone else respects you and is greatful for your testing.
your thread titles are getting to be a joke.

its almost like the titles is a sarcastic joke to the reality of the true nature of the board.

sorry for being so critical but i dont see the pointin calling a board a great board when its a pile of crap and needs to be instantly stuck in the bargain bin.

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Originally Posted by Lestat

there are getting to be WAY" WAY too many threads with titles like "The new BEST" or something similar when people havent even tested the god dang baords.
a great example is the new DFI 590 board. its a piece of crap yet the titles clearly says its a winner.

same with this baord, the msi 975 and a few others.

you guys who are testing these boards need to get a clue.
as much as I and everyone else respects you and is greatful for your testing.
your thread titles are getting to be a joke.

its almost like the titles is a sarcastic joke to the reality of the true nature of the board.

sorry for being so critical but i dont see the pointin calling a board a great board when its a pile of crap and needs to be instantly stuck in the bargain bin.

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QFT

Hey come on...MSI the Star of Intel platform? Sure... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Lestat

there are getting to be WAY" WAY too many threads with titles like "The new BEST" or something similar when people havent even tested the god dang baords.
a great example is the new DFI 590 board. its a piece of crap yet the titles clearly says its a winner.

same with this baord, the msi 975 and a few others.

you guys who are testing these boards need to get a clue.
as much as I and everyone else respects you and is greatful for your testing.
your thread titles are getting to be a joke.

its almost like the titles is a sarcastic joke to the reality of the true nature of the board.

sorry for being so critical but i dont see the pointin calling a board a great board when its a pile of crap and needs to be instantly stuck in the bargain bin.

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Indeed
It is really a pain to not be able to trust anyone lately, man, I don't understand why they do this.
The nvidia 590 and this one are just two little examples, man, we cannot trust any "star" anymore without results, and even then, we will be the ones telling or getting conclusions, Am I wrong?
This all looks like advertisements

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6702&page=1

P965 diamond review by Hexus

voltages options are in plenty, they mention fsb overclock with an X6800 of 410Mhz

they criticize the layout, but it seems better than that of the AB9 with the trivial ata connector in the middle for example.