What else do you get?
Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme; they'll all work.
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User manual Drivers and utilities CD for Windows XP containing drivers for motherboard devices, MSI Live Update 3, MSI Dual Core Center and MSI Security Suite. MSI PasswordKeeper, MSI SecureDoc, and MSI Lockbox Drivers for Windows Vista, identical to XP's save for no MSI Security Suite 1x 80-conductor flat IDE cable and 1x 34-conductor flat FDD cable (red, MSI-branded), 4x non-latching-style SATA data cables, 2x Molex-SATA power adapter cables - single-ended ATX I/O shield FireWire expansion bracket with 1x 6-pin 1394a port. MSI M-Connector for USB, FireWire, Audio + ATX P8 (not shown) . |
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Our pre-production sample's package didn't contain MSI's M-Connector, which, like ASUS' Q-Connector, provides a one-block attachment of various chassis cables. Additionally, the M-Connector also provides support for front-panel audio and the PSU's P8 connectors.
The software bundle and documentation is good but we would have liked to have seen a couple of right-angled SATA cables included in the box.
Remember to don your sunglasses when attaching the ultra-garish floppy and ATA cables, though!
Warranty
MSI provides a 2-year warranty on its motherboards that begins on the date of the customer's invoice. The warranty is transferable, should the board be sold on, and it's up to the reseller from which the board was purchased from to ensure a speedy turnaround.MSI also states that support can be provided directly should the supplier cease trading.
We've reiterated this ad nauseum, but please buy from a reseller that you trust; the quality of the warranty is inextricably tied into the purchase.