MSI P35 Neo Combo Motherboard Review

Main Specifications

MSI P35 Neo Combo main features are:

• Socket: 775.
• Chipset: Intel P35 Express.
• Super I/O: Fintek F71882FG
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by a Marvell 88SE6111 chip.
• Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the south bridge chip and one SATA-300 port controlled by a Marvell 88SE6111 chip.
• USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and eight available through I/O brackets, which don’t come with the motherboard).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): Yes, two ports controlled by VIA VT6308 chip (one soldered on the motherboard and another available through an I/O bracket, which doesn’t come with the motherboard).
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC888 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 kHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 kHz sampling rate for the outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
• On-board video: No.
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset together with one Realtek RTL8111S chip.
• Buzzer: No.
• Power supply: ATX12V 2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: One x16 PCI Express slot, three x1 PCI Express slots and two PCI slots.
• Memory: Two DDR2-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR2-1066/PC2-8500) and two DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR3-1066/PC3-8500).
• Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: One.
• Programs included: Drivers and utilities.
• Extra features: None.
• More Information: https://www.msi.com.tw
• Average price in the US*: This product wasn’t being sold yet on the day we published this review.