MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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3.7
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Budget Gamer Board

-Fast
-Cheap
-Has only the features I need so I'm not paying for stuff I don't use.
-Save money on Mobo and get a better gfx card
-easy setup and install
-good driver support
-looks cool
-you can turn off the LED's if you want
-LOTS of fan 3 pin connectors which is good for cooling your stuff

none

A++++ mobo, would buy again!!

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Good Board, Junk Software

I have no issues with this board. I see some people complaining that it only has one PCI Express slot, or it's missing some port they wanted. How is this a con? Did you not read the specs before you purchased the board? You knew what you were getting before you hit the button to pay for it, so why complain now?

Anyway, it has everything I needed and was a good price. As some other reviewers noted, it comes with an awesome BIOS and tons of features. I haven't played with many of them yet because I want to make sure I have a stable OS install first.

I basically just set the date, changed the SATA type to AHCI and off I went.

I do have some complaints though. Their software sucks!

I can find no where to have the board adjust the fan speed based on CPU or chipset temperature. So basically the fans run at 100% all the time, which is really annoying. I have been using the MSI GUI to step them down once I boot into Windows. The problem is that you have to load the software, find the right tab and then change the speed on each fan. There is an option to save a profile with your settings, but it doesn't "remember" your settings between reboots. What good is that if I have to open the software and load the profile every single time I reboot?

The Super-Charger software triggers a UAC prompt each boot which is also annoying. I ended up having to create a task that fires the software with elevated permissions.

Seriously, rewrite this thing so it can run as a service. How can you make such a great board and then write junk software.

I'm subtracting 2 eggs for the software.

MSI P67A-C43 (B3) Motherboard
Intel 2500k CPU
Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Cooler
16GB G.Skill RipJaws PC3 12800
60GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
1TB WD Caviar Black
HIS Radeon HD 4670
Cooler Master M600 PSU
Rosewill Challenger Mid ATX Tower
Samsung BDD Model SH-B123L/RSBP
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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Features & Details

  • Intel P67
  • Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 2nd gen (LGA 1155) / Intel Core 3rd Gen (LGA 1155) / Pentium / Xeon (LGA1155)
  • DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2133*(OC)

Specifications

Model
BrandMSI
ModelP67A-C43 (B3)
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeLGA 1155
CPU TypeCeleron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 2nd gen (LGA 1155) / Intel Core 3rd Gen (LGA 1155) / Pentium / Xeon (LGA1155)
Chipsets
ChipsetIntel P67
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Memory
Number of Memory Slots4x240pin
Memory StandardDDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2133*(OC)
Maximum Memory Supported32GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x161 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x13 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots3 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)2 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAIDSATA2 ports support RAID 0/1/5/10 mode by Intel P67 SATA3 ports support RAID 0/1 mode by Intel P67
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC892
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN ChipsetRealtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo / 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial Out / 2 x USB 3.0 / 8 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/21 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard port
USB 3.02 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.08 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB4 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Dimensions (W x L)12" x 8.5"
Power Pin24 Pin
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggMarch 09, 2011
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