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MSI MS-6390 - AMD
| msi ms-6390 -
amd |
Approx Price: $75USD |
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MSI
MS-6390 |
| Processor |
AMD Socket A |
| Northbridge |
VIA KM266 |
| Southbridge |
VIA 8233A |
| Supported FSB |
100/133 MHz |
| Form Factor |
Micro ATX |
| DIMM Slots |
Two PC1600/2100 |
| Max Memory |
2 GB |
| Integrated Video |
Yes, ProSavage8 |
| Shared Video Memory |
8-32MB |
| IDE |
2 Ultra/133 |
| AGP |
None |
| PCI |
3 32bit PCI's |
| ISA |
None |
| CNR/AMR/ACR |
1 CNR |
| LAN |
10/100 Realtek 8101L |
| Audio |
Avance Logic AC'97 |
| USB |
2 USB 1.1 |
| Power Supply |
Standard ATX |
| Misc |
1 Serial, 1 Parallel, WoL,
WoM | |
The MSI 6390 is based on VIA's KM266 chipset which is
basically the KT266A with an integrated ProSavage videocard. Being one of the
more powerful motherboards in the round up it was also one of the more
upgradeable ones as well. Using a Micro ATX sized PCB the 6090 has all the
goodies you could ever want included for a mainstream office box as well.
 The first thing that
catches your eye when you lay your eyes on this motherboard is the massive heatsink on the MOSFETS. Good job MSI,
they must generate a lot of heat and remember this is a low cost board. MSI
didn't do it for the looks.
On the
other hand, we were a bit surprised with the small passive green heatsink on the
northbridge. As mentioned earlier, the KM266 is based on the KT266A which on
most other motherboards had active cooling plus a ProSavage videocard.
The good
news is during testing we didn't have any stability problems and the board
worked quite well. It's nice to see that MSI has taken the time to add an AGP
slot to this motherboard allowing consumers to upgrade to a videocard if
necessary.
With
three extra PCI slots you should have all the expansion needs covered.
The
MS-6390 was also quite inexpensive, coming in at just $125 CDN.
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