MSI P45 Neo3-FR Core 2 Extreme/Intel P45/FSB 1600(OC)/4DDR2-1066(OC)/GbE/R/A/ATX Motherboard

by MSI

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B8KE5G
• Item model number: P45NEO3-FR
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 22, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

	CPU
		• Supports Intel® Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package. • Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale in the LGA775 package. • Supports FSB 1600*(OC)/1333/1066/800 MHz. For latest information on CPU support list, please check http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=cpuform for more detail
	Chipset
		Intel® P45 Chipset • Supports FSB 800/1066/1333/1600*(OC)MHz.     Intel® ICH10R Chipset • Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports. • 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s. • PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. • ACPI 2.0 compliant. • Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10 (ICH10R) • Integrated AHCI controller.
	Main Memory
		• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 667/800/1066*(OC) SDRAM, 16GB Max (To support 16GB max, please check the criteria at Intel website)
	Slots
		• One PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant) • One PCI Express x1 slot. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant) • Four 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots. - Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface
	On-Board IDE /SATA
		One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron® 363 • Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes • Can connect up to 2 Ultra ATA drives     SATAII controller integrated in ICH10R/JMicron® 363 chipest • Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed. • Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R. • Supports two SATAII ports by JMicron 363 • Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH10R (SATA1~6) - Supports SATA RAID 0/1/JBOD by JMicron 363 (SATA7~8)
	Audio
		Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888 • Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing • Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec. • Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.
	LAN
		• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C.
	On-Board Peripherals
		• 4 x USB 2.0 connectors • 1 x Floppy disk drive connector • 8 x Serial ATAII connectors • 1 x ATA133 connector • 1 x SPDIF-Out connector • Clear CMOS Jumper • 2 x H/W OC connector   • 1 x TPM module connector • 1 x PS/2 keyboard • 1 x PS/2 mouse • 1 Parallel port • 1 x Serial port • 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack • 4 x USB 2.0 ports • 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
	BIOS
		• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. • The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.
	Dimensions
		12in.(L) x 9.6in.(W) ATX Form Factor
	Mounting
		9 mounting holes

	• With Multi-phase PWM IC, which lead to better power converting, reducing noise and expand the lifespan and stability.
	• Key components status hardware monitor. • Monitor the Dual Core CPU each unit status. • Optimize System status define. • Auto speed up with system loading change.
	The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there's a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.
	Live Update 3 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.

Product Description

4 DIMMs w/ DDR2 1066+ up to 16GB / 1 Gen2. PCI-E 16X ; 1 PCI-E 1X; 4 PCI; 12USB / 7.1 Channel Audio; Up to 1GB LAN / SATA2 / RAID On-Board IDE / SATA - One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron 363; Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes; Can connect up to 2 Ultra ATA drives; SATA-II controller integrated in ICH10R/JMicron 363 chipset for up to 3Gb/s transfer speed - Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R 4 x USB 2.0 connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 8 x Serial ATAII connectors 1 x ATA133 connector 1 x SPDIF-Out connector Clear CMOS Jumper 2 x H/W OC connector 1 x TPM module connector ? 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jack The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. 9 Mounting holes Dimensions - 12in.(L) x 9.6in. (W) ATX Form Factor For use in ATX compatible desktop tower chassis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible motherboard, January 18, 2009

By 

alexander - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSI P45 Neo3-FR Core 2 Extreme/Intel P45/FSB 1600(OC)/4DDR2-1066(OC)/GbE/R/A/ATX Motherboard (Personal Computers)

it`s a very powerfull motherboard, very good performance. If you`re a gamer i highly recomend it.

3.0 out of 5 stars mainly for the shipping, May 12, 2009

By 

Lora Hamilton "freak" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MSI P45 Neo3-FR Core 2 Extreme/Intel P45/FSB 1600(OC)/4DDR2-1066(OC)/GbE/R/A/ATX Motherboard (Personal Computers)

i ordered the main board and got it the next day of ordering it so that was a big plus in my book but i would say it is only an ok mother board worth the money i paid they did send me a falty one at first but quickly sent me a new one the next day and now after some tenkering with the bios to get it to acsept the hd radeon 3650 i got it is now working fine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exelent performance, November 25, 2008

By 

Jairo Mesa "Shampoo" (Puerto La Cruz, ANZ Venezuela) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSI P45 Neo3-FR Core 2 Extreme/Intel P45/FSB 1600(OC)/4DDR2-1066(OC)/GbE/R/A/ATX Motherboard (Personal Computers)

The truth.

I was looking for new hardware to upgrade from my old PC:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz HT
ECS MoBo
1gb RAM (non Dual-Channel)
eVga e-GeForce 8400gs 512mb
Maxtor 250gb SATA HD 5400rpm
Windows Vista Home Premium x86

and after looking for some hardware, I just found this MoBo... Great brand, performance and price. Just for that budget gamer.

Now I run my brand new PC

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5ghz
MSI P45 Neo3-FR
8gb RAM (Dual-Channel)
MSI GeForce 9800GT 512mb
Maxtor 250gb SATA HD 5400rpm
Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Just like a human being... This MoBo is just great... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED