Conclusion

06:00 - Friday 27 February 2004 by Roland Marianna
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: msi, mega, 180, mini

Conclusion

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MSI MEGA 180
Chipset Nvidia nForce2 + MCPT
CPUs supported AMD Athlon XP
Memory supported Dual DDR400
IDE supported ATA 133
Slot 1 AGP 8x
1 PCI
Front panel interfaces 1x S/PDIF digital sound input, optical
1x mic in
1x speaker out
2x USB 2.0 ports
1x FireWire (IEEE1394) 6-pin
1x FireWire (IEEE1394) 4-pin
Back panel interfaces 2x VGA ports
2x PS/2 (mouse + keyboard)
1x RJ45 - Ethernet 10/100 Mbits/s
2x USB 2.0
1x parallel port
1x video t (S-video)
1x S/PDIF out, optical
3x multichannel audio
Power 250 Watts
Accessories Integrated WiFi 802.11b (11 Mbits/s)
Remote control
AM/FM antenna

The chipset used for this version is the best choice for AMD processors. With native dual display, it means you won't need the video card at first. But performance equivalent to a GeForce4 MX 440 will not be enough for hardcore gamers hankering for the latest 3D games. MSI will thus eventually need to add a next-generation video card.

MSI also offers the Mega 865, equipped, as its name implies, with the Intel i865 chipset, for those who want to go the Pentium 4 processor way.


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