MSI 865PE Neo- Manuals

Page 2 - Memory

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 - Northbridge - Intel® 82865PE MCH - Southbridge - Intel® 82801ER ICH5 - Intel 82562EZ Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Promise 20378 SATA / IDE RAID - VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 Chip - C-Media 9739A Audio Codec Memory - Type: Dual Channe...

Page 3 - Rear Panel; - 1 x COM ports

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 - 1 x AGP 8x/4x AGP 2.0 Compliant - 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3 Compliant) Rear Panel - PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector - 6 x USB 2.0 ports - 1 x COM ports - 1 x RJ45 LAN port - Audio (Line-In / Line-Out / Mic) Connector ..:: MSI 865PE Neo...

Page 5 - of the motherboard become distinctly detectable.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 temperatures, among many other features. Overall, the MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R comes along with a nice software suite offering programs for both overclockers and multimedia enthusiasts. ..:: Layout: Socket Area ::.. We’ve seen some ...

Page 7 - components such as capacitors and an inductor scattered about.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 and most important components dealing with the core voltage power supply, and clock control. This area is home to the main four-pin 12V core voltage power connection and the Intersil MOSFET driver, along with the ICS chip which ...

Page 9 - Neo2-FIS2R’s PCB is almost completely filled as it stands.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 with the solder points for another. This yellow header allows for additional USB 2.0 support that is provided via the expansion bracket that is included in the package. To the right of the USB 2.0 header, we next come across thr...

Page 10 - overclocking capabilities of the motherboard.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 One aspect that is brand new to MSI’s line of motherboards can be found just below the IDE connectors. This is the new “CoreCell” chip. This chip controls four separate “technologies” if you will, of the motherboard. The first o...

Page 12 - like to see such options added.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 ..:: PC Health Status ::.. The next menu within the 865PE Neo2-FIS2R’s BIOS that we’ll be concerned with is that of the PC Health Status menu. Here we have the ability to check the system temperatures, RPM readings, and voltage ...

Page 13 - factor in any overclocking adventures.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 The next option we come across is “Performance Mode.” This is where you would go to either enable, or disable PAT for the 865PE Neo2-FIS2R. There are four options that are available for this setting, those being Slow, Fast, Turb...

Page 14 - showing numbers like this.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 Corsair PC3500 RAM was right around 1215MHz! A little after this mark, we started to attain sizeable instability, however, we were still able to run some benchmarks with no problems. This overclock was attained with a stock core...

Page 15 - make a difference in memory throughput.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 “Ultra-Turbo” mode, we see an impressive gain with the 865PE Neo2-FIS2R managing to overtake the Abit IS7-G by a fair margin. The main reason for the difference between the Abit IS7-G and MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R here is that the 86...

Page 17 - when in higher resolutions.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 depending on the color resolution. This isn’t much by any means, and would likely disappear when in higher resolutions. ..:: Quake III Arena ::.. Well, the story that has held up so far continues on in the Quake III Arena benchm...

Page 18 - clearly a good choice for any performance oriented user.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 Once again, we have seen the stunning performance that can be offered by an i865PE motherboard with PAT enabled. When we looked at Abit’s IS7-G with “Game Accelerator” Technology last week, we were floored by the incredible perf...

Page 19 - it’d be hard to go wrong with this motherboard.

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 capable of nearly matching those seen from Gigabyte. The 865PE Neo2-FIS2R offers several nice features, such as Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394 support, up to eight USB 2.0 ports, extra Serial ATA RAID support, etc. Something I would...

Page 20 - Superior

MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Written by Stephen Friday, 04 September 2009 12:13 motherboard to date, and it will certainly be hard to dethrone. I’d like to send out a big thanks to MSI for supplying me with the board for review, and thanks to all of you for reading! - Stability: 20/20 - Design: 18/20 - Feat...