MSI Socket 754 mobo available now!

[FallOutBoyTonto]

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<b>There are still about three weeks before AMD unleashes its 64-bit desktop processor – dubbed Athlon 64 – but mainboards for the newcomer already start appearing for sale! <i>MyInfinity.com</i> web-site offers you to get your MSI MS-6702 mainboard already now! Specifications of MSI MS-6702 are pretty obvious for a higher-end mainboard coming out Fall 2003:

- Supports Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 processors;
- VIA K8T800 + VT8237 core-logic;
- 3 DIMM slots for up to 2GB of PC2100, PC2700 or PC3200 DDR SDRAM;
- 5 PCI and 1 AGP 8x slot;
- 2-channel integrated ATA-33/66/100/133 controller;
- 2-channel integrated ATA-33/66/100/133 controller with RAID support;
- 4 Serial ATA-150 ports with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 support (additional 20378 controller from Promise);
- 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet adapter;
- 8 USB 2.0 ports;
- 2 FireWire (IEEE1394) ports;
- Integrated AC`97 6-channel audio solution with SP/DIF connectors;
- Loads of additional functions and technologies from MSI, including Live Update 3, D-bracket 2, MSI Corecell Chip, MSI Corecenter, DOTand so on;
- Overclocking and tuning functions;
- ATX Form-factor.

The cost of MSI MS-6702 mainboard is just $179, quite nice for an unannounced mainboard for a highly-anticipated AMD Athlon 64 microprocessor.

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[Crashman]

Ah, the suckers who will by that VIA chipset board simply because it's the first on the market.

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[sjonnie]

Who in their right mind would by any new board right now unless they desperately needed it with PCI-Express just around the corner?

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[Crashman]

Me. PCI Express will take a while to overtake the other slots.

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