Six 975X Enthusiast Motherboards for Today and Tomorrow

Motherboard Details

MSI adds a PCI SATA RAID controller by JMicron that offers two ports.

We had to break the lock of the ATX power connector before we could install it.

MSI deploys a 4-phase voltage regulator; the retail version of the motherboard comes with MOSFET heat sinks.

VIA's VT6308P controller offers three IEEE-1394a Firewire ports.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.