MSI's entry level H81-P33 motherboard features an ATX form factor, two DDR3 DIMMs and a single PCIe 2.0 x16 slot.
MSI has announced the H81-P33, an ATX sized motherboard that is based on Intel's entry level H81 chipset and offers a 6-phase VRM, a LGA1150 socket and an AMI UEFI BIOS with support for Windows 8's fast boot functionality.
The H81-P33 features two DDR3 DIMMs that support up to 32 GB of DDR3-1600 MHz, a single PCIe 2.0 x 16 slot (PCIe 3.0 is not supported by the H81 chipset), two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots and three legacy PCI connectors. With regards to connectivity, the motherboard includes Gigabit Ethernet, two PS/2 connectors, two USB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0 ports, 6-channel HD audio, and dual-link DVI and VGA outputs.
Although the MSI H81-P33 has not been formally priced at the time of writing, we fully expect this budget motherboard to be priced at $100 or less.
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Tarun Iyer was a contributor for Tom's Hardware who wrote news covering a wide range of technology topics, including processors, graphics cards, cooling systems, and computer peripherals. He also covered tech trends such as the development of adaptive all-in-one PCs.
