MSI P45 Platinum Reviews

A well-priced board that clocks well. Also good for those with heavy storage needs.

The $200 P45 Platinum is cheaper than the ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/Wi-Fi and the Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6, more feature-rich than the Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L, and the poorest performer of all of these boards, though not by much. One very nifty feature (which went unuse...

External microswitch lets you clear the CMOS. Dual Core Center app gives comprehensive system monitoring, overclocking capability.

Not a top-level performer. Just one external RJ45. No coax S/PDIF port.

Mid-range motherboard. Middle-of-the road features and price, so it's neither most feature-packed nor the cheapest.

While our discussion with MSI improved their layout which is nearly perfect now, the BIOS is still in need of much more improvement. We would like to see energy savings enabled by default, voltages limited so it will not damage your board and settings ena...