K7N415 Pro from MSI – 4136 days old

[Alakazam]

Just for you IA, sorry no specs yet but a purty picture

[TheHeretic]

No RAID, and it would appear that capacitors are to close to CPU socket for larger coolers. And, what is with the CMR riser.

Does have a lot of colors though. Might have to change NB from passive to active if ya plan on oc'ing.



Just my initial reactions to it.



TheHeretic

[prod]

Ya that is one crowded board, too many sacrifices to cut the size down. Havent seen a floppy connector there since P1 boards.
Its expected tho with an OEM board that uses integrated video. Nforce just a little better than the others

[Alakazam]

This is all I could dig up on this board so far

3 DIMM slots for PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM
support for Twinbank Memory Architecture
one AGP 4x, 5 PCI, one CNR slot
Hyper Transport bus to connect the Bridges
MCP audio processor unit
optional support for 10/100Mbit Ethernet

I wish we could get an edge on picture to see how high the capacitors and chokes are in relation to the socket. This one does not have the built-in video, it should be about $30 cheaper which will suit IA just fine, I don't think he's concerned with raid either but will have to await his comments. This is the chipset he said he wanted http://www.bitbenderforums.com/showt...threadid=26437

[AmStoned]

Why didn't MSI just move all the IDE sockets to the side like the floppy. And that loop thing to the left of Socket A's too close. Still like the ATX socket placement though. Best in the market IMO.