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MSI P67A-GD53

MSI P67A-GD53

Verdict

A versatile, well-rounded motherboard that supports the latest processors at an attractive price

Review Date: 26 May 2011

Price when reviewed: £90

Full review

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

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Comparison

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MSI P67A-GD53

MSI P67A-GD53
Details
Part Code GA-H55M-UD2H P67A-GD53
Review Date 15 Jan 2010 26 May 2011
Price ex VAT £67 £90
Price inc VAT £79 £108
Overall rating 6 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Performance 4 stars out of 6
Features & Design 5 stars out of 6
Value for Money 5 stars out of 6
Motherboard form factor micro ATX ATX
Motherboard integrated graphics no no
Compatability
Processor/platform brand (manufacturer) Intel Intel
Processor socket LGA 1156 LGA 1155
Motherboard form factor micro ATX ATX
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Multi-GPU support yes yes
Controllers
Motherboard chipset Intel H55 Intel P67
South bridge N/A
Number of Ethernet adapters 1 1
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec 1,000Mbits/sec
Graphics chipset Supports Intel CPUs with integrated GPU
Audio chipset Realtek ALC889 Realtek HD Audio
Onboard Connectors
CPU power connector type 4-pin 8-pin
Main power connector ATX 24-pin ATX 24-pin
Memory sockets total 4 4
Internal SATA connectors 5 4
Internal PATA connectors 1 0
Internal floppy connectors 1 0
Conventional PCI slots total 2 2
PCI-E x16 slots total 1 2
PCI-E x8 slots total 0 0
PCI-E x4 slots total 1 0
PCI-E x1 slots total 0 3
Rear ports
PS/2 connectors 1 1
USB ports (downstream) 6 8
FireWire ports 1 0
eSATA ports 1 0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 1 1
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports 0 1
3.5mm audio jacks 6 6
Parallel ports 0 0
9-pin serial ports 0 0
Extra port backplane bracket ports 0 none
Diagnostics and tweaking
Motherboard onboard power switch? no yes
Motherboard onboard reset switch? no yes
Software overclocking? yes yes
Accessories
SATA cables supplied 2 2
Molex to SATA adaters supplied 0 0
IDE cables supplied 1 0
Floppy cables supplied 0 0
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