MSI - MSI K8N Neo2 nForce3 Ultra Motherboard Review

The MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard does have a lot to offer any potential buyer. It has solid performance based on a chipset that has solid stability. I didn’t run into any problems during installation or the daily use of this motherboard. The bios features are excellent and with a completely working PCI/AGP bus lock, this chipset may become a great overclockers companion. Yes, VIA has implemented a PCI/AGP bus lock in their recent K8T800 Pro chipset, but the boards we have here are having some difficulty in running it locked 100% of the time. I just got the Abit KV8 Pro in for further testing on this very issue.

The only issue I had with this board was the problematic positioning of the chipset fansink in relation to the AGP retention clip that made removal of the graphics card somewhat cumbersome.

The K8N Neo2 does not disappoint in the features department either; two Gigabit LANs, 4 SATA channels with RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 support, 7.1 channel audio, Firewire, USB 2.0 and a great enthusiast BIOS make this board a great selection for anyone look to implement the new AMD Athlon 64 processors in their 939-pin habitat. The MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard continues a great line of products from MSI and brings a balance of performance and features to the AMD market.

MSI K8N Neo2 nForce3 Ultra Motherboard @ PCPerspective