MSI P35 Platinum Motherboard Review

The MSI P35 Platinum is solidly built, with a good host of extra features and neat little surprises. Yes, that Circua-Pipe cooling system is kinda crazy, but it cools so well that it can be forgiven for looking a little bit odd.

It’s decently priced at about $180 bucks USD. Now compare that to an equivalent in expansion (but somewhat lesser in performance) NVIDIA 650i chipset based motherboard. Yes, you’ll get economy SLI with the 650i chipset, but you’ll get roughly the same in graphics expansion from the MSI P35 Platinum. Consider as well that the Intel P35 chipset is an absolute overclocker’s dream. And consider even further that the NVIDIA 650i chipset is equivalent to a small space heater.

If I haven’t made myself abundantly clear as of yet, the Intel P35 chipset is great, and the MSI P35 Platinum uses it pretty well. But there are a couple places where MSI could improve the board. Aside from these issues, I’d say that the MSI P35 Platinum motherboard is one of the nicest Intel chipset boards I have seen in quite some time. It may not be at the heart of a gamers dream machine, but it will still run circles around alot of other motherboards.

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