Another MSI 845 Ultra Review (i845-B)

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MSI 845 Ultra vs. SiS645 vs. P4X266A vs. Asus P4T-E

The Intel 845D chipset based MSI 845 Ultra was kept running the Sandra Burn-in wizard for 96 hours- that's the most we've ever put any board on the stress test. Good thing that it completed every test and could probably still go on for another 96 hours without a problem.

 

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MSI 845 Ultra Now Available @ NewEgg for $139!!!

*GTa <-- Just waiting for Northwood!

 

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Debating whether I should jump the gun and push the purchase button now...so tempting:

Enermax Beige/White 10-bay case w/ 330w PS
MSI 845 Ultra-AR i845-B mobo
Intel Pentium4 s478 1.9Ghz CPU
Corsair PC2100 512MB DDR RAM
ATi Radeon 7500 (might get a Leadtek GF3 Ti200...dunno)
Creative SB Audigy Mp3+ (Retail)
3Com 905CX-TXNM PCI NIC
Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM
(Will use current Plextor 16/10/40A for CD-RW)
Maxtor DX740X 40GB 7200rpm ATA133 harddrive
(Will also use current Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 27.2GB 7200rpm ATA66)
Sony 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy
2 x 24" Round IDE cables
1 x 18" Round Floppy cable
1 x Artic Silver Premium Silver Thermal Compound

Total Price: $1,130.67 Shipped!

Just need an MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 and maybe a TV Tuner card!