MSI h55 ATX board $45AR free ship

[hans007]

http://www.frys.com/product/6365321?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

[mazeroth]

That's half of what Newegg wants for one.

 

[Corporate Thug]

very nice deal here.

 

[DreamRace]

Nice for free shipping.

 

[jonno]

anyone know-the pic shows 3 pci slots but the specs say only one:
2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
1 PCI Express gen2 x1 slot
1 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

 

[Replay]

I want this, but swore off MSI rebates after the last experience. Maybe they are better now...
Will Fry's online step up and help you with a rebate problem?

 

[jjmIII]

FYI: afternoon "shellshocker" is 2x2gb DDR3-1333 for $70 shipped.

 

[blckgrffn]

Good deal even before the rebate - how do I refuse this? I could just drive to MC, pick up a ~$150 i5-760 and move to a Core based setup of south of $300? Crazy talk!

 

[Spikesoldier]

I want this, but swore off MSI rebates after the last experience. Maybe they are better now...
Will Fry's online step up and help you with a rebate problem?

i recently did a msi rebate and it went through without a problem.

 

[esquared]

i recently did a msi rebate and it went through without a problem.

I've done 7 this year and all have been coming within 2 months. Still have one or two waiting to get here.

 

[AMCRambler]

anyone know-the pic shows 3 pci slots but the specs say only one:
2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
1 PCI Express gen2 x1 slot
1 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

It's definitely got three PCI slots. Fry's messed up the spec list somehow. Here's the spec page on MSI's site:

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=681&prod_no=2019

This looks like a nice deal. Pick up an i5-760 on Newegg for $210 and some ram and you got a nice upgrade. These overclock pretty nice too don't they?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-067-_-Product

 

[blckgrffn]

Or pick up an i5-750 from your local Microcenter for $150 or an i7-870 for $230 🙂

 

[isekii]

Ordered one ~ typed the wrong city/state/zip using the old info so on the phone X(

 

[yuchai]

Very tempting, but when I take a step back and think rationally I see that my Pentium E5200 @ 3.6Ghz setup is still fast enough for what I use it for..

 

[blckgrffn]

Very tempting, but when I take a step back and think rationally I see that my Pentium E5200 @ 3.6Ghz setup is still fast enough for what I use it for..

I hear you. That's what's prevented me from pulling the trigger.

 

[thujone]

i'm in a similar situation... sitting on an old 680i sli board and a dual core cpu. don't know if i should just upgrade the cpu to like and 8400/8500/8600 and stick with this system a bit longer... or if i should just start piecing together parts like this as they go on sale and upgrade as soon as i have the parts.

this is almost too good to pass up. and i thoroughly regret not pulling the trigger when amazon had that crazy x58 deal a while back.

 

[isekii]

I'm gonna slowly build a i5 or i7 build i'm still running an x2 3600+ desktop

 

[borisvodofsky]

I'm gonna slowly build a i5 or i7 build i'm still running an x2 3600+ desktop

NOOOOOOoooo

Save pennies, and buy everything together within 1 month. NEVER drag it out, depreciation, and the wait...

You have everything but the ram, ram comes in 2 weeks,, and you're sitting on ur hands trying not to murder the UPS guy everyday when he doesn't have the "stuff>"

 

[russw]

It's definitely got three PCI slots. Fry's messed up the spec list somehow. Here's the spec page on MSI's site:

Other error in Fry's data:

Back Panel I/O Ports

* 1 x PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard port
* 1 x Optical SPDIF-out port
* 1 x eSATA port
* 6 x USB 2.0 ports
* 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
* 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
* 1 x HDMI port
* 1 x Graphic Card port

There's no eSata port

Also one of the pci ex slots is for x4

 

[maxSe]

You guys seriously need to stop this... Lol. Just ordered one to pair it up with i5 650 I had lying around. I guess I'm upgrading my HTPC yet again... :whiste:

 

[AMCRambler]

I'm running an older Athlon FX-55 chip. Socket 939 I think? I forget. Anyway, I was thinking hey, I could grab this board, a proc and some ram and upgrade to quad core. Then I dug into it a little more and realized they changed the motherboard connectors for the intel chip sets and I'd have to buy a new power supply too. That took me up over $400 for parts which was more than I was looking to spend. That much money would be better spent on a new laptop. My old Thinkpad T21 with the 800mhz P3 is getting a little old and slow.

Think I'm gonna skip this one. Good deal though.

 

[polypterus]

I can't believe this is still available... and now paired with this it's too good for me to pass up. 🙂

 

[zagood]

FYI - I got in on this deal, still haven't gotten the rebate, and the board just died on me this morning. Knew I shouldn't have banked on a deal. Going back to Old Blue (Gigabyte).

 

[PieIsAwesome]

FYI - I got in on this deal, still haven't gotten the rebate, and the board just died on me this morning. Knew I shouldn't have banked on a deal. Going back to Old Blue (Gigabyte).

MSI rebates take a while. I think it took a little over 3 months for the one from a previous MSI board I bought from Frys.

To bad the board died, don't know about MSI RMA experience.

 

[ShreddedWheat]

My e5200 oced to 3.4 with 5850 is holding up fine but great deal nonetheless! Great to see ram finally dropping too!