MSI K8N Neo4-F S939

[darrensen]

Is the above mobo any good? We just bought it to run in our windows 2000 server. It'll be running a X2 4200 Dual core cpu.

Any news on this would be great to hear.

cheers

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[kevpuk]

Everything I have read says this model is good.....to be honest, though, I am not sure that any of the current crop of 'top tier' brands are bad......

[StormPC]

MSI has had some problems recently. I will not use them in my computers until they get them resolved. They've had problems with components and BIOS mostly.

Return it if you can and get the Asus A8N-E. It's the best right now. With the right BIOS it will even run SLI.

Edit: Actually I prefer Opterons for servers with ECC REG memory.

[OmarSantiago]

MSI are a good brand: they make motherboards found in IBM servers but if you're running a server you really should go for something that'll run an Opteron or Xeon, preferably something with a Serverworks chipset. Servers have different usage demands to PCs or workstations and sometimes having a top tier enthusiast's board can be a step backwards. The board itself is first class, but for a server I'd be a little more conservative and get a safe boring Tyan or Supermicro