MSI Slot 1 BX Master Motherboard

Pros: 4 slots for RAM, Capable of connecting up to eight IDE devices, 6 PCI slots, Very stable mobo for OC'ing
Cons: ISA slot

Awww.. the Microstar BX Master. I just purchased this motherboard for my new system I put together. I did a ton of research on the best BX based motherboard out there.

I read tons and tons of reviews about motherboards. The BX Master just...

Pros: Stability, Allot of expansion slots, ATA66 on board, Supplied utilities, board layout, ease of setup, great manual, excellent benchmark scores
Cons: Front Side bus speeds peak at 155, no AGP 4x

During my unending search for a stable, reliable and overclockable search for a BX, Slot one motherboard, I came across the MSI BX Master. This motherboard is similar to the BX Pro except for the addition of a PRomise Ultra 66 Ata controller on the...

Pros: Overclockable and Stable
Cons: No on-board RAID or ATA100

The MSI BX Master is Microstar's last Slot 1 BX motherboard, now discontinued in favor of newer architectures and chipsets. It can still be found at certain locations and MSI continues to support it with occasional bios updates at their web site. While...

Pros: Hassle free setup and use ...
Cons: The last of the BX boards ...

I have been running a BX Master with a PIII 450 for close to three months, and this board has met all of my expectations. To begin with, the set up was a breeze; despite that fact that I'm booting from a single drive on an Ultra66 channel, the bios...

Pros: Easy set up, super stable, great trouble shooting LEDs
Cons: Last of the breed

I have had this motherboard running on the computer that I built for almost 6 years. It was easy to set up (first computer that I ever built) and has been rock hard stable. Who knows how many more good years it will give me. MSI makes great motherboards and I would highly recommend them to anyone.