April 13 2011 news by msi

This new mini-ITX board is based on the Intel H61 (B3) chipset for building a HTPC 'on a budget'.

There are not many expansion options, like most H61 boards it has 4 SATA2 connectors and 'normal' DDR3 RAM slots. You'll not be able to install a discrete graphics card since this mobo only has one PCIe x1 slot, there are also 2 USB2 headers for the frontside connectors on your HTPC Case.

Allthough this is meant to be a budget board it still has a modern UEFI BIOS interface, besides that the OC Genie II software is included in the bundle, so you'll be able to Auto Overclock it in just one second, it's doubtful however if you'll be able to OC the CPU, you'll probably only be able to OC the GPU. The components are very robust since they are Military Class II for the overall stability of this board.

The back panel has two 'legacy' PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse, four USB2 connectors but unfortunately no USB3, Gigabit Ethernet, a VGA and HDMI connector, three audio jacks but no optical audio wich is very often essential for building a Home Theatre PC.

Pricing:

The lowest price we found on april 13 2011 was app. $ 90.- (62 euros).