Inexpensive representative in the advanced marketmotherboards, MSI 770-C45 chipset, attracts not only game lovers, but also users who want to create a real multimedia center at home. The fact that this is one of the few motherboards in the segment of computer components, which has a huge functionality and is able to cope with any problems. In this article, the reader will become more familiar with the popular device: characteristics, instructions, review and feedback will provide complete information on the MSI 770-C45 chip.
It is quite strange to see a full-featuredgame solution in the budget segment. This is exactly what the manufacturer did with the motherboard supporting the installation of a large amount of RAM and a lot of expansion cards. Apparently, in the company MSI, technologists came to this conclusion for a reason. This explains the low cost of the MSI 770-C45 chip on the domestic market (within 6,000 rubles).
In any case, the gaming capabilities of the systema fee can not be deprived, so the choice and purchase, as always, remain with the buyer. The main thing is to understand what this wonderful multi-functional device is capable of and whether it makes sense to give money for it.
When you first get acquainted with the device, in thethe buyer's view is attracted by an attractive advertisement on the display of the packaging in which the motherboard MSI 770-C45 is supplied. Characteristics of the power supply system the manufacturer decided to place on top of the device image - in the production of sipa only solid capacitors were used. This is great news for all enthusiasts who like to use CPU overclocking in work or games. Hence, apparently, and a three-year manufacturer's warranty.
Form factor ATX allows you to place onmotherboard a large number of slots and expansion cards and, as practice shows, MSI's technology has coped well with the task. The board is provided with everything necessary, and, as the owners note in their reviews, the device represents the intersection of several generations of system devices.
The MSI 770-C45 motherboard is designed for a socketAM3 and is intended for installation of processors AMD Athlon II / Phenom II with support of technology HyperTransport and set of kernels. When examining the appearance of the system device, it seems that the manufacturer was more concerned not with supporting the processors, but with installing a cooling system for them. The socket socket is huge, there is not a single battery on its surface.
Even around the nest, technologists left severalcentimeters of free space. You can put any cooler and quietly deal with overclocking the processor. Between the socket and the interface panel the manufacturer placed all the power elements and voltage distribution distributors. In their responses, many owners recommend (in case of overclocking) to install a passive radiator for better cooling. Since this is the only dead zone on the motherboard, which is not cooled by the air circulation in the system unit.
It's safe to say that the motherboardThe MSI 770-C45, which is reviewed in this article, is one of the few on the market that has three full-fledged and always available PCI interfaces. Apparently, the company's technologists guessed that someone might need 3 interfaces. Connector for installation of video adapter PCIex16 the manufacturer placed under the north bridge, and expansion cards - under the southern one. Accordingly, even the installation of a powerful video game accelerator with a three-level cooling system will not block the PCI interfaces.
Otherwise, the company hasexpansion cards PCIex1. They were identified separately, from two sides, from the PCIex16 interface. That is, after installing the video card, one port will be unavailable. A very strange approach to the user, given that there is no integrated graphics on the motherboard - the 100% slot will be closed.
Great news awaits users whoprefer to improve the performance of the gaming system from year to year by adding RAM modules. Four full-function DDR3 slots with dual-channel support have MSI 770-C45 motherboard. The instruction, supplied with the device, recommends the owner to use chips that operate at a frequency not exceeding 1333 MHz. However, many owners in their reviews assure that the board supports a frequency of 1600 MHz.
Another strange device also does not likeusers. The manufacturer stated that the maximum amount of RAM that is supported at the controller level is 16 gigabytes, but many users claim that their platform is free to work with 32 GB. Many owners claim that such changes are peculiar to updating the BIOS platform.
There is also a weak link in MSI motherboard770-C45. Performance characteristics of hard disks can brake the entire system. The fact is that the device has an old SATA II interface. Six separate ports, an integrated RAID controller and support for creating arrays of all levels can not improve the situation with the speed of work. For many gaming enthusiasts, only installing SSD memory into the PCIex1 slot will solve the problem with the bandwidth of the drive.
A pleasant moment for users who have switchedon a new platform with obsolete PCs, it turned out the IDE interface. You can connect not only your favorite optical drive, but also an old hard drive with personal documents and multimedia content. After looking at the board, the owner will also find the FDD port for connecting the magnetic drive. This is clearly a bust, because the floppy disappeared in the last millennium.
Let the motherboard MSI 770-C45 notThere is a built-in graphics core, but the manufacturer has tried to provide the device with all the interfaces that are always in demand by many users. Interfaces PS / 2 for the keyboard and mouse will definitely please the users, because USB-manipulators are still a wonder to many computer owners. And once we talked about USB, there are 6 of them on the motherboard (though they are all of the old format USB 2.0).
Music lovers do not have to worry about sound quality- 7-channel system with built-in receiver and DVD-audio support will allow you to enjoy high-quality sound with a decent audio system. There is a COM-port on the motherboard. Many owners of the old equipment (synthesizer, UPS, MFU) this port is not enough in work with modern computers.
Manufacturer recommends with motherboardMSI 770-C45 use processors with a heat release of up to 110 watts. This strangeness is caused by the fact that the power control elements and the north bridge do not have a decent cooling. In the media, there are many ready-made solutions for installing active cooling for heating elements and, as practice shows, the improvement allows installing processors with a heat release of 165 watts.
With the overclocking of the processor and memory chips, not everything is as followssimply - the difference can be made only with a step of 33 MHz. And in the BIOS of the motherboard there is no "sandbox" (the environment for testing without rebooting the computer). There is no spare BIOS on the system board either. That is, in other words, overclocking can bring the motherboard into an inoperative state.
MSI 770-C45 motherboard will like it morethose users who after the acquisition will not produce an improvement in performance by overclocking. The device is functional, supports many platforms and is adapted to expansion, but overclocking is the weak point of this board.
