MSI has been a tad bit slow in releasing their Small Form Factor based PCs. Their first MegaPC took quite a while to hit the market although MSI did provide something very unique by combining Hi-Fi options. It’s been almost nine months now and today we take a look at their second generation offering- the MegaPC 180 based on the nForce2 chipset. Lets find out if this was time spent well by making a good unit even better.
CPU:
Support Socket 462 for AMD® AthlonTM/DuronTM/Athlon XPTM up to 3000+
Motherboard/Chipset:
MS-6796 (Proprietary F/F), 185 x 290 mm (6 layers) nVIDIA nFORCE2 (Crush 18G) + MCP2T Integrated VGA nFORCE2 (AGP 8X)
Memory:
2 x 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM slots Dual Channel DDR 333 support to 2.0GB
Audio:
AC’97 Codec integrated in Reltek650 Six Channel Audio Supports SPDIF Input/Output
IDE/SCSI:
Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controller
I/O Connectors Back: Front:
2 x PS/2, 1 x Parallel, 1 x Media, 1 x Optical, 2 x USB, 1 x Modem, 1 x RJ-45, 2 x VGA, 1 x S-Video 2 x USB, 2 x IEEE1394, 1 x Line-out, 1 x Mic, 1 x SPDIF in
Expansion Slots:
1 x xAGP 8x, 1 x PCI (2.2), 1 x mini-PCI
Additional Features:
LAN: RTL8201BL (10/100Mb) Modem: 56K MDC module WLAN: Mini-PCI (For Deluxe model) On-Board BlueBird Module for Power-Off features Color LED
Form Factor:
202mm(W) x 320mm(D) x 151mm(H) Small Form Factor- 250W PSU
