14 DAY TRIAL // Micro-Star International decided to release a new motherboard for AMD's series of FM1 accelerated processing units, so it created a small mainboard that, nonetheless, features overclocking and everything needed to set up a decent system.
Gaming personal computers are usually massive beasts where the motherboard has many features, not necessary and supplementary.
Nevertheless, the fact is that even a small for factor motherboard, if designed properly, can let users make a machine capable of handling any game.
Granted, multi-monitor scenarios and other enthusiast idea might not be easy, if possible, to implement, but the bulk of the consumer base doesn't bother with more than one monitor anyway.
That said, the MSI A55M-P35 might just gain a faithful following, being a micro ATX platform with support for AMD's FM1 APUs.
One PCI Exprexx x16 slot is present, so users need only buy a good video board and all their gaming needs are met (even the Dual Graphics technology is present).
Additionally, MSI threw in a pair of DDR3-1600 memory slots, plus the OC Genie II technology, which overclocks the system with a single click.
Furthermore, the outfit added ClickBIOS, Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio and six SATA 6.0 Gbps ports (for HDDs or SSDs).
Finally, the board comes with D-Sub and DVI video outputs, as well as the Winki 3 instant-on OS.
The price of the motherboard was not included in the report, but a certain online listing places it at £48.75.
There are, naturally, many items that prospective buyers can compare this one with, from companies like ASRock, ASUS, ECS, etc.
As for those that like to look farther into the future, AMD will, eventually, provide a new APU generation, codenamed Trinity, whose graphics details were partially leaked not long ago (a Globalfoundires slide identified Radeon HD 7000 graphics inside of them).