14 DAY TRIAL // MSI decided not to let the week close with just the MSI J1800I mini-ITX motherboard, so it launched the H81M-E35 V2 as well.
This motherboard is a micro-ATX form factor platform, making it larger than the previous one.
Since it has an LGA 1150 socket, it is ready to welcome Intel Haswell Core-Series CPUs.
The mainboard comes with a PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, legacy PCI (one slot(), six UB 3.0 ports (two via header), two SATA 6.0 Gbps ports, two SATA 3.0 Gbps connectors, and six USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
Gigabit Ethernet, 6-channel HD audio, and PS/2 connectors are found on the back panel too.
Everything gets power through 24-pin ATX and 4-pin ATX power connectors, plus 3-phase VRM for the CPU (wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots and the PCIe x16 slot).
The MSI H81M-E35 V2 motherboard will be priced below $100 / €100, although the Military Class 4 components might have something to say about that.