Microstar MS-6182 Slot-1 810

The Test

In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.

AnandTech Motherboard Testing Methodology

The Final Decision

As the second 810 based motherboard AnandTech has reviewed, we can already expect that the MS-6182 will make any owner a happy one. It follows MSI's traditional set of values and goals as a motherboard, and it represents what a well rounded 810 board should be made like. The only downside to all of these qualities is the estimated price tag of the 6182, if you can find it for under $125 - $130, you'll be getting a good deal, otherwise it'll probably be one of the more expensive 810 boards on the market. At the same time, it'll probably stay on the top of the list of 810 boards to get for quite some time, it's only real competition coming from companies like AOpen and of course, ABIT, the king of innovative features.

Does the 6182 get the recommendation? In one word, absolutely. This puts the MS-6182 up for an AnandTech Editor's Choice award, we'll see if it wins next month in AnandTech's motherboard roundup.

How it Rates

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