Difference between MSI mb E-51 & E-65

g3b · Jan 6, 2010, 05:54 AM

Hello, Hope everyone had a peaceful & safe holiday season. Am finally cobbling together a new 'puter system.
The local Frys electronics had this combo for sale for $99-less $10 mail-in rebate. The links below are from the egg, but they are the sale items at Frys. Would be updating from single core athlon ( I know dinosaur!). The parts are :

Item #: N82E16813130247 MSI 785GM-E51

Item #: N82E16819103724 Athlon II x 3 435

Play only 2 games Links & Silent Hunter III

Would also get an ATI discreet card as well.

Any thoughts/feedback will be appreciated!

Also can anyone tell me the difference between the MSI 785GM-E51 & MSI 785GM-E65 board?

Thanks for your replies in advance! ( I think I've posted in the correct forum )
g3b

simonw · Jan 6, 2010, 11:14 AM

The E65 has Firewire, Sideport and optical SPDIF.

Optix · Jan 6, 2010, 11:19 AM

E65 = up to DDR3 1600 (overclocked)/E51 = up to DDR3 1333
E65 = 6 audio ports + SPDIF/E51 = 6 audio ports
E65 = sideport memory/E51 = none
E65 = firewire/E51 = none

It also appears that the E65 has additional cooling on the power VRM's meaning it should handle overclocks a bit better.

Good ol' MSI.com

***EDIT: The more and more I look at the E65 the more and more it looks like an upgrade option. I may end up downsizing my Tempest but that's a hot little board. Very cool and it may very well be my ticket into SFF computing.

g3b · Jan 8, 2010, 07:48 AM

Thanks guys! I went ahead & bit the bullet and went with the 51 side port is not an issue since I will be using a discreet video card maybe an ati 5770? (the 51 was part of the special...that board and 435 x3 cpu.) With operating system may be able to build for around $350 - excluding the video card...
g3b

Optix · Jan 8, 2010, 12:17 PM

Very nice. That rig should perform pretty well and that's a pretty sweet deal if the $350 includes your OS. A 5770 would go well with that setup and give you a great little gaming rig.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 8, 2010, 02:23 PM

my guess would be that if it has a > number then it would produce more power while being more nergy efficient thus allowing longer playing time while reducing emissions among probably many other ideas put into use.

Jan 6, 2010, 05:54 AM	#1
g3b HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Difference between MSI mb E-51 & E-65 Hello, Hope everyone had a peaceful & safe holiday season. Am finally cobbling together a new 'puter system. The local Frys electronics had this combo for sale for $99-less $10 mail-in rebate. The links below are from the egg, but they are the sale items at Frys. Would be updating from single core athlon ( I know dinosaur!). The parts are : Item #: N82E16813130247 MSI 785GM-E51 Item #: N82E16819103724 Athlon II x 3 435 Play only 2 games Links & Silent Hunter III Would also get an ATI discreet card as well. Any thoughts/feedback will be appreciated! Also can anyone tell me the difference between the MSI 785GM-E51 & MSI 785GM-E65 board? Thanks for your replies in advance! ( I think I've posted in the correct forum ) g3b

Jan 6, 2010, 11:14 AM	#2
simonw HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HK Posts: 312 Rep Power: 43 System Specs	Re: Difference between MSI mb E-51 & E-65 The E65 has Firewire, Sideport and optical SPDIF.

Jan 8, 2010, 07:48 AM	Thread Starter #4
g3b HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Re: Difference between MSI mb E-51 & E-65 Thanks guys! I went ahead & bit the bullet and went with the 51 side port is not an issue since I will be using a discreet video card maybe an ati 5770? (the 51 was part of the special...that board and 435 x3 cpu.) With operating system may be able to build for around $350 - excluding the video card... g3b

Jan 8, 2010, 02:23 PM	#6
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Difference between MSI mb E-51 & E-65 my guess would be that if it has a > number then it would produce more power while being more nergy efficient thus allowing longer playing time while reducing emissions among probably many other ideas put into use.