MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R @ Tweaktown
Tweaktown reviews the MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R motherboard which supports the new Intel Core Duo Mobile CPUs along with the Core Duo and Core Solo desktop processors. Tweaktown writes in the final thoughts:
As for Mobile on Desktop, while it may be cheaper for a Core 2 Duo over a Core Duo processor for your gaming needs, as for power consumption and performance per watt, where a laptop or HTPC are concerned, Core Duo has the goods.
However, while the MSI 945GT plus Core Duo mobile offer good gaming performance, the overall platform is quite expensive and you’ll be able to get yourself setup with a relatively good Intel P965 based motherboard and Core 2 Duo E6400 at slightly a better price, which should offer similar performance in most cases.
MSI has done a reasonably good job in its first Core architecture board however we would like to see a more robust overclocking setup to consider it a desktop contender.
Read the full review of the MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R here.