MSI GNB Max2-L Review @ HardwareZone

Granite Bay boards have been slowly trickling into the retail marketplace but with Springdale right in its heels I wouldn't expect a flood of Granite Bay boards to happen any time soon. Sad really but that is how progress goes.
"Although the GNB Max2-L comes with better overclocking features, it doesn't come with as many on-board peripherals as the previous GNB Max-FISR. On-board, we found only a miserable Intel Fast Ethernet controller based on the Intel 82562EZ 10/100Mbps controller. It's not the usual Gigabit Ethernet LAN that was used on the first GNB Max-FISR. According to the manual, the Fast Ethernet controller is an optional item that can be replaced with a Gigabit Ethernet controller. However, we think MSI may not offer the GNB Max2 with Gigabit LAN as they had initially wanted this board as an affordable lower-end product. "

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