MSI debuts first motherboard with DTS surround sound support

MSI has launched world's first motherboard with support for DTS surround sound. It's based on the Intel 945P chipset and features support for dual-core processors such as the Pentium D, with support for 1066MHz FSB, dual-channel 667MHz DDR2 memory, PCI Express x16 and a pair of PCI Express 1x slots and a PCI-based WLAN/Bluetooth adapter.

The motherboard supports real-time 7.1 channel encoding and can simulate 7.1 sound from two-channel sources such as MP3 files. It also has four 3Gbps Serial ATA connectors, Intel Matrix RAID support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD, external SATA connector, FireWire and ten USB 2.0 ports.

For performance chasers, MSI said the board provides auto-overclocking, dynamically upping the clock by up to 115 per cent, depending on system load. The board's third-generation DOT Express Technology also dynamically overclocks the memory, PCI-E and FSB clocks, yielding performance gains of up to 15 per cent within safety limits, MSI said. The 945P PD also incorporates a SafeBIOS feature to recover BIOS settings after a system crash or failed start-up.

More info at The Register