<div dir="ltr">I need to upgrade a frontend, and I'm thinking of shuffling my BE motherboard to my FE, and replacing the BE motherboard with this MSI board: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130129">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130129</a> I like it because it has 3 PCI slots that should work well with my 3 tuner cards, and the price looks right. <br>
<br>My only previous experience with MSI boards involve a Vista box that I built for my brother. It came as part of a "barebones" machine that I purchased through Newegg, and it worked well, except it wouldn't shut off when I shutdown Vista. Does anyone have any experience with these boards and Ubuntu? If so, how did the power management functions work?<br>
<br>Of course, if anyone has an alternative board to suggest, I'm all ears. My main needs are onboard NIC, and at least 3 PCI slots. Onboard video isn't necessary, but welcome. <br><br>Thanks for any advice. <br>
<br>-Josh<br></div>