If you are using a 32 Bit OS of any kind it [b]Can Not[/b] use more than about 3.25 GIG of total System Memory this includes the Video memory so you'll be wasting your money if you want to use a 32 Bit OS with this M'Board and that amount of RAM. Of course if you have a 64 Bit OS it will make use of all of any memory that you can install on this M'Board. ;)
But in relation to MSI M'Boards over the past week I've had to replace 5 of them because the M'Board has failed. All of these have had Intel CPU's with N Vidia or SIS Chip Sets not the Intel Chip Sets or the AMD Chip Sets which may make a difference but they have all failed.
In the past I have sold thousands of MSI NB's all with Intel Chip Sets and never had a single problem with them unless you want to count a Ribbon Lead on a Sony DVD Drive coming unglued and being bent through 180 Degrees and breaking. The people who use these are by most counts Earthmover's or involved int he earthmoving industry and expect the computers that they have to use to just work. That have been very reliable but as I say they all used Intel Chip Sets.
I would just be a bit careful if you want one of these that you may have a problem with a short life so make sure that you fit plenty of Case Fans and ideally use a Filtered Case to try to minimize Dust penetration.
When it comes to AMD Chip Set M'Boards I've had excellent results with Gigabyte and never had one fail in the past 6 or so years. ;)
Col
