Turbo mode making a comeback?
At the opposite end, there's an interesting set of buttons which raise a few questions. There are the usual power and reset buttons - and a clear CMOS button on the rear - but what's catching our eye on the Eclipse is the "Turbo" button, pictured below.
Its purpose isn't entirely clear, but it brings back memories of the pre-Pentium days. Will we soon be seeing Turbo buttons reappear on our system chassis?
Also of interest is the set of DIP switches, labelled "CPU CLK1". We're again uncertain of their exact purpose, but we'd presume they're able to tweak CPU performance in some way.
There's a selection of LED lights housed on the edge closest to the CPU for diagnostics, and, seemingly, ample room for a CPU heatsink of choice. Be aware, though, that these images are without MSI's heatsinks and heatpipes - features that should appear on the retail product.
There's no shortage of connectivity options, with 10 SATA connectors, two e-SATA, dual-Gigabit Ethernet, eight USB 2.0 ports, and FireWire. There is, however, no sign of audio connectivity, so we're going to presume that MSI will bundle a sound card as part of the package.
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