Based on VIA® K8T800 chipset and VT8237 chip, the MSI K8T Neo FIS2R integrates the memory controller of north bridge and shortens the distance between CPU and memory to boost system performance. DIMM slots include three memory slots, supporting up to 3GB DDR400(PC3200) memory, AGP 8x and five PCI slots. Tool utilities include Live Update3 and CoreCenter which makes users to easily update BIOS and Drivers, and to adjust parameters setting of mainboard by your own will.

To enhance system performance, K8T Neo is equipped with Serial ATA interface which can provide faster data rate in 150MB/sec. The thiner and longer Serial ATA cable is helpful to improve the air flow convection inside the chassis and to solve cooling problems and facilitate hard drive connection. The 5.1 channel Audio integrated into K8T Neo allows users who want quality sound effects to realize the home theater dream by simply connecting six speakers to the output. It is ideal for enjoying 3D games and cinemas. Meta I/O is the most integrated rear I/O for all external accessories, including both type of SPDIF, Coaxial and Optical; successfully combine 6pin and 4pin IEEE1394 connector together for PC and DV camcorder.

MSI™ implements most wanted features for performance enthusiasts. To optimze hard drive velocity and security, onboard Promise RAID controller could incorporate with integrated VIA® RAID, supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1. Realtek Gigabit LAN controller bring user better performance than integrated Ethernet solution.

K8T Neo is the first AMD® platform mainboard equipped D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) with 10% maximum automatic overclocking. Instead of monitoring system by background program, MSI™ D.O.T. uses hardware monitoring to protect system from performance degrading. Based on the experience of developing CoreCell Chip and powered by AMD®'s new released Cool'n'Quiet Technology, MSI™ K8T Neo demonstrates outstanding capability in both overclocking and power management to meet users' demands. Moreover, by coordinating with MSI™ BuzzFree technology, the smartfan solution inside CoreCell chip, Cool'n'Quiet and BuzzFree could efficiently reduce annoying noise and heat load.

MSI™ Live Update™ 3 is a powerful and useful application for updating latest BIOS, Driver and MSI™ Utilities to ensure the compatibility with other devices and applications and increase total system performance. It is the ultimate combo of MSI™ exclusive Live BIOS, Live Driver, Live VGA BIOS, Live VGA Driver, Live Utility, Live Monitor and the brand new Live Optical Storage Drive Firmware. Besides motherboard and graphics card, MSI™ also provide the online flash service for the firmware of MSI™ optical storage drives.