MSI X58 Pro-e BIOS version Pro-e BIOS for MSI X58 Pro e board
MSI X58 Pro-e BIOS version Pro-e BIOS for MSI X58 Pro e board
Board or boards? The 40€ price is a scam for a mediocre MSI lowend X58 board. You’d usually find better mid-range options like P6T or EX58 Ultra at similar rates. I struggled to sell my P6T Deluxe even at 30€. Buying that board alone for 40€ feels like a mistake—I got the same vibe when I paid 25$ for a P5QPL and GigaG31M for 10$ or less (about 440fps stable vs my 370fps).
I own two of these boards and plan to purchase a third one for my i7 720. They appear brand new, with no visible signs of wear. Everything included looks as though it came from a store, just like buying a brand-new unit. I also received two free SATA cables. The boards are from Hetzner and don’t seem to be low-end at all—they have a backup BIOS, and after powering them on, resetting, and clearing the CMOS, they function properly. There are switches for BCLK overclocking available on-board. Overall, these boards offer more features than my current Z390 board. From a cost standpoint, I didn’t find any cheaper options. On eBay I found an x58 UDR board for 58€, which is only 40€ for a mainboard—seeming reasonable given the condition. Concerning your potential selling issues with the P6T Deluxe, that’s precisely why I’m aiming to build a fully functional PC. There’s definitely demand for budget PCs on eBay, and I could earn a few euros from selling them. It might not be worth it when you consider the time invested, but if you ignore that, I’d expect a small profit of around 50-100€ per unit.
Which board are you interested in purchasing now? It could help steer clear of another disappointing purchase—feel free to share a screenshot here to check its quality. Any ASUS, Giga, or EVGA model works well for this setup, but other brands might not be as reliable.