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MSI P6N SLI Platinum Review
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IntroductionMSI's P6N SLI series of motherboards are the long awaited successors to their strong NVIDIA nForce 4 Intel Edition based P4N family (there aren't any P5Ns because MSI skipped the la...
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Introduction
MSI's P6N SLI series of motherboards are the long awaited successors to their strong NVIDIA nForce 4 Intel Edition based P4N family (there aren't any P5Ns because MSI skipped the lackluster nForce 500 Intel Edition series altogether). MSI paper launched the P6N SLI lineup late November last year with three boards, the high-end P6N SLI Diamond, the mid-range P6N SLI Platinum and the mainstream P6N SLI running on the nForce 680i SLI and nForce 650i SLI chipsets respectively. Originally hinting at a December 2006 release, MSI has since revised their projections for a Q1'07 launch. Since then, news regarding these boards have been scarce to say the least, until now. Following our exclusive review of the Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6, www.hardwarezone.com?brings you another exclusive early review of the MSI P6N SLI Platinum motherboard.
The MSI P6N SLI Platinum motherboard. |
The following peripheral bundle is available to the MSI P6N SLI Platinum motherboard:-
4 x SATA data cables
2 x SATA power converter cable (dual plugs)
1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA data cable
1 x floppy drive data cable
MSI D-Bracket 2
FireWire Bracket
SLI bridge
I/O shield
Driver CDs
User's guide
MSI P6N SLI Platinum Technical Specifications
| CPUSupport | - Supports90nm/65nm LGA775 processor package
- Supports IntelCore 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme
- SupportsIntel PentiumD / Pentium Processor Extreme Edition
- SupportsIntel Pentium 4 / Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
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| Chipset | - NVIDIAnForce 650i SLI SPP
- 400- 1066MHz frontside bus (1333MHz capable)
- NVIDIA DualDDR2Memory Controller
- 18 PCI Express lanes
- One link at x16 forgraphics card (SLI capable at dual x8)
- Two PCIe x1lanes
- NVIDIAnForce 650i SLI MCP
- Supportsup to eightUSB 2.0 ports
- Supports four SATA 3.0Gbps ports
- Dual-channel UltraATA-133 IDE controller
- Supports up to five PCIslots
| | Memory | - NVIDIADualDDR2architecture
- 4 x 240-pin DIMMsockets support max. 8GB DDR2-400 to DDR2-1400 non-ECC memory
- Slot independantdual-channel mode
- NVIDIA QuickSync
- FourthGeneration DASP
| | Storage | - NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI MCP
- 4x Ultra ATA33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to133MB/sec.)
- 4 xSATA 3.0Gbps interface
- NVIDIAMediaShieldTechnology
- SupportsRAID 0,RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5,JBOD
- SiliconImage SiI3531
- 1 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
- SupportseSATA
| | Audio | - Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia)
- RealtekALC888 HD Audio CODEC
- Optical and CoaxialS/PDIF
| | Networking | - NVIDIAGigabit LAN co-supported by Realtek RTL8211B PHY chip (Transceiver)
| | IEEE 1394 (FireWire) | - VIAVT6308P FireWire controller
- 2 x 1394aports@ 400 Mbps speed
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| I/OInterface | - 1 x Floppyconnector
- 2 x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
- 4 x SATA connectors
- 1 xeSATA connector
- 8 x USB2.0 ports (4 x rear, 4 x bracket)
- 2 xFireWire-400 ports (1 x rear, 1 x bracket)
- 1 xRJ45 LAN port
- Optical S/PDIF port
- CoaxialS/PDIF port
- 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
- 1x 9-pin serial port (header)
- 1 x Parallel port
- 1x mini-DIN-6 PS/2mouse port
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
| | ExpansionSlots | - 2 x PCIex16 slots,PCI Express Bus specification v1.0acompliant
- 1 x PCIe x1 slots, PCIExpress Bus specification v1.0acompliant
- 3 x 32-bit PCI slots,PCI 2.3 compliant
| | Special Features | - MSIDual CoreCell
- Full solid capacitors
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| PCB | - ATX FormFactor, 12"x9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)
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The rear I/O panel for the P6N SLI Platinum is quite packed. PS/2, parallel, eSATA, FireWire, coaxial and optical S/PDIF, USB 2.0, RJ45, analog surround audio, it is all there. |
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