MSI K9A2 Platinum [K9A2 PLATINUM]

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MSI K9A2 Platinum [K9A2 PLATINUM]

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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9A2 Platinum
Product code	K9A2 PLATINUM
Tested by HWI
Release date	27/02/2008
Price (min. / avg.)	£ 97,70 / £ 100,57

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket AM2+ , Type geheugen: DDR2 , Chipset: AMD 790FX
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Reviews
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9A2 Platinum
Product code	K9A2 PLATINUM
Tested by	Alex Hensen
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX
Supported processor(s)	AMD Phenom / Athlon 64 (X2)
CPU socket	Socket AM2+
Processor bus	HyperTransport 3.0
Type geheugen	DDR2
Supported memory	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory	2
Chipset	AMD 790FX
Chipset - North bridge	AMD 790FX
Chipset - South bridge	ATI SB600
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Intel XMP compatible
Expansion slosts
PCI Express x16 slots	4
PCI-Express x8 slots	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0
PCI Express x1 slots	1
Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards	32
AGP slots	0
PCI slots	2
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
DDR3 DIMM slots	0
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	10
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	4
IEEE 1394 controller	VIA VT6308
Bluetooth
Audio
Onboard audio - Channels	7.1 channels
Onboard audio - Codec chip	Realtek ALC888
Onboard audio - Codec type	HDA
S/PDIF input
S/PDIF output
Dolby Digital Live
DTS Connect
Network
LAN - Chip	Realtek RTL8111B
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	2
Serial ATA connectors	6
External Serial ATA (eSATA) connectors	2
Extra PATA (RAID) controller
Extra SATA (RAID) controller	Promise PDC42819
SCSI controller	Promise PDC42819
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Onboard flash memory (for ReadyBoost)	0
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	4
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
CPU power phases	4
Maximum FSB frequency	600 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.527 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	3.1 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.525 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.525 V
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
Dynamic overclocking
Multiplier changeable
PCI clock frequency changeable
PCI Express clock frequency changeable
Heatsinks on voltage regulators
Other
Power supply connector	24 pins
100% Solid Capacitors
BIOS type	AMI
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Power recovery
Extra's
Audio test
Frequency response [+]	0.08 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.1 dB
Noise level	87 dB(A)
Dynamic range	86.3 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.0037 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.043 %
Stereo crosstalk	82.4 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.035 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
PCMark05 - System	7174
PCMark05 - CPU	6407
PCMark05 - Memory	3978
PCMark05 - Graphics	6551
PCMark05 - HDD	5883

External news
MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review	Madshrimps
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI announce K9A2 Platinum: first RD790 board	PureOverclock
MSI Announces K9A2 Platinum 790FX Motherboard	techPowerUp!
MSI K9A2 Platinum comes with Crossfire X support, AMD 790FX arrives (2007-10-08)	NordicHardware
MSI announces the first 790FX mainboard - K9A2 Platinum	TechConnect
MSI release the K9A2 Platinum	Fudzilla
MSI shows K9A2 Platinum (AMD RD790) mobo	TweakTown

External reviews
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP

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User systems with this product
	CM Stacker STC-T01 [The Sequel] [Hugo Dissel]	AMD Opteron 1220, MSI K9A2 Platinum, Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB
	Heartztyler Main [DjConBass]	AMD X4 9850 BE 2,8 Ghz, MSI K9A2 Platinum, Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
	Karel's workstation [Karel Souffriau]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 (no fan), MSI K9A2 Platinum, Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
	pamzy [musicluv]	AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition, MSI K9A2 Platinum, Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
	spel [blieckje]	AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition, MSI K9A2 Platinum, Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB

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Shop		Product	S	Price
		MSI AM2 AMD 790FX DDR2 ATX Audio Lan		£ 97,70
		MSI MSI K9A2 PLATINUM 790FX (AM2+)		£ 103,44

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