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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9A Platinum
Product code	K9A Platinum
Tested by HWI
Release date	06/28/2006
Price (min. / avg.)	-

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket AM2 , Type geheugen: DDR2 , Chipset: ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
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Reviews
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI K9A Platinum [Hardware]	Bit-tech.net
MSI K9A Platinum	[H]ardOCP
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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9A Platinum
Product code	K9A Platinum
Tested by	Zahied Bholai
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX
Supported processor(s)	AMD Athlon 64 (X2) / Sempron
CPU socket	Socket AM2
Processor bus	1000 MHz HyperTransport
Type geheugen	DDR2
Supported memory	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory
Chipset	ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
Chipset - North bridge	ATI RD580
Chipset - South bridge	ATI SB600
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Expansion slosts
PCI Express x16 slots	2
PCI-Express x8 slots	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards	32
AGP slots	0
PCI slots	2
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	8
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	2
IEEE 1394 controller	VIA VT6308
Bluetooth
Audio
Onboard audio - Channels	7.1 channels
Onboard audio - Codec chip	Realtek ALC883
Onboard audio - Codec type	HDA
S/PDIF input
S/PDIF output
Dolby Digital Live
Network
LAN - Chip	Realtek RTL8111B
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip	Realtek RTL8110S
LAN 2 - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	4
Extra PATA (RAID) controller
Extra SATA (RAID) controller
SCSI controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	3
AMD Cool'n'Quiet
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
Maximum FSB frequency	400 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.350 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.30 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.15 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.50 V
Software overclocking
Dynamic overclocking
Alarm in case of fan fail
Alarm in case of CPU overheat
Shutdown in case of fan fail
Shutdown in case of CPU overheat
Multiplier changeable
PCI clock frequency changeable
PCI Express clock frequency changeable
Heatsinks on voltage regulators
Video card overclocking through BIOS
nVidia LinkBoost technology
Other
Power supply connector	24 pins
Onboard speaker
BIOS type	AMI
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Automatic BIOS-update software (Windows)
Power recovery
iRDA support
Extra's	Rounded cables
Audio test
Frequency response [+]	0.20 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.27 dB
Noise level	79.2 dB(A)
Dynamic range	76.8 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.013 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.045 %
Stereo crosstalk	74.2 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.049 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
PCMark05 - System	6254
PCMark05 - CPU	5308
PCMark05 - Memory	4995
PCMark05 - Graphics	6791
PCMark06 - HDD	6143

External news
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI K9A Platinum only that can support 4 dual slot cards	Fudzilla
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
MSI K9A Platinum	[H]ardOCP
ECS KA3-MVP vs. MSI K9A Platinum	[H]ardOCP

External reviews
MSI K9A2 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI K9A Platinum [Hardware]	Bit-tech.net
MSI K9A Platinum	[H]ardOCP

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