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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9N SLI
Product code	K9N SLI-2F
Tested by HWI
Release date	06/28/2006
Price (min. / avg.)	-

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket AM2 , Chipset: nVidia nForce 570 SLI
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Reviews
MSI's K9N SLI Platinum motherboard	The Tech Report
MSI K9N SLI Platinum	Bit-tech.net
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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	K9N SLI
Product code	K9N SLI-2F
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
Supported memory	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory
Chipset	nVidia nForce 570 SLI
Chipset - North bridge	nVidia MCP55P
Chipset - South bridge
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	16
AGP slots	0
PCI slots	3
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	10
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	3
IEEE 1394 controller	VIA VT6307
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	Vitesse VSC8601
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip	Vitesse VSC8601
LAN 2 - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	6
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	425 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.350 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.40 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
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
Audio test
Frequency response [+]	0.22 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.33 dB
Noise level	79.6 dB(A)
Dynamic range	78.2 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.012 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.036 %
Stereo crosstalk	76.8 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.075 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
PCMark05 - System	6344
PCMark05 - CPU	5354
PCMark05 - Memory	5059
PCMark05 - Graphics	6880
PCMark06 - HDD	6292

External news
MSI K9N SLI Platinum review updated	The Tech Report
MSI's K9N SLI Platinum motherboard	The Tech Report

External reviews
MSI's K9N SLI Platinum motherboard	The Tech Report
MSI K9N SLI Platinum	Bit-tech.net

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User systems with this product
	Blue Darkness [Xehanort]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, MSI K9N SLI, Jetway 8800GT 512MB
	Blue Turbine [Scarface52]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AM2, MSI K9N SLI, Sparkle GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
	Dingetje van alles [-Torch-]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ F2, MSI K9N SLI, Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT SilentPipe II
	Midrange Game PC [maikel123]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ AM2, MSI K9N SLI, MSI R4850-T2D512
	Nightfox's PC [Nightfox]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+, MSI K9N SLI, Gigabyte Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB DDR2
	Sonatake [platiNa]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition G2, MSI K9N SLI, MSI RX1950XT-VT2D256E-HD

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