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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	P965 Platinum
Product code	P965 PLATINUM
Tested by HWI
Release date	09/21/2006
Price (min. / avg.)	-

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket 775 , Type geheugen: DDR2 , Chipset: Intel P965
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Reviews
MSI P965 Platinum review	Hardware.Info
MSI P965 Platinum Motherboard – Great OC without huge price	TweakTown
MSI's P965 Platinum and 975X Platinum motherboards	The Tech Report
MSI P965 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
Intel P965: MSI P965 Platinum and ECS PX1 Extreme	AnandTech
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General
Brand	MSI
Product name	P965 Platinum
Product code	P965 PLATINUM
Tested by	Steven de Feij
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX
Supported processor(s)	Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium 4/D
CPU socket	Socket 775
Processor bus	1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Type geheugen	DDR2
Supported memory	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory
Chipset	Intel P965
Chipset - North bridge	Intel P965
Chipset - South bridge	Intel ICH8R
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	20
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	4
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	Realtek RTL8111B
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	7
Extra PATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB361
Extra SATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB361
SCSI controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	4
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
Maximum FSB frequency	500 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.0775 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.45 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.69 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
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 [+]	0.20 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.27 dB
Noise level	90.0 dB(A)
Dynamic range	89.8 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.013 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.03 %
Stereo crosstalk	86.9 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.031 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
PCMark05 - System	7519
PCMark05 - CPU	6817
PCMark05 - Memory	5636
PCMark05 - Graphics	7176
PCMark05 - HDD	6962

Hardware.Info product reviews
	MSI P965 Platinum review Intel's P965 chipset can do CrossFire too	09/29/2006
	In our recently published article on motherboards suitable for the Core 2 Duo chips, we could only test MSI's entry level motherboard, the P965 Neo-F. This motherboard impressed us because of its stability and performance, bit did not offer many extra features or very good overclocking abilities. Because of these thing the board therefore will not be very popular with enthouiasts or overclockers, but MSI has introduced a new board based on the 965 chipset. The MSI P965 Platinum is their new high end 965 model, and will compete directly with the likes of ASUS' P5B Deluxe and Gigabytes 965P-DQ6. Read more

PC Advice configurations
Mid-range system - May 2007
Mid-range system - March 2007
Mid-range system - February 2007

External news
MSI's P965 Platinum and 975X Platinum motherboards	The Tech Report
MSI P965 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
Deal of the week: MSI P965 Platinum	The Tech Report
MSI adds CrossFire support to P965 Platinum board	The Tech Report
MSI unveils P965 Platinum with CrossFire support	Legit Reviews
MSI unveils P965 Platinum mobo with Crossfire support	TG Daily
MSI unveils P965 Platinum with CrossFire support	DigiTimes

External reviews
MSI P965 Platinum Motherboard – Great OC without huge price	TweakTown
MSI's P965 Platinum and 975X Platinum motherboards	The Tech Report
MSI P965 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
Intel P965: MSI P965 Platinum and ECS PX1 Extreme	AnandTech

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