MSI P45 Platinum [P45 PLATINUM]

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MSI P45 Platinum

PN: P45 PLATINUM | Form factor: ATX, CPU socket: Socket 775, Memory type: DDR2, Chipset: Intel P45

General
Brand	MSI
Product name	P45 Platinum
Product code	P45 PLATINUM
EAN code	4719072078799
Tested by HWI
Release date	06/19/2008
Price (min. / avg.)	-

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket 775 , Memory type: DDR2 , Chipset: Intel P45
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Reviews
MSI P45 Platinum	PC Magazine
MSI P45D3 Platinum (Intel P45)	HardwareZone
MSI P45 Platinum	Bit-tech.net
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard	TweakTown
Click here to see all reviews

Workswith7.com
User experiences 32-bit: 2x 1x	User experiences 64-bit: 2x 0x
Does this product work with Windows 7 32-bit? Yes, it works No, it does not work View other users' experiences	Does this product work with Windows 7 64-bit? Yes, it works No, it does not work View other users' experiences
Experiences Windows 7 32-bit: According sjanssen15 this product is compatible (added on 07/16/2009) *According MeoNemium product is incompatible:* (added on 07/15/2009) According Killing Sprea this product is compatible (added on 06/23/2009) Note: experiences date prior to October 22nd 2009 are based on the release candidate of Windows 7
Experiences Windows 7 64-bit: According sjanssen15 this product is compatible (added on 07/16/2009) According bas2357 this product is compatible (added on 06/30/2009) Note: experiences date prior to October 22nd 2009 are based on the release candidate of Windows 7

General
Brand	MSI
Product name	P45 Platinum
Product code	P45 PLATINUM
EAN code	4719072078799
Tested by	Darius Kazem
Alternative vendor codes	7512-010
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX
Supported processor(s)	Intel Core 2 Quad/Duo
CPU socket	Socket 775
Processor bus	1600/1333/1066 MHz FSB
Memory type	DDR2
Supported memory	DDR2-1200
Dual channel memory	2
Chipset	Intel P45
Chipset - North bridge	Intel P45
Chipset - South bridge	Intel ICH10R
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Intel XMP 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	2
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
DDR3 DIMM slots	0
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	12
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	6
IEEE 1394 controller	JMicron JMB381
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 RTL8111C
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip
LAN 2 - Speed	0
WLAN - Chip
WLAN - Speed	0
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	8
External Serial ATA (eSATA) connectors	1
Extra PATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB363
Extra SATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB363
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Onboard flash memory (for ReadyBoost)	0
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	6
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
CPU power phases	6
Maximum FSB frequency	800 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.125 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.77 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.62 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.13 V
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
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
Onboard speaker
100% Solid Capacitors
BIOS type	AMI
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Power recovery
On-board Power / Reset switch
On-board Clear CMOS switch
Trusted Platform Module
Extra's
Benchmarks (Windows XP) < 2007
PCMark05 - System	9276
PCMark05 - CPU	9548
PCMark05 - Memory	6314
PCMark05 - Graphics	7195
PCMark05 - HDD	5890
Power usage - Idle	113 W
Power usage - Load	207 W
Passmark 6.1 - Overall	1278.3
Passmark 6.1 - CPU Mark	3436.4
Passmark 6.1 - 2D Graphics Mark	444.1
Passmark 6.1 - Memory Mark	732.6
Passmark 6.1 - Disk Mark	483.6
Passmark 6.1 - 3D Graphics Mark	497.4

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External news
Win an MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard	Madshrimps
MSI's P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboards	Madshrimps
MSI's P45 Platinum breaks new OC records	Fudzilla
MSI P45 Platinum motherboard	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum Mainboard: Two PCB Revisions, Three BIOS Versions	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum Review	Madshrimps
[M] P45 head-to-head: MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum benched	Fudzilla
MSI P45 Platinum	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum motherboard	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard	Madshrimps
MSI P45 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI P45 Platinum probed	Fudzilla
Early look at MSI's P45 Platinum	HEXUS.net
MSI P45D3 Platinum Cinco Pipe Motherboard Pictured	techPowerUp!
MSI P45D3 Platinum's Cinco Pipe cooling system pictured	TechConnect

External reviews
MSI P45 Platinum	PC Magazine
MSI P45D3 Platinum (Intel P45)	HardwareZone
MSI P45 Platinum	Bit-tech.net
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard	TweakTown
MSI P45 Platinum	[H]ardOCP
MSI P45 Platinum	TrustedReviews

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