MSI K9N Platinum SLI [K9N SLI Platinum]
MSI K9N Platinum SLI [K9N SLI Platinum]
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| General | ||
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| Brand | MSI | |
| Product name | K9N Platinum SLI | |
| Product code | K9N SLI Platinum | |
| Tested by | Zahied Bholai | |
| Processor / Chipset / Memory | ||
| Form factor | ATX |
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| Supported processor(s) | AMD Athlon 64 (X2) / Sempron |
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| CPU socket | Socket AM2 |
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| Processor bus | 1000 MHz HyperTransport |
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| Supported memory | DDR2-800 |
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| Dual channel memory |
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| Chipset | nVidia nForce 570 SLI |
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| Chipset - North bridge | nVidia MCP55P |
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| Chipset - South bridge |
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| nVidia SLI compatible |
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| ATI Crossfire compatible |
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| SLI Memory / EPP compatible |
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| Expansion slosts | ||
| PCI Express x16 slots | 2 |
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| PCI-Express x8 slots | 0 |
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| PCI Express x4 slots | 0 |
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| PCI Express x1 slots | 2 |
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| Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards | 16 |
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| AGP slots | 0 |
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| PCI slots | 3 |
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| DDR DIMM slots | 0 |
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| DDR2 DIMM slots | 4 |
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| Connectivity | ||
| USB 2.0 - Total | 10 |
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| USB 2.0 - On board connectors | 3 |
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| IEEE 1394 controller | VIA VT6307 |
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| Bluetooth |
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| Audio | ||
| Onboard audio - Channels | 7.1 channels |
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| Onboard audio - Codec chip | Realtek ALC883 |
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| Onboard audio - Codec type | HDA |
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| S/PDIF input |
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| S/PDIF output |
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| Dolby Digital Live |
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| Network | ||
| LAN - Chip | Vitesse VSC8601 |
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| LAN - Speed | 1000 Mbit/s |
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| LAN 2 - Chip | Vitesse VSC8601 |
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| LAN 2 - Speed | 1000 Mbit/s |
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| WLAN - Chip |
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| WLAN - Speed | 0 |
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| Storage | ||
| Parallel ATA connectors | 1 |
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| Serial ATA connectors | 6 |
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| Extra PATA (RAID) controller |
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| Extra SATA (RAID) controller |
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| SCSI controller |
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| RAID 0 support |
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| RAID 1 support |
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| RAID 5 support |
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| Cooling / Overclocking | ||
| FAN connectors | 3 |
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| AMD Cool'n'Quiet |
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| Temperature controlled fan speed |
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| Chipset cooler | Passive |
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| Maximum FSB frequency | 245 MHz |
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| CPU voltage tweaking (maximum) | 1.350 V |
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| Memory voltage tweaking (maximum) | 2.45 V |
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| North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum) | 0 |
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| South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum) | 0 |
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| HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum) | 0 |
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| PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum) | 0 |
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| Software overclocking |
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| Dynamic overclocking |
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| Alarm in case of fan fail |
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| Alarm in case of CPU overheat |
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| Shutdown in case of fan fail |
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| Shutdown in case of CPU overheat |
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| Multiplier changeable |
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| PCI clock frequency changeable |
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| PCI Express clock frequency changeable |
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| Heatsinks on voltage regulators |
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| Video card overclocking through BIOS |
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| nVidia LinkBoost technology |
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| Other | ||
| Power supply connector | 24 pins |
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| Onboard speaker |
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| BIOS type | AMI |
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| Dual BIOS |
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| Boot menu in BIOS |
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| Flash software in BIOS |
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| BIOS profiles |
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| Problem diagnosis |
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| Automatic BIOS-update software (Windows) |
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| Power recovery |
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| iRDA support |
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| Audio test | ||
Frequency response [+] 
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0.20 dB |
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Frequency response [-]
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0.27 dB |
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Noise level
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85.2 dB(A) |
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Dynamic range
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84.6 dB(A) |
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Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
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0.011 % |
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Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise
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0.033 % |
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Stereo crosstalk
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80.7 dB |
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IMD+N (Swept frequency)
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0.035 % |
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| Benchmarks (Windows XP) | ||
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PCMark05 - System
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6326 |
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PCMark05 - CPU
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5306 |
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PCMark05 - Memory
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4958 |
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PCMark05 - Graphics
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6905 |
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PCMark06 - HDD
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6287 |
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| External news | |
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| MSI K9N SLI Platinum review updated | The Tech Report |
| MSI's K9N SLI Platinum motherboard | The Tech Report |
| External reviews | |
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| 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 | ||
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Eindelijk stilte [Stallone] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ F2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI, ASUS EN8600GT/HTDP/256M |
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MarniX [MarnixNL] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 F2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI |
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Mijn broes PC [floris12345] |
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Mijn Systeem. [floris12345] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI, 2x ASUS EN8600GT/2DHT/256M |
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RiCO's PC [Rico_Intel] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ AM2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI, XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra |
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Xfx8400gs contest bak [Stallone] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ F2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI, XFX GeForce 8400 GS |
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zuivere [ZUIVERE] |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ F2, MSI K9N Platinum SLI, Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT SilentPipe II |
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