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MSI K9N-SLI Platinum Motherboard

"At default settings, the MSI K9N-SLI Platinum is a great all-rounder that offers good performance, stability and value for money."


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Posted on Aug 2, 2006, 10:00 AM UTC by Winston Chim
MSI K9N-SLI Platinum Motherboard
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Features and Specifications

Features and Specifications

 

 

7250_K9N-Platinum_SLI

 

CPU

‧ AMDAthlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Athlon FX and Sempron in the Socket AM2 package.


FSB

‧ HyperTransport supporting speed up to 1GHz (2000MT/s)

Chipset

‧ NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP Chipset


Main Memory


‧ Supports Dual DDR II 533/667/800
- 4 DDRII DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.

 

Slots

‧ 2 PCI Express x16 slots

SLI mode Primary PCI-E x16 slot is compatible with PCI Express x 8, Secondary PCI-E x16 slot is compatible with PCI Express x 8
Non-SLI mode Primary PCI-E x16 slot is compatible with PCI Express x16, Secondary PCI-E x16 slot is compatible with PCI Express x8
‧ 2 PCI Express x1 slots
‧ 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface, includes one orange slot which supports 2 master for MSI special PCI function card (ex. wireless LAN and bluetooth combo card.).

 


On-Board IDE


‧ One IDE port by NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices

On-Board SATA

‧ 6 SATA II ports by NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s

RAID Function

- SATA II 1~6 supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 or RAID 5 mode by NVIDIA nForce 570



Audio

‧ Chipset integrated by Realtek ALC883
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec


LAN

‧ Dual LAN jacks
- Supports Dual LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Vitesse VSC8601


IEEE1394


‧ Chipset integrated by VIA VT6307
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin 12V CPU power connector
- ATX 4-pin VGA power connector
- CPU / System / NB FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Clear CMOS button
- IrDA infrared module header
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- D-Bracket2 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 ports
- 3 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 6 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 6 x Serial ATA II connectors
- 1 x ATA133 HD connectors



Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x Parallel port
- 1 x Serial port (COM 1)
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF out
- 1 x IEEE1394 Port
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack (S/SPDIF out)
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x RJ45 LAN jack


Dimension

‧ 30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

‧ 9 mounting holes.

 

 

Nvidia nForce 570 SLI Overview

nv570SLI

 

NVIDIA nForce® 500 Series media and communications processors (MCPs) deliver a complete range of solutions for AMD-based discrete platforms. Performance enhancing features include NVIDIA® LinkBoost™ technology to automatically increase bus speeds and NVIDIA SLI™ technology for scalable graphics performance. With NVIDIA MediaShield™ storage technology, you can easily set up and configure up to six SATA drives for even higher performance and security. Finally, NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology prioritizes network traffic for more responsive online gaming and NVIDIA DualNet® technology doubles your network connectivity options.

With the NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs and forceware from NVIDIA, you can create PCs for casual gamers and multi-taskers on up to the hardcore enthusiast.

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NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI for High performance gamers

NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCPs deliver an outstanding gaming experience. Includes NVIDIA SLI technology for scalable graphics performance and NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology for reduced ping times.

 

NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for AMD

  NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra NVIDIA nForce 550
Segment Enthusiast Performance SLI Performance non-SLI Mainstream
CPU AMD
Athlon 64 FX
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon 64
AMD
Athlon 64 FX
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon 64
AMD
Athlon 64 FX
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon 64
AMD
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon 64
Sempron
NVIDIA LinkBoost™ technology Yes No No No
NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology Yes
2 x 16
Yes
1 x16, 2 x 8
No No
PCI Express
# Lanes
46 lanes 28 lanes 20 lanes 20 lanes
# Links
9 links 6 links 5 links 5 links
Configuration
16, 16, 8, 1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1 16, 8, 1, 1, 1,1 16, 1, 1, 1,1 16, 1, 1, 1,1
SATA/PATA drives 6/2 6/2 6/2 4/2
SATA speed 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s 3Gb/s
RAID 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1,5 0,1,0+1
NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Native Gigabit Ethernet Connections 2 2 2 1
NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology Yes Yes Yes No
NVIDIA DualNet® technology Yes Yes Yes No
Teaming
Yes Yes Yes No
TCP/IP Acceleration
Yes Yes Yes No
NVIDIA nTune™ Utility Yes Yes Yes Yes
USB ports 10 10 10 10
PCI Slots 5 5 5 5
Audio HDA (Azalia) HDA (Azalia) HDA (Azalia) HDA (Azalia)

 

For more information regarding Nvidia's nForce 570 SLI chipset ... please visit Nvidia's SLI website.

  

 

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