The MSI K9N2 Diamond is a high-end, advanced motherboard which uses the NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset to support 3 way SLI. The tri-SLI is transported through 3 Gen 2.0 PCI-e x16 ports ( they operate as x16, x8, x8 speeds under tri-SLI mode) and there is also 1 PCE and 2 PCI ports as well. For CPU support the K9N2 offers an AM2/AM2+ socket for use with the following CPUs; 64 bit Phenom, Athlon, Sempron, and additional support for AMD CPUs that use 140 watt power. For memory the K9N2 offers 4 DIMM slots which support DDR2 1066+ RAM modules up to a maximum of 8GB under a 64 bit operating system. The K9N2 Diamond also provides 8 channel analog audio, a dual gigabit LAN for double the speed, NV RAID (0, 1, 5 and 10), IEEE 1394, SATA2, eSATA, and ATA133. The K9N2 also comes pre-installed with MSI's premium motherboard application; MSI Live Update; MSI Dual CoreCell; MSI Dual CoreCenter, and Dynamic Over-clocking Technology. The motherboard was released September 25, 2008 and has a listed MSRP retail price around $299.
MSRP $299.00
Release date September, 2008
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- CPU support: 64 bit Phenom X3 and X4, Athlon, Sempron, and additional support for AMD CPUs that use 140 watt power
- Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI
- Socket: AM2/AM2+
- Memory Support: Dual DDR2 533/667/800/1066+ (8GB maximum
- Graphics Options: 3*PCIe x16 with 3-way SLI (Operate as x16, x8, x8 under tri-SLI mode)
- Audio: 8-Channel analog audio output
- 10 USB 2.0 Ports, 4 x1 PCI-E Slot (3 x16), 6 SATA2 connectors, 2 eSATA
- Dual Gigabit LAN Connection
- Dimensions: 12 in (L) x 9.75 in(W) ATX Form Factor
- Release Date: 09/25/2008
- MSRP: $299
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MSRP $230.00
Released January, 2007
The Asus P5N-T Deluxe is another high-end tri-SLI motherboard from ASUS much like the Asus P5N72-T Premium mobo. It offers tri-SLI through the use of the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI chipset and GPU transport through 3 PCI-E x16 slots. The P5N-T is Intel socket LGA 775 ready meaning it supports Intel Quad-core, Core 2...
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MSRP $249.00
Released May, 2008
The Asus P5N72-T Premium is a powerful high-end motherboard which supports tri-SLI through the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI chipset. The motherboard supports all LGA 775 socket processors in turn meaning it supports Intel Quad-core, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo and Pentium CPUs with a max FSB of 1600MHz (Overclocked) or 1333MHz (normally). The...
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MSRP $275.00
Released September, 2008
The Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe is one of the most powerful M3 series boards; and includes an AM2/AM2+ socket for all 32 and 64 bit AMD processor support (Phenom, Athlon, and Sempron). It also supports 1066+MHz dual channel DDR2 ram modules up to 8GB maximum through 4 DIMM slots. The biggest feature is of course...
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MSRP $299.00
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The Asus Crosshair II Formula is a high-end AM2/AM2+ socket motherboard with tri-SLI capabilities through the NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset. The Crosshair II has 3 x PCI-e Gen 2.0 x16 support for the NVIDIA tri-SLI capable GPUs (They operate as x16, x16, x8 or 3-way x8, x8, x 8 during tri-SLI mode). The...
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MSRP $199.99
Released January, 2008
The eVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard is eVGA's "flagship" maximum performance motherboard. It provides 3 PCI-e 2.0 slots for 3 way SLI support (3 NVIDIA graphics cards). Thiis particular eVGA board also provides full chipset support for Intel 45nm Core 2 processors; and also supports any Intel LGA 775 socket processors (Intel Quad-core /...
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MSRP $259.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- supports 3-way SLI
- supports up to 8GB of DDR2 1200MHz
- superior power regulation over lesser models (8-phase design)
- well engineered and high quality construction - all capacitors are solid state, chipset cooler tilts towards CPU heatsink, designed for good airflow
Cons
- featuring the same chipset cooler as lesser models this is probably one hot momma
- getting fairly expensive, especially for young gamers
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MSRP $299.00
Released May, 2008
The Foxconn Destroyer is an ATX motherboard with socket AM2 Athlon and Sempron CPU support. It also includes support for the latest AMD Phenom Quad Core processors with HyerTransport 3.0 functionality; which increases the overall CPU bandwidth between other system components. It also provides 2, or 3 way SLI or 4 way graphics through...
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MSRP $199.99
Released December, 2007
The XFX MB-N780-ISH9 is a "high-octane" motherboard, which supports TRI-SLI straight out of the box through 3 PCI-e x16 slots; yes, that means three high end graphics cards installed at once. The N780 also supports up to 8GB Dual Channel 800MHz DDR2 ram (4 slots), and has an LGA 775 socket for support with...
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K, 9, N, 2, K9, 9N, N2, K9N, 9N2, K9N2
