MSI K9N2 Diamond

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.

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MSI K9N2 Diamond
MSRP $299.00
Release date September, 2008
Brand MSI
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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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