The MSI P7N Diamond is an advanced Tri-SLI motherboard allowing 3-way SLI through 4 PCI-e x16 ports (which operate as x16, x16, x8 under Tri-SLI mode) and 4 DIMM slots for dual channel DDR2 1066+ ram modules up to 8GB. It should be noted that NVIDIA SLI is only supported in 32 and 64 bit Windows XP/Vista operating systems. The P7N provides support for socket LGA 775 CPUs meaning that it is compatible with Intel Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad, Core2 Duo, Pentium XE, Pentium D, and Pentium 4 processors. The P7N also comes installed with a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme for HD 7.1 CH Audio. For additional features the P7N also provides a dual gigabit LAN for double the network speed, and MSI's own premium mobo application; Live Update; Dual Corecell; MSI Dual CoreCenter; and DOT. Additional ports included are IEEE 1394, RAID (0, 1, 0+1, 5 & JBOD); SATAII; ATA133; eSATA; 2 PCI-E X1; 2 PCI; and 10 USB. The MSI P7N Diamond was released on February 17, 2008 and has an MSRP price of about $299.
MSRP $299.00
Release date February, 2008
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- CPU support: 64 and 32 bit Intel Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad, Core2 Duo, Pentium XE, Pentium D, and Pentium 4 processors
- Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
- Socket: LGA 775
- Memory Support: Dual DDR2 533/667/800/1066+ (8GB maximum
- Graphics Options: 4*PCIe x16 with 3-way SLI (Operate as x16, x16, x8 under tri-SLI mode)
- Audio: 7.1-Channel HD analog audio output
- 10 USB 2.0 Ports, 4 x1 PCI-E Slot (4 x16), 6 SATA2 connectors, 2 eSATA
- Dual Gigabit LAN Connection
- Dimensions: 11.96 in. (L) x 9.61 in. (W) ATX Form Factor
- Release Date: 02/17/2008
- MSRP: $299
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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 $299.00
Released May, 2008
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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 $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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P, 7, N, P7, 7N, P7N
