MSI
P7N SLI Platinum Motherboard
MSI’s multiple award-winning P7N SLI Platinum nForce 750i SLI Socket 775
motherboard offers gamers, graphic designers, extreme PC enthusiasts, and multimedia
entertainment buffs the best bang for the buck in the industry. Designed for
45nm CPUs and 3-way SLI video performance, this outstanding ATX mainboard is
built for Xeon, Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad, Core2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron
Dual Core, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme,
and Celeron D processors. The 45nm Quad Core CPU support brings more benefits
to multimedia and multitasking by enhancing the performance and reducing the
waiting time for any kind of applications. It provides extremely high definition
audio/video stream editing and offers higher performance on 3D gaming and professional
graphic rendering. Based on the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI chipset, the MSI P7N
SLI motherboard supports DDR2 533/667/800MHz memory up to 8Gb, PCI-Ex 16, SATA,
RAID (0/1/0+1, 5, JBOD), Gigabit LAN, and USB 2.0. This affordable board sports
MSI’s exclusive Green Power Design for earth-friendly efficiency and features
Dual Core Center, Live Update Online, and Live Update 3.
Its
Heart Beats Like that of a Champion
"All in all, a real gem of a board...I’d keep an eye on this one
if you’re looking for a budget board and would rather sink money in
to a better graphics card or CPU." - Morry Teitelman, hardocp.com 4/9/08
Additional 2008
Awards
Wrap your mind around the future today, order the MSI P7B SLI
Platinum nForce 750i SLI Socket 775 motherboard – a high-end motherboard at
a budget-friendly price.
Specifications
Processor Interface:
Socket 775
Form Factor:
ATX
Processors Supported:
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
Intel Pentium D
Intel Pentium XE
Intel Pentium EE
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Extreme
Intel Core 2 Quad
Additional Technologies:
HyperThreading Technology
EIST
SLI Ready
Front Side Bus:
533MHz
800MHz
1066MHz
1333MHz
Northbridge:
NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI
Southbridge:
NVIDIA nForce 430i
Memory Supported:
533MHz DDR2
Dual Channel Supported
667MHz DDR2
800MHz DDR2
Number of Pins:
240-Pin
Number of Slots:
4
Maximum Memory Supported:
8GB
Channels:
8 Channels
Audio Chipset:
Realtek ALC888
LAN Type:
10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
PCI Slots:
2
PCI Express X16 Slots:
1 - (PCIe 2.0 x 16)
2 - (PCIe x16 - x8 SLI Support)
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors:
1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors:
1
USB Ports:
8
FireWire Ports:
1 - 1394a
LAN Ports:
1
Audio Out Jacks:
2
IDE Headers:
2
FDD Headers:
1
ATX Power Connectors:
1 24-Pin Connector
PC Power Connectors:
1 - 8 Pin
Fan Connectors:
3 x Chassis
1 x CPU
S/PDIF Connectors:
1 - Optical
Length:
11.960 in. (30.4 cm)
Width:
9.600 in. (24.5 cm)
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Socket
This motherboard features a Socket 775 design.
Chipset
The P7N SLI Platinum motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce Northbridge
750i SLI Northbridge chipset and the NVIDIA nForce 430i Southbridge chipset.
It supports Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo,Core 2 Extreme, Pentium XE,
Pentium EE, Pentium D and Pentium 4 LGA775 Processors, with Hyper-Threading
Technology and 533/800/1066/1333MHz Front Side Bus support.
Memory
Expansion
The P7N SLI Platinum provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin
DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 8GB-64bit. You can install DDR2 533/667/800MHz
Memory.
PCI
Express 2.0 Support
PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate from
2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve high
performance.
IDE
The P7N SLI Platinum includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra
DMA 133.
Audio
The P7N SLI Platinum comes with a Realtek ALC888 audio codec which supports
high quality 8-channel audio.
Serial
ATA Support
The P7N SLI Platinum supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk
performance, up to 3.0Gb/s, with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD solutions.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.4
Customer Reviews:
6
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Value
4.7
Features
4.5
Quality
4.2
Performance
4.2
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Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Feb 25, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
Excellent overclocking board, tons of features for the price. The only thing is I bought an EVGA 260GTX SCC and had to move down a pcie slot since one of the connectors on the motherboard prevents the video card from sitting properly and will not display any video on the monitor. Other then that awesome board.
Reviewer:
custom mac on
Dec 29, 2008 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Have had this board for a while now runs great, i love it no error's in video running 2 gforce 8500 GT both 512mb in sli, sprememe comander runs excelent with a q6600 quade 2.4 oc just a touch 4 gb OCZ 800 fsb, 2 500 gb wd hard drive 1 with xp pro and 1 with vista usltimate have some problems in vista but its vista not the mother board xp pro runs it awsome, great board with a couple video for sli
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Nov 29, 2008 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
this is a great motherboard for a low price and work perfect i used to play crisys with a intel core 2 extreme and work fine also the sli system on this mother board is great
Reviewer:
Andrew on
Nov 25, 2008 Customer Rating:
4.3
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
This motherboard has been working well for me for that past couple of months, not a problem really. The only problem I have had with this motherboard was getting the correct drivers to work with it. The Vista drivers did not want to install. Then went back to xp, and the board came with no 64 bit drivers. Finding the drivers was kinda a pain going through the MSI website.
Also in the review about the video error the other person is getting. Within windows vista 64 bit ultimate, I ran crysis on the highest settings through out the game and never once recieved the error you are referring to (using 9800 GTX SLI) .. over all this motherboard is well worth the money for the gamer on a budget.
toss in a couple video cards, 8gb ram.. 64bit OS.. and you will have a very decent gamer system for a fairly cheap price.
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Nov 24, 2008 Customer Rating:
4.0
Value
4.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
Be careful with the P7N/ Intel core 2 duo E8400 sold as a combo. The P7N needs a bios update to be able to use the E8400. Unless you have a slower/older cpu you use to boot to bios, you have to send it to MSI for the Bios flash. This was only discovered after returning one as DOA then getting the same symptoms with the second, it was finally determined by MSI that it needs the bios update.
Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this memory. For example, DDR Memory won't work with motherboards designed for only DDR2, SDRAM or RDRAM memory, and vice versa. Only use the memory speed recommended by your motherboard's manufacturer. Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
Know Your BIOS! With today's rapid pace of
design advancement, new product updates come fast and furious. This is
especially true of board-level products, like Motherboards, Video Cards, GPU
Processor Cards, and other main edge connector products. The good news is
that manufacturers have designed in the ability to easily update your
product BIOS, which is sometimes important for full compatibility. So before
installing or combining components, it is always a good idea to check your
product's current BIOS revision against the manufacturer's website, to
determine if an update is needed, or advisable. The manufacturer's
documentation will guide you through this process if it is necessary.
However, remember that most products are designed to be plug-n-play out of
the box!
But
What Is BIOS?
Most electronic devices,
from computers to MP3 players have software embedded in their hardware.
These are programs that tell the device how it will function - from basic to
advanced functions - so that it knows how to start, and perform the most
simple and complex tasks it was designed for. We call this software the BIOS
(sometimes also called Firmware). In computer jargon, BIOS stands for "Basic
Input/Output System", but in reality, there is very little "basic" about it.
In your computer's motherboard for example, it tells your computer how to:
start up; communicate with hardware components, such as hard drives and
video; how to move data in and out of memory; and even talk to your USB
connected devices. Without your BIOS, your device is JOOL (just out of
luck!).
Keep in mind that changing a PC's BIOS
settings incorrectly can cause the PC to malfunction. If this happens, a
BIOS reset is usually available, and will need to be performed to return the
BIOS to the default "factory settings." This is usually activated by a
jumper on the motherboard. [Warning: always read
your motherboard or system manual thoroughly, before upgrading your BIOS, or
making BIOS setting changes!] Though normally, most incorrect
settings should have no negative affect on your PC, but please follow each
step explicitly since some can.
Remember: It is recommended that you reboot
after each individual BIOS setting change to ensure that your system
functions normally. If you make numerous changes before rebooting, and your
system will no longer boot, you won't know which change is responsible for
the failure.
Updating Your BIOS
Before you consider updating your BIOS, be sure you need to - not every
update will be needed or even benefit you. Also be sure you are up to
the technical challenges you will face. Changing the version of BIOS
stored in your computer or motherboard is not the kind of activity
recommended for novice users. To perform this successfully, you need
to be comfortable and familiar with your BIOS settings, and be able to
download and apply the BIOS Update without issue. For this reason, it
is best to let professional computer technicians do this work for you, if or
when it is needed. However, if you know what you are doing, it is a
fairly easy task.
Before Updating BIOS, consider the
following:
The reasons for updating your BIOS -
frequently, updating is unnecessary
Identifying your BIOS chip - if
replacing is the approach required
Replacing your BIOS chip - this requires
significant care, and can void your warranty
Locating your latest BIOS version -
required for any update
Flashing your BIOS - make sure you have
a UPS!
Live update - great for minor or quick
updates - again a UPS is vital - a partial update can make your system
inoperative
Configuring your new BIOS settings -
read the manual! twice for good measure!
To learn more about how to keep your PC Very Cool, view our
Guide To PC Cooling»
Understanding
Computer Memory
Because memory is such a crucial element of our computer's performance,
we all understand that we need it in generous supply. However, questions
remain about what kind of memory is best, what functions each memory serves
and which memory is used for notebooks and PCs.
Click Here for more information
that will answer your many of your questions.
How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory depending upon the installed operating system, and other factors. The actual useable memory may be different
(lower) from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may have a limitation in the operating
system (such as Windows 32 bit versions), or configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
by upgrading from a 32 bit to a 64 bit version of Windows XP or Vista, or by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB
installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a
limitation of Windows itself. Also note that different Windows
programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be
confusing. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
SLI
MCPs | Motherboards To enable NVIDIA SLI technology in your PC, you'll need an SLI-Ready
certified motherboard with an nForce SLI MCP and two physical PCI Express
x16 slots. NVIDIA motherboard partners offer nForce SLI motherboards for
both AMD and Intel CPUs.
What is SLI Technology?
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows
you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple
NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce® SLI
media and communications processor (MCP).
How Does SLI Technology Work?
Using proprietary software algorithms and dedicated scalability logic
in each NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU) and MCP, NVIDIA SLI technology
delivers up to twice the performance of a single graphics solution.
Note:
The NVIDIA SLI connector is not used with some mainstream graphics
cards.
3-way SLI motherboards must have 3 PCI-E x16 slots.
NVIDIA SLI-Ready MCPs:
NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI
NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI for AMD
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI for AMD
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI for INTEL
NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI for AMD
NVIDIA nForce Professional
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE
* The above
values are for physical, not usable memory.
The amount of
memory that your system reports, is not always the amount of actual installed
memory. For example, if you have 4GB installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will
typically report 3.2GB due to a limitation of Windows itself. Also note
that different Windows programs report available and maximum memory differently,
which can be confusing. If you find that you need more memory, we suggest
expanding your system memory, since this is the most effective performance
increase, and the one that is easiest to perform.
2-Port USB 2.0/Single Port Firewire Bracket Module
(4) Four SATA Cables
(2) Two SATA Power Connectors
I/O Back Panel Shield
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
This Product Has Limited Exchange Privileges.
Only defective exchanges for identical item within 30 days of purchase permitted on this product. After 30 days, please contact the manufacturer at: 1-888-447-6564.
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12 months parts;
12 months labor
Mfg Part No:
P7N SLI Platinum UPC No:
816909043020 Box Size:
( Length:
11, Width:
14, Depth:
4 )
Shipping Weight:
3.3000 pound(s)
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