Hybrid SLI and 3-way SLI Ready with K9N2 Diamond
The Best Performance Gaming Solution on AM2+ Platform
 
 
City of Industry , CA – May 6, 2008 - MSI, a leading force in the computing industry is proud to announce the new line of motherboards for the AM2+ Platform – The K9N2 Series. Powered by the NForce chipset from NVIDIA ® , the K9N2 Series supports multi-GPU SLI that is the first choice for gaming systems and power users. While this performance-enhancing technology consumes high power levels and creates noise that is cause for concern, MSI is proud to usher in the Green Computing era with Hybrid SLI technology – balancing extreme power while doing our part to conserve the environment. K9N2 Series motherboards will offer spectacular performance when demanding applications are in use, while throttling down power consumption and fan noise when it isn't required. The K9N2 Diamond utilizes nForce780a chipset together with top performance specifications and supports 3-way SLI technology for the ultimate gaming experience. The K9N2 SLI Platinum utilizes nForce750a chipset, making this motherboard the cost-effective choice with NVIDIA ® SLI technology. “K9N2 series motherboards are the best gaming choice on AMD platform,” says Vincent Lai, MSI worldwide marketing director.

 
Highly Efficient Circu-Pipe and 5 phase PWM

The use of selected high-grade components is the common characteristic of the K9N2 series motherboards. Although the two motherboards have different market segments, they both come with MSI's exclusive Circu-Pipe design. Circu-Pipe can effectively reduce the high temperature from the chipset and MOSFET by over 10%. This design improves the system stability and product life for maximum lifespan. The processor power supply of K9N2 series motherboards has a five phase PWM design. Through MSI's power design, it allows the power supply to become more stable, but also reduces the heat produced, especially during huge over-clocking ranges.
 
Selected high-quality solid cap and Hi-c CAP!

The MSI K9N2 series utilize high-quality solid capacitors that are made in Japan . These capacitors with low impedance and high ripple current provide better filtering effects for the board. To further highlight MSI K9N2 series products, the PWM capacitors on these motherboards are based on Hi-c CAP (Highly-conductive polymerized Capacitor), a high grade component. The biggest benefit of HI-C CAP is that in all kinds of operating frequencies, this product can maintain low impedance characteristics, making it the suitable choice for motherboards with high-frequency switching power supply.
 
Hybrid SLI and 3-way SLI ready!

MSI K9N2 series motherboards are Hybrid SLI ready. Hybrid SLI is based on NVIDIA's SLI technology which delivers multi-GPU benefits when an NVIDIA motherboard GPU (mGPU) is combined with an NVIDIA-based discrete GPU. Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower. Plug any NVIDIA HybridPower-enabled GPU into any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-enabled motherboard for the ultimate control. HybridPower unleashes graphics performance when needed and switches to quiet, low-power operation for computing tasks that doesn't require high 3D performance like browsing the Web or word processing.

The K9N2 Diamond and K9N2 SLI Platinum are based on different chipsets; the K9N2 Diamond is 3-way SLI technology ready, which can combine 3 VGA cards to process tasks, which brings higher 3D gaming resolutions with more detail DX10 effects, and also enhances the 3D frame rate to a higher level for a more smooth gaming experience. The K9N2 SLI Platinum only supports SLI technology, but through PCI-E bandwidth upgrade to Gen2, it can raise performance in heavy loading scenarios. These two motherboards have different specifications – the K9N2 Diamond has an extreme performance design, while the KN92 Platinum is the Cost/Performance value product.
 
 
K9N2 Diamond Product Specifications
  • NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset based
  • Support AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 Phenom, Athlon and Sempron processors
  • 3 PCI-E x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
  • Supports x16 speed SLI & 3-way SLI Technology ( x16, x8, x8 )
  • 4 dual channel DIMMs DDRII 533/667/800/1066 up to 8GB
  • 2 ports 10/100/1000 LAN
  • X-Fi Xtreme Audio card, support 24-bit / 96KHz audio quality, 100dB SNR clarity, u p to 7.1 Ch., EAX 4.0 Surround Sound
  • Supports 6 SATAII, supports RAID 0/1/0+1/5
  • Supports 2 e-SATA ports
  • 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots
  • 10x USB 2.0, 2x IEEE1394
  • Circu-Pipe Heatsink design
  • Dual CoreCell technology with D.O.T. Express
 
 
K9N2 SLI Platinum Product Specifications
  • NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI chipset based
  • Support AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 Phenom, Athlon and Sempron processors
  • 2 PCI-E x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
  • Supports x8 speed SLI Technology
  • 4 dual channel DIMMs DDRII 533/667/800/1066/1200 up to 8GB
  • 1 port 10/100/1000 LAN
  • 7.1 channel surround Audio
  • Supports 6 SATAII, supports RAID 0/1/0+1/5
  • Supports 2 e-SATA ports
  • 2 PCI-E x16, 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots
  • 10x USB 2.0, 2x IEEE1394
  • Circu-Pipe Heatsink design
  • Dual CoreCell technology with D.O.T. Express
 
 
About MSI Computer Corporation
 

MSI, a world-class manufacturer of an extensive variety of the highest quality IT products, is one of the world's top five and Taiwan 's top 3 leading motherboard manufacturers. MSI is also one of the top five front-end server manufacturers in the world and its graphics card has been on the No. 1 position in the world for four consecutive years. Technical leadership and innovation are the pillars behind MSI ' s effort to maintain its momentum. Equally important, MSI has integrated a multi-corporate strategy, consumer insights measure and monitoring, and brand strategy/management over the years. Continuously exploring new avenues, MSI is also one of the largest manufacturers of notebook and Consumer Electronic products. MSI employs an extensive and experienced research and development team. This team carries out its work with the latest research equipment, continuing to raise the bar on product quality and innovative product features.

 

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