“Today at HotHardware.com, we’re looking at a budget-targeted SLI equipped motherboard from MSI, the K9N SLI Platinum. While this motherboard was originally targeted at high-end gamers when it initially launched (and still can work quite well in this environment), the plummeting prices of SLI gear and the introduction of newer, more attractive SLI-enabled chipsets have allowed this board to now be priced for those with significantly lower budgets. Head on over to the site and check it out…”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- ECS’s PX1 Extreme motherboard @ The Tech Report
- Tech View: Motherboards and More @ AnandTech
- Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2: A Full-Featured Plug-and-Go Motherboard for AM2 @ OCModShop
- Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 Motherboard Reviewed @ PCSTATS
- Foxconn 945G7MD-KRS2H Mainboard Review @ Technic3D
- ASUS P5W64 WS Professional @ motherboards.org
- MSI 975X Platinum Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
- NVIDIA 680a-SLI Preview @ Technic3D
- ASUS P5B-E @ Bjorn3D
- abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X @ Pro-Clockers
- Intel Joins the Overclockers — Bad Axe 2 @ TweakTown
- Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H @ Elite Bastards
- MSI K9N Neo-F Socket AM2 motherboard @ Rbmods
Quiet, but not so cool
HotHardware reviews MSI’s K9N SLI board, and really liked the RAID solution, the high speed onboard NIC and the peace and quiet provided by the chipset cooling. On the other hand, the heat that builds up on the chipset may be one of the things holding this board back for overclockers.