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MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

MSI K9A2 Platinum ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

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Review Summary (read all 680 Reviews)

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Total Reviews:	680

Excellent Motherboard

Reviewed By: Videofreek on 6/6/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Couple this motherboard with an Athlon X2 3GHZ CPU and 4GB of DDR2 800 memory and you have a very nice machine for editing video! I'm very satisified with the speed at which it can render video, one of my main concerns when I put this machine together.

Cons: None - everything fine worked 1st time

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Works well with Linux and XP

Reviewed By: Francisco on 6/4/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: Works as expected, decent number of features.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: Have had 1 of these for a year (June 2008 to June 2009). Have had zero problems on a dual boot Opensuse Linux and windows XP.
Just got a second one a week ago for a client and about to order a third one for home.

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Trouble free and cheap!

Reviewed By: on 6/1/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Easy to install, plenty of space. No memory issues, really good manual.

Cons: I couldn't get the 5.1 audio to run on my home theater, i dont know if its an issue with the motherboard or the audio system. the optic audioo out broke off, the motherboard kept working anyway. Just be careful

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Model
Brand	MSI
Model	K9A2 Platinum
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	AM2+/AM2
CPU Type	Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB	2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge	AMD 790FX
South Bridge	ATI SB600
Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4×240pin
Memory Standard	DDR2 1066
Maximum Memory Supported	8GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16	4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot configurations: Dual CrossFire (16X+16X), Triple CrossFire (16X+8X+8X), Quad CrossFire (8X+8X+8X+8X)
PCI Express x1	1
PCI Slots	2
Storage Devices
PATA	1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s	6
SATA RAID	0/1/0+1
Additional RAID Controller	Promise T3
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset	None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC888
Audio Channels	8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8111B
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2	2
USB 1.1/2.0	4 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394	1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA	2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
Audio Ports	6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB	6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394	1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions	12.0" x 9.8"
Windows Vista	Certified for Windows Vista
Power Pin	24 Pin
Features
Features	Dual Core Center monitors hardware MSI Live Update keeps the performance up to date AMD Cool'n'Quiet technology provides keeps it cool
Packaging
Package Contents	K9A2 Platinum Driver Disk User Manual Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable 4 x SATA Cable 4-pin to SATA Power Cable 2 x CrossFire Bridge IEEE 1394 Bracket USB Bracket

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