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(More customer reviews)Take Note !! This is NOT the same board as the MSI P6N Platinum and does not appear to my knowledge on MSI's web site. The vendor is clearly stating that it is a different board, but I did not pick up on the information (my mistake). If you want the eSATA ports or the SLI video capability you do not want to purchase the "OEM Version" as these features are not present, nor are the additional cooling components.
I decided to keep the board as I had already installed processor and memorey before I realized something was up.
Also, not that the OEM version does not include any documentation, drivers, or cables; a plate for the rear ports and also a tiny speaker are the only items included, as I recall.
I am assuming that the performace is the same as for the standard P6N. I was able to use the drivers downloaded from the mfg's site. A manual is also available for download form MSI.
I purchased an eSATA PCI express card locally since this is a gift for my son who wanted eSATA to work with an external drive he uses for backup. This board is now fitted with a 3.5 DualCore processor, a Nvida QUAD FX507 graphics card, two SATA2 drives in a striped RAID array, and 8GB of PNY dual port ram. If he needs a second SLI graphics card in the future for his CAD work (he's an achitecture grad student) we'll have to change the motherboard to one that will support SLI.
I decided to keep and use this board since it will meet the immediate performace needs and was inexpensive. It may be a hassle to change out the MB in the future, so the ready expansion capabily of the non-oem version would have been a nice insurance policy for about $20 more.
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Looking to build a great gaming PC on a budget?This MSI P6N SLI Platinum is a Socket 775 motherboard and is powered by the nForce 650i SLI northbridge chipset. Supporting a range of Intel Socket 775 processors with FSB speeds from 533 MHz all the way up to 1333 MHz, this powerful motherboard gives a solid foundation for powerful Intel Core2 Quad/Duo/Extreme CPUs. The nForce 650i SLI chipset also boasts support for up to 8 GB of DDR2 dual-channel memory at up to 800 MHz speeds!This motherboard features an SLI-capable chipset but was only built with one PCI-Express x16 graphics card slot so SLI is not supported. Integrated ALC 888 HD Audio provides 8-channel audio and integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet is provided by the Realtek RTL8211BL chipset. Four SATA channels with NV RAID allow for nearly limitless storage options and integrated FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 let you add your favorite peripherals, devices, or external storage!Save big on this misfit motherboard! Order now!Notes: Model: P6N SLI Platinum. This motherboard does NOT support Windows 98/Me. This OEM version of the MSI P6N SLI Platinum does not have a second 16x PCIe slot, does not have an eSATA port or Parallel port and does not have the heatsink setup used on the retail version MSI P6N SLI Platinum
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