Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: nvidia, motherboard, sli
Categories: Hardware
Software and Accessories
MSI Core Center management software allows the monitoring and control of voltage, speeds, and temperatures, with extensions for controlling the speeds of some MSI graphics cards.
The temperature monitor is just that, a monitor. To control fan speeds, one must choose the appropriate menu.
Fan speeds are manually adjustable for the processor and one accessory. Anyone looking for automatic optimization will also find controls in BIOS.
Clock controls work for the motherboard’s HT clock, but notice the GPU speed control misreads our non-MSI graphics card.
Overclocking wouldn’t go far without voltage adjustment, so MSI provides CPU core, memory, and chipset controls.
| Documentation & Software | Motherboard Manual |
| Quick Installation Guide | |
| Motherboard Driver CD (Windows XP) | |
| Motherboard Driver CD (Windows Vista) | |
| Hardware | 1x 80-conductor Ultra ATA cable, Round |
| 1x Floppy Cable | |
| 6x SATA Data Cable | |
| 3x Four-Pin to SATA Power Adapter | |
| 1x eSATA to SATA Data Cable | |
| 1x 4-pin to SATA Power Cable | |
| 1x DVI to HDMI Adapter | |
| 1x Front Panel Quick Connector Kit | |
| 1x Port Plate (2x USB, 1x IEEE-1394) | |
| 1x eSATA breakout plate | |
| 3x CrossFire Bridge | |
| 1x I/O Panel Shield |
An extensive installation kit again marks the K9N2 Diamond as a premium board, as every anticipated need is filled. Rather than include a rigid 3-way SLI bridge, MSI uses three flexible SLI bridge straps to configure both 2-way and 3-way SLI.
One thing that MSI recently added to its top motherboards is an “M-Connector” kit which, like Asus’ Q-Connectors, allows builders to group individual front-panel leads before plugging them into motherboard headers.
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