MSI K9N Diamond AM2 nForce 590 SLI Overclocking Test

Overclocking/Overclocking Tests by windwithme @ 2006-10-24

We take this high end AM2 motherboard from MSI based on the nVIDIA 590 SLI chipset for a spin, exploring the overclocking features and performance.

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Test Setup and First OC

Test Setup

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  • CPU: AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+
  • CPU Cooler:Tower112
  • MB: MSI K9N Diamond
  • DDR2: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
  • VGA: ELSA 7300GT 256B3 DTV
  • HD: Seagate 7200.7 80GB
  • POWER: Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply

    With CPU running at 2.4Ghz, memory at DDRII 800 CL3 3-3-9 1T, the Sisoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth score is 9018Mb/s, an extremely high score for DDR2 800 memory.

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    With the CPU running at 345Mhz FSB the system is stable, it’s a personal best with this X2 4800+ CPU sample.

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