AM2 Enthusiast Deluxe Mobo ¡V MSI K9N Diamond Performance and Analysis

windwithme · 21st September 2006, 03:02

In the early 2006, the K8N Diamond Plus on Socket939 platform by MSI.
That board with high quality hardware audio, heat pipe and real good overclock ability with high performance, good on cost/performance ratio.

MSI K9N Diamond was born to be Diamond After AMD transfer to AM2 platform.
Build with NVIDIA¡¦s finest nForce590 SLI chipset based, support EPP technology and DDRII memory.

Diamond series means top class.
Take a first look on BOX design.

¡§The Diamond heart¡¨ MSI Diamond logo still the main theme in front.

Inside stuff
High-end product bundle with many cables and disks.

K9N Diamond Mobo overview

The left down corner
2X PCI Express X16
2X PCI Express X1
2X 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots

Build in Sound Blaster Audigy SE HW audio, still be the best quality MoBo audio. High quality 24bit/192kHz sampling rate, 106dB with EAX ADVANCED HD environment surround audio with the fibre-optical and S/PDIF output.

Right down corner
The red button for Clear CMOS.
6 SATAII port, support RAID 0 or 1,0+1, 5 and JBOD disk array mode

Up right corner
4 DDRII DIMM slot
1 IDE port and 24pin power connector.

Up left corner
CPU Socket and PWM design

North Bridge/ South Bridge with pipeline heatsink design.
Slow fan works quiet.

Use all Japan capacitor.

IO port
Dual Gigabit LAN design
1394/ fibre-optical out put and 4 USB2.0 port.

Test platform setup
CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+
MB: MSI K9N Diamond
DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
VGA:ELSA 730GT 256B3 DTV
HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB
POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply
Cooler:Tower112

DDRII 803 CL3 3-3-9 1T 2.2V stable and good performance

CPU default 2.4GHz, DDRII 800 with CL=3,3,3,9 1T setup
SIS Sandra bandwidth turbo up to 9018MB/S
This is the best record with default setup on both AMD and Intel platform I¡¦ve
ever seen so far.

CPU FSB up to 345Mhz stable.
It¡¦s also the best record AM2 motherboard when I use same 4800+ X2 processors to overclock.

Diamond series always match their Diamond quality, powerful multimedia function, also with good overclock ability.
This Mobo will give AM2 platform some impact to encourage the momentum.

windwithme · 23rd September 2006, 11:36

BIOS intro

Main page

Chipset link bandwidth

Frequency and voltage page.

CPU extra voltage.
Up to more 0.3V for overclock.

AM2 support DDRII 400/533/667/800

Memory configuration setup page.

Multiple adjust and basic voltage.

Many detail voltage adjust

NVIDIA tech. page.
The 590 SLI support EPP technology setup also in this page.

Boot up screen

Test plasform setup
CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+
MB: MSI K9N Diamond
DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
VGA:ELSA 730GT 256B3 DTV
HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB
POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply
Cooler:Tower112

The UI of build in Audige SE hardware audio

Memory 1GBX2 DDRII 1083 CL4 4-4-12 2.3V stable

ELSA 7300GT DDR3 SLI overclock test.

3DMARK2003

3DMARK2005

3DMARK2006

MSI K9N Diamond

Positive points:
1.Full and deluxe package
2.Copper pipeline chipset heatsink with FAN.
3.4 phase PWM design with JAPAN capacitors.
4.Build in best mobo audio with SB Audigy SE hardware audio.
5.CPU FSB can up to 345MHz
6.Only need 2.2V to reach DDRII 800 1T CL=3,3,3,9

Negative points:
1.No big advantage compare with K8N Diamond Plus.
2.Top memory voltage is only 2.3V, not enough.
3.DDRII overclock should up to 1120~1160MHz to get better performance.
4.Wish we can have build in eSATA and debug signal design.

I recommend this product for under 215USD.
Good on spec design and overclock ability, the only discount is memory overclock ability and not enough spec. improve.
But according to the cost/performance and multimedia, this still a recommend product.

windwithme · 29th September 2006, 03:22

MSI new mobo software
Dual CoreCenter

Include main page and sub system page.

CPU, mobo and other system temp. monitor.

CPU, GPU and other part FAN speed adjust and monitor.

CPU, GPU memory and other chipset voltage adjust and monitor.
You can adjust a part of them to overclock.

Frequency and CPU utilization, you can adjust CPU and GPU (MSI) frequency.

The Dual CoreCenter is very detail, also apply all the mobo adjustable function with detail mode. The only point to improve is the panel color design.

Test platform setup
CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+
MB: MSI K9N Diamond
DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
VGA:MSI 7600GT SLI silent version
HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB
POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply
Cooler:Tower112

The MSI 7600GT SLI testing numbers.
VGA OC 633/1680Mhz

3DMARK2003

3DMARK2005

3DMARK2006

21st September 2006, 03:02	#1
windwithme Eastern OC Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,090	AM2 Enthusiast Deluxe Mobo ¡V MSI K9N Diamond Performance and Analysis In the early 2006, the K8N Diamond Plus on Socket939 platform by MSI. That board with high quality hardware audio, heat pipe and real good overclock ability with high performance, good on cost/performance ratio. MSI K9N Diamond was born to be Diamond After AMD transfer to AM2 platform. Build with NVIDIA¡¦s finest nForce590 SLI chipset based, support EPP technology and DDRII memory. Diamond series means top class. Take a first look on BOX design. ¡§The Diamond heart¡¨ MSI Diamond logo still the main theme in front. Inside stuff High-end product bundle with many cables and disks. K9N Diamond Mobo overview The left down corner 2X PCI Express X16 2X PCI Express X1 2X 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots Build in Sound Blaster Audigy SE HW audio, still be the best quality MoBo audio. High quality 24bit/192kHz sampling rate, 106dB with EAX ADVANCED HD environment surround audio with the fibre-optical and S/PDIF output. Right down corner The red button for Clear CMOS. 6 SATAII port, support RAID 0 or 1,0+1, 5 and JBOD disk array mode Up right corner 4 DDRII DIMM slot 1 IDE port and 24pin power connector. Up left corner CPU Socket and PWM design North Bridge/ South Bridge with pipeline heatsink design. Slow fan works quiet. Use all Japan capacitor. IO port Dual Gigabit LAN design 1394/ fibre-optical out put and 4 USB2.0 port. Test platform setup CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+ MB: MSI K9N Diamond DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3 VGA:ELSA 730GT 256B3 DTV HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply Cooler:Tower112 DDRII 803 CL3 3-3-9 1T 2.2V stable and good performance CPU default 2.4GHz, DDRII 800 with CL=3,3,3,9 1T setup SIS Sandra bandwidth turbo up to 9018MB/S This is the best record with default setup on both AMD and Intel platform I¡¦ve ever seen so far. CPU FSB up to 345Mhz stable. It¡¦s also the best record AM2 motherboard when I use same 4800+ X2 processors to overclock. Diamond series always match their Diamond quality, powerful multimedia function, also with good overclock ability. This Mobo will give AM2 platform some impact to encourage the momentum.

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23rd September 2006, 11:36	#2
windwithme Eastern OC Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,090	BIOS intro Main page Chipset link bandwidth Frequency and voltage page. CPU extra voltage. Up to more 0.3V for overclock. AM2 support DDRII 400/533/667/800 Memory configuration setup page. Multiple adjust and basic voltage. Many detail voltage adjust NVIDIA tech. page. The 590 SLI support EPP technology setup also in this page. Boot up screen Test plasform setup CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+ MB: MSI K9N Diamond DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3 VGA:ELSA 730GT 256B3 DTV HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply Cooler:Tower112 The UI of build in Audige SE hardware audio Memory 1GBX2 DDRII 1083 CL4 4-4-12 2.3V stable ELSA 7300GT DDR3 SLI overclock test. 3DMARK2003 3DMARK2005 3DMARK2006 MSI K9N Diamond Positive points: 1.Full and deluxe package 2.Copper pipeline chipset heatsink with FAN. 3.4 phase PWM design with JAPAN capacitors. 4.Build in best mobo audio with SB Audigy SE hardware audio. 5.CPU FSB can up to 345MHz 6.Only need 2.2V to reach DDRII 800 1T CL=3,3,3,9 Negative points: 1.No big advantage compare with K8N Diamond Plus. 2.Top memory voltage is only 2.3V, not enough. 3.DDRII overclock should up to 1120~1160MHz to get better performance. 4.Wish we can have build in eSATA and debug signal design. I recommend this product for under 215USD. Good on spec design and overclock ability, the only discount is memory overclock ability and not enough spec. improve. But according to the cost/performance and multimedia, this still a recommend product.

29th September 2006, 03:22	#3
windwithme Eastern OC Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,090	MSI new mobo software Dual CoreCenter Include main page and sub system page. CPU, mobo and other system temp. monitor. CPU, GPU and other part FAN speed adjust and monitor. CPU, GPU memory and other chipset voltage adjust and monitor. You can adjust a part of them to overclock. Frequency and CPU utilization, you can adjust CPU and GPU (MSI) frequency. The Dual CoreCenter is very detail, also apply all the mobo adjustable function with detail mode. The only point to improve is the panel color design. Test platform setup CPU:AMD AM2 Althon64 X2 4800+ MB: MSI K9N Diamond DRAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3 VGA:MSI 7600GT SLI silent version HD:Seagate 7200.7 80GB POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply Cooler:Tower112 The MSI 7600GT SLI testing numbers. VGA OC 633/1680Mhz 3DMARK2003 3DMARK2005 3DMARK2006