Introduction
The MSI P6NGM motherboard is one of the first NVIDIA GeForce 7-series based mGPU boards we've received for testing. Based on the GeForce 7150/nForce 630i, the P6NGM represents the flagship of NVIDIA's new mainstream chipset line. And as a mainstream oriented motherboard, the MSI P6NGM follows closely with NVIDIA's reference model, with slight modifications here and there. Still, the board offers all the features that one would need from any modern PC. Check out the full technical specifications below before we delve further into the review.
The MSI P6NGM motherboard.
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MSI P6NGM Technical Specifications
| CPU
Support |
- Supports
all 90nm/65nm Intel LGA775
processors
- 45nm ready (Wolfdale & Yorkfield)
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| Chipset |
- NVIDIA GeForce 7150
- 400
- 1333MHz front
side bus
- NVIDIA DDR2 memory architecture
- NVIDIA GeForce 7150 mGPU
- 630MHz core clock
- DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0 support
- Microsoft Windows Vista Premium capable
- 18 PCI Express lanes
- One link at x16 for
graphics card
- Two PCIe x1
lanes
- NVIDIA
nForce 630i MCP
- Supports
up to ten
USB 2.0 ports
- Supports four SATA 3.0Gbps ports
- NVIDIA MediaShield storage
- Supports up to five PCI
slots
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| Memory |
- NVIDIA DDR2
memory architecture
- 2 x 240-pin DIMM
sockets support max. 4GB DDR2-800 non-ECC memory
- Single-channel
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| Storage |
- NVIDIA nForce 630i MCP
- 2 x Ultra ATA
33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to
133MB/sec.)
- 4 x
SATA 3.0Gbps interface
- NVIDIA
MediaShield
Technology
- Supports
RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5,
JBOD
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| Audio |
- Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia)
- Realtek
ALC888 HD Audio CODEC
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| Networking |
- NVIDIA
Gigabit LAN co-supported by Realtek RTL8211B PHY chip (Transceiver)
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| IEEE 1394 (FireWire) |
- JMicron JMB381 FireWire controller
- 2 x 1394a
ports
@ 400 Mbps speed
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| I/O
Interface |
- 1 x Floppy
connector
- 1 x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
- 4 x SATA connectors
- 1 x VGA Output
- 1 x HDMI Output
- 10 x USB
2.0 ports (4 x rear, 6 x header)
- 2 x
FireWire-400 ports (1 x rear, 1 x header)
- 1 x
RJ45 LAN port
- 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
- 1
x 9-pin serial port (header)
- 1
x mini-DIN-6 PS/2
mouse port
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
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| Expansion
Slots |
- 1 x PCIe
x16 slots,
PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a
compliant
- 1 x PCIe x1 slots, PCI
Express Bus specification v1.0a
compliant
- 2 x 32-bit PCI slots,
PCI 2.3 compliant
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| PCB |
- MicroATX Form Factor, 244 mm x 244 mm
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Rear I/O panel includes PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, one HDMI port, one VGA port, a FireWire port, four USB 2.0 ports, one RJ-45 and analog surround audio. There are no visible S/PDIF ports natively provided by MSI.
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