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MSI K9AGM2-FIH Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: July 13, 2007
Page: 2 of 11
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Main Features

Hardware Secrets Golden AwardMSI K9AGM2-FIH main features are:

  • Socket: AM2.
  • Chipset: AMD 690G.
  • Super I/O: Fintek F71882FG
  • Clock Generator: Realtek RTM870T
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port.
  • Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset supporting RAID 0, 1 and 10.
  • USB: Ten USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and six available thru I/O brackets that don’t come with the motherboard).
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394a): Two ports controlled by VIA VT6308P chip), one soldered on the motherboard and another available thru an I/O bracket that doesn't come with the motherboard.
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC888 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 KHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 KHz sampling rate for the outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
  • On-board video: Yes, produced by AMD 690G (Radeon X1250 engine).
  • On-board LAN: Yes, Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps) controlled by a Realtek RTL8111B chip, which is connected to the PCI Express bus.
  • Buzzer: Yes.
  • Power supply: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
  • Slots: One x16 PCI Express, one x1 PCI Express and two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Two DDR2-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 1 CD.
  • Programs that come with this motherboard: Motherboard drivers and utilities and Norton Internet Security.
  • Extra features: None.
  • More Information: http://www.msi.com.tw
  • Average price in the US*: USD 80.00.
* Researched at Shopping.com on the day we published this review.
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