difference between msi k8n neo4 platinum sli and msi k8n diamond?

[satya123]

hello everybody can anybody please tell me difference between two boards
MSI k8n neo 4 platinum SLI and msi k8n neo 4 diamond. some people say they are same.but websites claim that they are same. is there any difference in number of sata ports offered. i am planning to buy platinum sli board please help me.

 

[BlingBlingArsch]

dont know anything about it in detail but look at this:

"On another side note, we have heard several reports about 90nm Athlon 64 processors performing poorly in MSI?s K8N Neo4 product line. We will have more details for you in the near future, but if you are in between motherboards and you are also planning a 90nm purchase, you may want to stay away from the K8N until we can either verify or dispute those K8N reports. Our guess is that some new BIOSes should fix the performance issues."
http://anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2425&p=4

 

[Cobraflight]

It's my understanding that the K8N Diamond is only sold outside of the US. Specs are similar to K8N Platinum/SLI, but not identical.

- Diamond includes a wireless LAN (802.11g) and Bluetooth card as part of the bundle ("in some specific area", according to the MSI global website). Plat/SLI does not.
- Diamond includes 2 PCI-E x1 slots. Plat/SLI does not.

Other specs appear to be identical.

(I got this information by going to MSI's Global site and looking at their Product lineup, and then going to MSI's US site and looking at the product lineup. The Diamond shows up on the Global but not the US, and the Platinum/SLI shows up on the US but not the Global.)

CF