MSI's P6N Diamond with X-Fi onboard sound

[chuckshissle]

Finally a true gaming motherboard packing an embedded X-Fi making it the best onboard sound chip in the market. It's limited so make sure you get one as soon as it comes out and disappears. Hopefully others will follow and offers a better motherboard with onboard chips like X-Fi for extreme gamers and audiophiles.

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[ADM-86]

cool...I hope evga or asus makes one too 8O

 

[chuckshissle]

Yeah so we don't have to buy a soundcard, but I'm sure it would be limited feature for the X-Fi I think. Since motherboard usually don't lasts that long.

 

[St0o]

So does this mean its unlikely I will be able to get hold of this board? (live in UK) I have been waiting ages for it!??

 

[chuckshissle]

When it comes out it will be a limited edition, since it will be expensive than the non-onboard X-Fi version. You see motherboards gets outdated than soundcards, no doubt. Meaning when there's a new cpu comes out you'll have to upgrade the motherboard and with it discarding the X-Fi. But I know they are aware of this and hopefully the X-Fi mobos will have a decent price or otherwise everyone will just have to get the sound card instead.

 

[St0o]

Early days, but its looking quite expensive - http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=MSI+P6N+Diamond&btnG=Search&show=dd

 

[chuckshissle]

There you go them board are very pricey indeed. That's about $450-$500 right here. Gaahhh!!! I was hoping this thing is around low $300 range but never mind. This I would say great for a media center pc since you don't need to upgrade it for a long time. Gaming, only for the ones who got deep pockets. That's why it's limited because now we now the price is too high for most of us to acquire it.

 

[ADM-86]

damn....this sucks, its actually better to get the board and the card instead of this one .....anyway for budget gamer like me 8O

 

[TosheX]

The P6N Diamond bord will not cost over $400, it is scheduled for around USD$280

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070316VL200.html

The prices in europe might be a bit higher but still this board is going to be a lot less expensive than the Striker Extreme, and u can see a review and performance comparison between the two (and 4 other) here:

680i SLI Mobo Comparison

Part 1: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/12/21/680i-motherboard-comparison/
Part 2: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/22/680i_motherboard_comparison_part_2/