MSI P6N Diamond Will Have On-board X-Fi

Sources close to MSI have revealed that the company is readying the world’s first motherboard to use Creative’s Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic audio chip as an on-board solution.

The P6N Diamond is based on NVIDIA’s nForce 680i SLI chipset, and comes with more than a few surprises. The first surprise is, not surprisingly, the inclusion of Creative’s X-Fi XtremeMusic audio chip, arguably giving this board the best on-board sound solution out there.

In terms of pricing, this board isn’t going to be cheap. The high-quality components on the board (like the X-Fi audio chip) are going to drive the price up pretty high, but don’t expect it to be as expensive as the Asus Striker Extreme.

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