MSI P6N SLI vs Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI (nForce 650i SLI)

HotHardware evaluates the features, bundles, overclockability, and performance of two NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI-based motherboards, the MSI P6N-SLI Platinum and the Abit Fatal1ty FPIN9-SLI. One of the boards is more feature-rich and somewhat more expensive, while the other is more streamlined and targeted at gamers on a strict budget:

We know we’re starting to sound like a broken record, but the benchmarks tell the story. The MSI P6N SLI Platinum and Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI are basically identical in terms of performance. The MSI P6N SLI Platinum did demonstrate an edge in Lame MP3 encoding, but nowhere else. For all intents and purposes, we wouldn’t choose one board over the other based on performance alone. The benchmarks just don’t favor one board enough to declare a clear winner in the performance category.

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