These days, Core 2 Duo articles are all you find on computing sites. Although most of us have got over excited about Intel's new processors, AMD loyalists who have chosen to build rigs based on AM2 platforms are not forgotten.

Lets have a look at MSI's latest offering for the AM2 bandwagon, dubbed the K9N SLI Platinum nForce 570 SLI *gasp*

"The nVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset is busting to the seams with a whole bunch of features that position it just behind the high end nForce 590 SLI chipset. With the nForce 570 SLI you get 8-channel High Definition audio, onboard dual Gigabit Ethernet network connections, six Serial ATA channels and of course the option to take advantage of SLI via dual PCI Express x16 slots! On top of all that, the MSI K9N SLI Platinum motherboard PCSTATS is testing today includes three PCI slots, two PCI Express x1, a single IDE channel and a staggering 10 USB 2.0 jacks. With the nForce 570 SLI chipset you do not get nVIDIA's LinkBoost but you do get several new technologies such as FirstPacket, DualNet, MediaShield and an assortment of network connection tweaks that can make gaming a hell of a lot faster over the internet! "