MSI P6N SLI Platinum offers pretty rich voltage adjustment options:

• CPU voltage can be increased from the default value to 0.3875V with 0.125V increment
• Memory voltage can be set between 1.8V and 2.8V with 0.05V increment
• North Bridge voltage can be increased from the nominal 1.5V to 1.7V with 0.05V increment
• CPU VTT setting is available. It can be increased from 0% to 20% above the nominal

As we see, BIOS Setup of this mainboard offers pretty good voltage management tools necessary for successful overclocking. These parameters may allow MSI P6N SLI Platinum to compete with the best overclockers’ products out there, even the ones based on nForce 680i SLI chipset.

On the same BIOS Setup page you can also adjust the processor clock frequency multiplier and enabled Enhanced Intel SpeedStep power-saving technology. By the way, there is a number of processor options, such as C1E and XD-bit in another BIOS section called Advance BIOS Features.

The memory timings controls are located in Advance DRAM Configuration section that can be accessed from Cell Menu.

Here the mainboard provides access to all major memory timings, and allows to change the Command Rate setting. All memory timings can be set to Auto, which makes mainboard parameters adjustment procedure much simpler.

H/W Monitor section is also pretty interesting on MSI P6N SLI Platinum. It is dedicated to fan rotation speeds monitoring and control.

The board allows controlling rotation speeds of three fans (there are four corresponding fan connectors on the PCB), CPU and system temperature. In fact, the processor cooler fan rotation speed can get adjusted depending on the CPU temperature. However this is only possible when you use coolers with four-pin power connector. Traditional cooling systems always work at full speed, independently of the CPU Smart Fan Target settings.

In conclusion I would only like to say that besides the above listed features, BIOS Setup of the MSI P6N SLI Platinum cannot boast anything else. We were especially upset that there is no option for saving BIOS Setup settings, which could be very useful during overclocking.