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Introduction
The VM032, VM042(H) and VM047 series systems contain the MSI P6NGM mainboard. The mainboard is the
heart of any computer and is responsible for transmitting, receiving and processing data as well as driving the
different onboard devices and peripherals.
CPU
The MSI P6NGM mainboard comes with a preinstalled Intel
®
Pentium™ D, Core™ Duo, Core™ 2 Duo, Core™
2 Quad, P4EE™, or Pentium™ XE processors. The Intel
®
Core™ Duo and Core™ 2 Duo processors are built
on Intel’s next generation 65 nanometer technology with copper interconnect. The Intel
®
Core Solo processors
refers to a single core processor and the Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo processor refers to a dual core processor. The
table below shows list of processors that can be installed on MSI P6NGM mainboards.
NOTE
With CPU speed changing rapidly, there
might be faster CPUs on the market by the
time you receive this operation manual. The
applicable processor table is for your
reference only.
On-Board Chipset
The MSI P6NGM mainboard has a preinstalled NVIDIA
®
GeForce 73PV(7100/NF630i) chipset. The NVIDIA
®
GeForce 73PV(7100/NF630i) chipset supports Intel’s x86 Core™ 2 Quad processors as well as Core™ 2 Duo,
Pentium™ and Celeron™ processors. With a 1333 MHz system bus, DDR memory technology and support for
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista™ Premium, the NVIDIA
®
GeForce 73PV(7100/NF630i) chipset enables a scalability
and performance for everyday computing.
NVIDIA
®
GeForce 7 Series Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) – Industry-leading NVIDIA
®
GPU delivers
better graphics, faster performance, and a great Microsoft
®
Windows Vista™ experience.
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista™ Premium Capable – NVIDIA
®
GPU mainboards are ready for Microsoft
®
Windows Vista™ Premium experience when coupled with 1GB of system memory.
Processor Number
Clock Speed
Front Side Bus
Cache
Core 2 Quad Q6700
2.66 GHz
Core 2 Quad Q6600
2.40 GHz
1066 MHz
8MB L2
Core 2 Duo E6850
3.00 GHz
Core 2 Duo E6750
2.66 GHz
1333 MHz
Core 2 Duo E6700
2.66 GHz
1066 MHz
Core 2 Duo E6550
2.33 GHz
Core 2 Duo E6540
2.33 GHz
1333 MHz
4MB L2
Core 2 Duo E6400
2.13 GHz
Core 2 Duo E6300
1.86 GHz
1066 MHz
Core 2 Duo E4700
2.60 GHz
Core 2 Duo E4600
2.40 GHz
Core 2 Duo E4500
2.20 GHz
Core 2 Duo E4400
2.00 GHz
Core 2 Duo E4300
1.80 GHz
2MB L2
Core Duo E2220
2.40 GHz
Core Duo E2180
2.00 GHz
Core Duo E2160
1.80 GHz
Core Duo E2140
1.60 GHz
1MB L2
Pentium D960
3.60 GHz
Pentium D950
3.40 GHz
Pentium D945
3.40 GHz
Pentium D940
3.20 GHz
Pentium D935
3.20 GHz
Pentium D930
3.00 GHz
Pentium D925
3.00 GHz
Pentium D915
2.80 GHz
800 MHz
4MB L2