Which PSU for MSI K8N Diamond SKT939 nForce4??

Hi can any1 give me some ideas for which psu to get for the MSI K8N Diamond SKT939 nForce4 as it needs a -5v rail on the psu
i cant seem to find any and wondered if anyone had the motherboard or if msi could help
Plz!!!
Thanx
Ryan

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build.html
  Antec TPII-550 
  Antec TP2550EPS12V 
  Antec TrueControl II 550 
  Enermax EG565P-VE 535W 
  Enermax EG651AX-VH EPS12V 550W 
  Enermax EG851AX-VH EPS12V 660W 
  Enermax EG701AX Noisetaker 600W 
  PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool® 510 SLI (510ATX-PFC) 
  PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool® 850 SLI (850ETX-PFC) 
  Seasonic S12-600 Watt 
  Silverstone ST65ZF 650W 
  Silverstone ST60F 600W 
  Sunbeamtech NUUO Series 550W SLI (SUNNU550-US)

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    Which brings us to the BIOS.  IMHO, the worst one I've seen on a high end board.  ZERO explanation for half the settings (this is not strange in and of itself, BIOS is still a black art, but in a tweakers board, we should have some basic explanation  )
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    I've been able to get the CPU up to 2.4Ghz, with a .5 volt bump to the CPU and 2.9 volts into the Geil memory.  So far, so stable, no smoke coming out yet 
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  • MSI K8N Diamond NF4 SLI

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    Originally posted by cachirro
    I'm waiting to buy this motherboard for a long time, can anyone please tell me when will it be available to buy? or where can i find that kind of info?
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    For UK/EU area, Chillblast has them in stock
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    MSI K8N Diamond SLI  Onboard sound not powered
    2x 512 Mb OCZ 3700EB Platiunum Edition
    Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT TDH PCI-Express @ 552Mhz (1125MhZ GDDR3)
    Enermax 600 Noisetaker

  • MSI K8N Diamond - SLI-switchcard plastic piece broken

    Hi.
    I have MSI K8N Diamond that has SLI-switchcard. It is being held down with that nasty plastic piece. Now I can't make the plastic piece hold any longer. As soon as I let my finger off switchcard, that plastic piece pops out. Is there any better solution to hold down the card?

    Quote from: dondon on 13-May-05, 04:47:01
    Running it right now with no switch card and/or bridge... same result... apci post report doesnt report the second card?
    I know the card is good as I have switched it to pcie1... does this mean the 2nd x16 slot is bad?
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    From: Dons Desk
    Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:25 PM
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    Well..
    I have the sli bridge on the board in sli mode... and only a card in pcie slot two...
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    From: MSI Technical Support Team USA
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    Dear Customer,
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  • MSI K8N Diamond needs -5 volts ?

    MSI Reminds You...
    • Both power connectors, JPWR1 (24 Pin) & JPWR2 (4 Pin, for CPU Power ) must be attached to this model to ensure operation of the Mainboard.
    • A Power Supply of 450 watts, or above, is highly recommended for system stability.
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    • For this model, you must use a Power Supply which has a -5V pin supply.
    I'm thinking of using the Enermax Liberty 500 watt power supply for the K8N Diamond
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