AMD RD790 based motherboards pictures: ASUS, Gigabyte, DFI

[jamgyu]

found this while browsing for info on RD790 boards and thought it was interesting

if anyone can read japanese could you please translate

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...c_ma790fx.html

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba..._rd790m2r.html

http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/081/81394/



Also an anoucement by ASUS:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11...chipset_beans/

[board123]

I've already played with the MSI K9A2 Platinum. It sucks - especially the BIOS. Don't waste your money on this board.

I've seen the Asus and Gigabyte ones but haven't used them. Haven't seen DFI yet.

[ali123]

hmm.... how come there isn't anybody really talking or getting excited about Phenom? how good is it compared to the core 2?

[board123]

Probably because it sucks.

[ali123]

Probably because it sucks.

lol... but sucks with a good price I'm guessing? just like the 38XX cards

[Smoked]

found this while browsing for info on RD790 boards and thought it was interesting

if anyone can read japanese could you please translate

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...c_ma790fx.html

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba..._rd790m2r.html

http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/081/81394/



Also an anoucement by ASUS:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11...chipset_beans/

only a quater *** but here, but google is my friend

http://translate.google.com/translat...6rlz%3D1I7GZHZ

http://translate.google.com/translat...6rlz%3D1I7GZHZ

http://translate.google.com/translat...6rlz%3D1I7GZHZ

[phyrefly]

Any idea on when Kuma CPUs will be released?

[terrybear]

[QUOTE=board123;5946600]I've already played with the MSI K9A2 Platinum. It sucks - especially the BIOS. Don't waste your money on this board.
QUOTE]

Interesting ..... cause by apparently 1 of the other sites views on it this board is supost to be the best of them for all things.

[apvm]

Interesting ..... cause by apparently 1 of the other sites views on it this board is supost to be the best of them for all things.

Asus all the way

[board123]

I've already played with the MSI K9A2 Platinum. It sucks - especially the BIOS. Don't waste your money on this board.

Interesting ..... cause by apparently 1 of the other sites views on it this board is supost to be the best of them for all things.

You can either trust me or trust some reviewer. Your choice

[terrybear]

You can either trust me or trust some reviewer. Your choice

o.k then ..... explain to me WHY the MSI board sucks then even thought it is the best setup one to run quadfire ?

[terrybear]

Asus all the way

If you want bad bios's, shoddy workmanship & bad support / warrenty shure ...

[apvm]

o.k then ..... explain to me WHY the MSI board sucks then even thought it is the best setup one to run quadfire ?

+1

You can either trust me or trust some reviewer. Your choice

[terrybear]

Also for anyone whoms curious ... the DFI/Sapphire offerings are gonna be the same thing cept for diffrent badging I believe.

[board123]

o.k then ..... explain to me WHY the MSI board sucks then even thought it is the best setup one to run quadfire ?

BIOS options are extremely limited. The overclocking menu has about 1/3 as many options as the typical P35 motherboard. Onboard devices are also severely lacking in customization. The only options under chipset configuration are switches to turn PCI-E 2.0 on or off. There also isn't an option to control PCI-E slot power, something 790FX is supposedly able to do. The AMD Hammerhead (RD790 reference board) is able to control slot power.

And speaking of PCI-E 2.0, I wasn't able to get it working with a Radeon 3850. It's stuck on 1.0 mode. I've tried a variety of BIOSs, including some beta ones that aren't made public, and none of them solve the problem. I know it's not a problem with the video card because the AMD Hammerhead works just fine with the card.

Who told you it's the best board to run Crossfire X on? A reviewer? I mean...Crossfire X does work on this board, but I don't know what makes this the "best" board for that. For what I've used this board for, I honestly think it sucks.

PS: Here's the AMD Hammerhead.

This is a nice motherboard. The MSI board probably has about 1/20 as many BIOS features as this.