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Motherboards Buying Guide: The motherboard is one of the most important components in any PC, but few people are aware of what it actually does. This guide will give you the knowledge to make an informed decision. Read more...

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Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5

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Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 4.00

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RRP

$299.00

Review Date

Friday, 16th of November, 2007

What's Hot

Passive cooling on the chipset, reliable and quick performance, eSATA

What's Not

No external power plug for eSATA drives, might require a BIOS update in order to be fully compatible with the latest optical drives on the market

The Final Word

If you're considering making the switch to AMD's Phenom, this motherboard will be a solid platform for it. It was reliable in our tests and it has enough features to please even the most demanding of users.

General

Other Features

Passive cooling, dynamic fan control, ATI CrossFire

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Memory

Maximum memory (RAM)

16GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Number of DIMM Slots

Motherboard

Processors Supported

AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom

Maximum Number of Processors Supported

Processor Socket Types

AM2+

Chipset

AMD 790FX

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Bus Speed

HyperTransport 3 (2GHz)

Storage Interfaces Supported

DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra), Serial ATA, SATA II

RAID Supported

Yes

Network Card on Motherboard

Yes

Graphics Controller on Motherboard

Sound Card on Motherboard

Yes

SATA RAID Levels Supported

0, 1

PC Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

PCI, PCI Express x1, PCI Express x16

Number of Mini PCI Slots

Number of PCI Express x1 Slots

Number of PCI Express x16 Slots

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

External SATA, Coaxial Digital Output, Firewire, Line In, Line out, Microphone Jack , Optical Digital Output, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, Serial, USB 2.0

Number of Coaxial Digital Output Ports

Number of Line In Ports

Number of Line Out Ports

Number of Microphone Ports

Number of Optical Digital Output Ports

Number of PS/2 Keyboard Ports

Number of PS/2 Mouse Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of Serial Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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