Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5

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.

EXPERT STAR RATING
4.00
Price $ 299.00 AUD
  • Features
  • What's Hot
  • What's Not
  • Other Features: Passive cooling, dynamic fan control, ATI CrossFire. Motherboard Form Factors: ATX.
  • Passive cooling on the chipset, reliable and quick performance, eSATA
  • 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
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
4
Motherboard
Processors Supported
AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom
Maximum Number of Processors Supported
1
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
No
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
2
Number of PCI Express x1 Slots
3
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots
2
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
1
Number of Line In Ports
1
Number of Line Out Ports
1
Number of Microphone Ports
1
Number of Optical Digital Output Ports
1
Number of PS/2 Keyboard Ports
1
Number of PS/2 Mouse Ports
1
Number of RJ45 Ports
1
Number of Serial Ports
1
Number of USB 2.0 Ports
10
*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by IDG Communications in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. IDG Communications neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.
 
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