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Nice Main Board.
- Pros: Stable, price is right and has all the nessasary options for my single video card system.
- Cons: This MB doesn't support PII 9950 or PII 9850. Please look into supported CPU list in Gigabite website.
With a long video card, will block the IDE connector.
- Other Thoughts: FYI : this MB has SB600 and the Bios ver. 1.0. If your MB has SB700, then it's ver. 2.0. thus you can't change that. This board came with F2 bios and I had to upgrade to F7 to use Phoenom II CPU.
This MB support up to 140W CPUs.
Purchase RAM with care
- Pros: Intuitive layout; everything on the board was hooked up in minutes. Onboard audio, LAN, and USB ports are great.
- Cons: This motherboard seems to be picky about 800MHz vs 1066MHz RAM speeds. Be sure to review Gigabyte's list of compatible memory before purchasing RAM.
- Other Thoughts: To find compatible memory, check out the PDF available here:
1. Go to gigabyte's homepage
2. From the header menu, rollover "Support & Downloads"
3. ->Motherboards
4. ->FAQ
5. Option 2: GA-Mxxxx, GA-MA770-DS3 (rev. 2.0)
6. Click "Memory Support List" on the right
great board
- Pros: solid caps ..... great layout ........ craftsmanship . great over clocking options .
- Cons: north bridge gets hot . 1066 only recognized with phenom cpu . even though o'clock options are plentiful.... seems a little picky . almost as if its a little weak . says its supports phenom . not very stable with my 9850BE . i think this is a better board for dual cores, even though its advertised as being phenom capable . 125-140 cpu's may have trouble on this one . i couldnt get my 9850 to run stable at stock clock speeds .
- Other Thoughts: this thing is great ..... dependable if your gonna stay with a dual core . just gets a little finicky with a quad core . i was using this with a 5400BE with multi of 12.5 and fsb of 256 . seemed to be the sweet spot for me .
| Model |
| Brand |
GIGABYTE |
| Model |
GA-MA770-DS3 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM2+/AM2 |
| CPU Type |
Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 |
| FSB |
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 770 |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB600 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 1066 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
4 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
4 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/0+1 |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC888 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111B |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
6 x USB 2.0 |
| IEEE 1394 |
2 x IEEE 1394a |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| Onboard 1394 |
| Onboard 1394 |
1x 1394a |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 8.3" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
GA-MA770-DS3
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
2 x SATA Cable |
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Reviewed By: J on 1/31/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
