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Pros: Lots of features, works great, looks good. The Express recovery2 included software makes this board even better, being able to hit F9 on boot and restore the OS back to the first build is just so handy for saving time, you know kids and spyware now they can fix it themselves in about 30 minutes. Onboard HD4200 video works just fine for standard users. Also ATI has finally added Hybrid CrossfireX support for Windows XP, I dropped in a Sapphire HD3450 I had laying around, and Presto it about doubled the 3d gaming performance. It definitely added a nice boost to a low cost build. Processor is an AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz.
Seriously the Express recovery alone makes this a great board. See below for a setup note.
The included SATA cables were good quality and length with clip locking tabs to keep them secure in the drives. The mainboard already had the newest BIOS installed, so it should recognize all the latest CPU's out of the box.
Cons: Not so much of a con but for the Express Recovery2 software to install it has to have an IDE drive, or the SATA drive configured in IDE mode, it will not install under RAID or AHCI.
This is not a con for most people.
Do read the manual about this before you configure the drive and install windows.
Other Thoughts: I bought this board as a package with an AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz CPU, Free shipping. It was well worth it, I am more then happy with this board. I would buy this board again and recommend it for any one not needing dual PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots. It is a smoking board for the average user.
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First Gigabyte Board and Happy
Reviewed By: on 11/25/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Onboard ATI HD 4200 video is perfect for a HTPC. Installed quick and easy with a AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor @ 2.9 from the egg. Bios is intuitive.
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: For the price, you cannot go wrong with this board.
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Good Solid Board
Reviewed By: on 11/25/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: easy install.Many setable options in BIOS ro OC. This is second board I bought, no trouble with either board.
Cons: none come to mind
Other Thoughts: paired with AMD Phenom II x2 550 Black Ed.
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Model
Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
GA-MA785GM-US2H
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
AM3/AM2+/AM2
CPU Type
Phenom II / Phenom / Athlon II / Athlon64 /Sempron
FSB
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge
AMD 785G
South Bridge
AMD SB710
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR2 1200 (OC) / 1066 /800 / 667
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16
1
PCI Express x1
1
PCI Slots
2
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
5
SATA RAID
0/1/10/JBOD
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC889A
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111C
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1
Video Ports
D-Sub + DVI
HDMI
1 x HDMI
USB 1.1/2.0
6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394
1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394
1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
Ultra Durable 3 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
Reviewed By: HomeRcide on 11/25/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
