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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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awsome
- Pros: I plugged everything and off i went i havent built a pc in 7 years with alot of reading i built i good pc i think
- Cons: havent found any
- Other Thoughts: i built a am3 system consisting of:
msi 790fx gd70
phenom II x4 965 BE
2 ati 5770 crossfired
8g corsair 1600 ram
2 500gb HDD
in a thermaltake ve2000 armor case
watercooling cpu 2 gpu 3 radiators and 2 pumps
Great Board
- Pros: - Good features for the price.
- Stacked SATA ports. These horizontal ports are the way to go with the length of modern VGA cards. I have no problem connecting flat SATA cables to them, not sure why someone said the lack of 90 degree SATA cables was a problem.
- Plenty of room in between the 2 PCI-E x16 slots.
- Looks nice, as motherboards go.
- Diagnostic lights and push-botton power and reset switches on the board are a nice touch.
- Pin connectors are well spaced.
- Has some nice over-clocking features that I will not use.
- So far (one week in) the board is running beautifully. It runs with -
AMD Phenom II 955 (3.2GHz)
ATI HD5870
8.0 GB DDR3 1333 MHz G.Skill DRAM
Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Black
Corsair HX 750 Watt PSU
Antec 902 case
- Cons: - I am very disappointed that the retail box board did not come with a MSI sticker. :( Where's the sticker, MSI?
- The 2 ESATA ports are right in the path of the second x16 PCI-E slot, meaning with two big video cards installed they will probably be blocked. I only have a single 5870 in there now so it is not a problem yet. Seems like they could have been moved just a bit.
- Other Thoughts: Great board for the price. Does not have some high end features like SATA 2.0, but I will not be using that any time soon so it is no concern to me. I also have an MSI X-58 with a Core i7 and it is also a good price/performance board. Haven't had any problems with MSI, other than the lack of stickers. :|
Hypertransport Flood Error
- Pros: -4 PCI-E x16 slots
-Dual CF @ x16
-BIOS/CPU Temp LED display on the mobo
-Clean BIOS menus
-POST boot device selection (F11)
-Overclocking options in BIOS
-ALOT of I/O USB ports
-Dual Gigabyte ethernet
- Cons: -Majority of boards come with this garbage pink TIM on the NB/SB chipset leading to out-of-the-box unsafe temps deemed by their own people (Above 80C is too hot on the NB, mine came running at 90C) DL Everest, it will display NB temps for this board. To fix this, either your RMAing so you can recieve another out of the box problem board or your going to replace the TIM on the board like 90% of owners are forced to. This is no beginners board, wouldn't buy this for a client, and if your a advanced user who can use this I still wouldn't want you to waste your time.
-Hypertransport Flood errors galore. They don't know what causes this, but their board loves to randomly crash and fail to start up, happened more frequently when my NB chipset temps were dangerously high, not that they still arn't pretty high sitting at 65C after properly applying Arctic Silver 5 to it. My client can't even use his cards for Crossfire on this board made for Crossfire because it bumps NB temps too high and h
- Other Thoughts: gets hit with Hyper transport Flood errors daily.
-All of the non hard raided SATA ports are at a 90 degrees angle, and they ship the board with stright SATA cables. 90 degree SATA cables are basicly onlyway your getting in SATA cables without breaking your SATA cables, getting hit by C7 HEALTH errors on one of my drives due to me having to bend the dang cable so much.
-Southbridge is weak, my SSD performs 30-50 MB/s slower than rated specs, my HDDs run at 20 MB/s slower than they do on other SB750 mobos like the unnamed. If MSI would give me the chance for a full refund (I paid 190$ earlier, price must of dropped because this board is garbage) right now I would take it and go buy the unnamed mobo, build a rig with that mobo for a friend and I envy their speedy POST, snappy HDD speeds, out of the box 90 degree SATA cables, overclockable on stockV NB, lack of unuseability due to Hypertransport.
-Overall, this board promises alot and delivers nothing more than you'd get on a $80 boa
| Model |
| Brand |
MSI |
| Model |
790FX-GD70 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM3 |
| CPU Type |
Phenom II X4 / Phenom II X3
(Supports AMD CPU with 140W power requirement) |
| FSB |
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 790FX |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB750 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR3 2133 OC |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
Slot configurations:
Dual CrossFire (16X+16X)
Quad CrossFire (8X+8X+8X+8X) |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
8 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/5/10/JBOD |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC889 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111DL |
| Second LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111DL |
| Max LAN Speed |
Dual 10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
7 x USB 2.0 |
| IEEE 1394 |
1 x IEEE 1394a |
| eSATA |
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s |
| 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" x 9.75" |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
Introduction
Get affordable computing performance with MSI's 790FX-GD70 motherboard. Based on AMD's 790FX and SB750 chipsets, this ATX form-factor board is designed to support the latest AM3 Phenom II processors. With DrMOS OC technology. Instead of discrete MOSFETS and a Driver IC, DrMOS integrates all three into one package that takes up less space, uses less power and is much more power efficient.
Dominate your applications and games with up to 16GB of DDR3 memory fitting into four 240-pin slots with dual channel support and 2600 MHz Hyper Transport technology for increased performance. Onboard Gigabit Ethernet LAN means that you can connect to other networked devices without running into a bottleneck.
Four PCI-Express 2.0 x16 cards can be mounted for cutting-edge graphic power with support for quad ATI CrossFireX. Eight 3Gb/s SATA connectors give you the ability to store massive amounts of data locally with several RAID configurations possible for extra security and high-speed performance, and an eSATA port provides the same capabilities for an external drive. Seven USB 2.0 ports give you additional options in connecting and expanding your system.
Highlights
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AMD Phenom II Support
Based on the 790FX chipset, the MSI 790FX-GD70 supports AMD’s latest generation Phenom II processors in AM3 socket, providing unprecedented computing power to match the performance levels you are looking for.
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DrMOS Technology
With MSI's DrMOS Technology, the MSI 790FX-GD70 features excellent energy-saving capability, offering a high-level of computing performance while maintaining an ultimate low system temperature.
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Scalable DDR3 Memory
Four 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 16GB of unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory at speeds of up to 2133MHz, ensuring ample capacity for any application.
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ATi CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology Support
ATi CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, enabling two or more discrete graphics processors to work together for boosted system performance and a breakthrough gaming experience.
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Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
The MSI 790FX-GD70 features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mbps data transfer rates with advanced security features to ward off malicious attacks. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.
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SATA II with RAID Support
The second generation SATA interface delivers up to 300MB/sec transfer speed, doubling that of the first generation Serial ATA. The on-board eight SATA II ports support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 for better performance, enhanced data security, and flexible capacity upgrades.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | MSI |
| CPU Socket Type | AM3 |
| CPU Type | Phenom II X4 / Phenom II X3 |
| North Bridge | AMD 790FX |
| South Bridge | AMD SB750 |
| FSB | 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 | 4 |
| Audio Chipset | Realtek ALC889 |
| Dimensions | 12.0" x 9.6" |
| Max LAN Speed | Dual 10/100/1000Mbps |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 16GB |
| Memory Standard | DDR3 2133 |
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Reviewed By: punisher on 8/22/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
