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ASUS does it again with the M4A79XTD EVO motherboard!
Take advantage of the powerful multi-core AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors with this board's AM3 socket. You'll also have access to the most powerful and fastest video processing around when you install two ATI video cards in CrossFireX configuration. As an added bonus, the M4A79XTD EVO features ASUS Anti-Surge Protection to protect sensitive peripherals from being damaged by irregular power fluctuations.
ASUS is an industry leader known for making innovative and reliable motherboards. Bring home the experience and craftsmanship and build your next system in confidence today!
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Do Not Purchase W/ 965 125w (C3)
- Pros: For those of you purchasing this board with one of the C2 (earlier) chips, this board has done fantastic in reviews. In fact, read the reviews on Newegg. For the most part, this board is a great overclocker and stable.
- Cons: PLEASE READ: I've never given out a one egg before. Most of the time I think it's childish and you get reviews like "Did not POST, DOA, etc.", that make you want to flag the review as not being helpful. **This is very important** As of this past month (11/07), AMD released new revisions to their top line of processors (starting with the 965 125w). DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOARD WITH THAT (OR ANY OTHER C3) PROCESSOR. AMD supports these chips in the most current version of the BIOS (v.2002). However, in order to flash your BIOS, you have to have another AM3 processor. The board will NOT boot at all with these new processors. This should be fixed in the next 6 months for this board. I say 6 months for the fact that it takes about that time for the new BIOS to be implemented into current shipments.
- Other Thoughts: This is not a bad board. This is a respected, well built ASUS board that has great features. Not to mention the stellar price. Please don't purchase this board with a new AMD processor (Google C3 for a list of the new processors).
Alright ASUS, please don't bother responding to this. I know someone pays you to follow the bad reviews and give the whole "We're sorry you had a bad experience..." script. GO AHEAD! I bet anything ASUS will give the standard cut and paste rebuttal under my post. Waiting...
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Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer, This is true. Always check our CPU compatibility list at http://support.asus.com for the motherboard/CPU in question before you make your purchase. The C3 X4 965 (125W) needs BIOS revision 0605 or newer in order to be recognized by the motherboard. The X4 965 (140W) will work with this board from the initial BIOS revision on. The next shipments of this model motherboard will have the latest BIOS revision, 0605. Best Regards, ASUS Support Team
FIRST BOARD
- Pros: There are almost all pros: easy to install, good directions straight forward design well planned and logical and plenty of material to complete the job without having to run to the store.
It had all I needed to get it in and up and running in one try.
Now, after it is in and booted up there are a ton of little utilities and gizmos that have great eye appeal but I will probably only use one.
There are a couple of good tweaking tools which are much different than the eye appealing stuff which are easy to use and do work in a game they could be interesting. I play no games but do mess with the things.
amd had a good clocking tool that is easy even for me.
express gate will have great appeal to just booting on in seconds for those few things one doesnt want to wait for and that is great if needed Alll in all there are so many things but the first and most important is how solid and easy it was to put in and right out of the boy (my own gpu though) It has been running for days and
- Cons: The audio chipset has given me some of the only issues not problems per se but certainly took up some time and shouldnt have given how great the rest of the board was. It just has issues. the VIA vt1708s is particular. I use the plugs on the back and still it is quirky on when and if it will recognize my 4.1 speakers not figured out yet why it wont play the woofer, it is there just wont put sound out of it(and it works)identifies it but no sound and i tried everything in a pretty good comprehensive audio deck interface all kinds of adjustments but they dont always work. lots of issues on their web site too from asus board owners.
The only installation con is the "q shield' faceplate for the I/O jacks. it is padded and a super tight fit which throws the board from the standoffs and makes it tough to put in and line up. i got fooled when i did the lay out all lined up on the money till i put the shield in for the button down final assembly and it was a hassle shared by others.
- Other Thoughts: It was the first real build for me from the ground up all new parts and it couldt have been easier and since the Asus board was the heart of the project other than the case, I was glad I picked it since I never thought of ever buying a motherboard up to a couple of months ago. It had a good book back up and a couple of great additions tiny little plugs which made some potentially tough connections very easy. As I said, i plugged the system in the lights went on and I would say it made a noise but it is silent the only sound i hear is rf hum from the cheap speakers i have. I did my research here reading the reviews and looking for sales and spent more than i wanted but still less than i would have for a great pre built one that had lots of what i didnt want and still had to buy what i did. Now i have something that would have been so far out of budget and it is all set and can upgrade for a few years and the Asus was the basis of the upgrade being AM3socket and RAM is not more $$
| Model | M4A79XTD EVO |
| CPU Socket Type | AM3 |
| CPU Type | Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series |
| FSB | 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | AMD 790X |
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Best Motherboard I have ever worked with
- Pros: Layout and board design are perfect. My PNY GTX 260 fits perfectly into the PCI-E slot. I got the A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB DDR3 Ram installed and recognized perfectly. My AMD Phenom II X4 965 was recognized perfectly. I have not had ONE single issue with this motherboard. I will continue to go with Asus from now on. Windows 7 x64 ran flawlessly.
- Cons: Absolutely no cons. Don't get this board if you want to SLI/Crossfire as there is only 1 full speed PCI-e slot. But if you actually have a life and value money and don't need to get a 2nd video card, this motherboard is for you!
- Other Thoughts: I used to purchase cheap motherboards (ECS, MSI) and I ALWAYS had issues! Boot issues, bios issues, etc. This is the first time that I decided to spend a LITTLE more money and get an Asus, as I heard good things from friends about them. Everything booted and was properly recognized from the start, NO ISSUES whatsoever.
The manual that came with the motherboard is actually written in proper English, not badly broken English like my old MSI board.
I am now an Asus customer for life.
Love the board! Asus Rocks!
- Pros: Most people cruise though reading reviews on newegg.com, I know I did the same before I purchased this motherboard. Being as that it may be, I have a few pointers for those looking to purchase this or any other M4A7 series boards.
1. The layout of the board is great.
2. Nice customizable bios that includes many tweaking options found on higher end boards
3. Windows XP / Vista / 7 drivers on the included support DVD (gives the user plenty of options depending on what they wish to do)
4. Asus Ai software allows for fans to be controlled automatically, or you can manually set them in the software as well (very handy for when you are gaming and or when you want to turn down the decibels and have a quieter computer for a home office setting.
5. Motherboard came with the most recent bios for me, so everyone complaining about C3 setting issues in the most recent processors have nothing to worry about! =) PCB also showed rev 1.01g
- Cons: Only issue I have with the board was getting my DDR3 memory to run at 1600 clock speed. For some reason (after doing much googling) it appears that you must over clock your memory or manually adjust the speed rating and timings of the memory to get it to post properly.
I picked up some DDR3 G-Skil "Ripjaw" memory and had bluescreen issues with the board when I was installing Windows 7 64bit. This only happened when I manually set the speed rating on the board to 1600... it turns you you need to increase the voltage and timings to reflect this.
Your memory may not have these issues, but I know other people have mentioned this in other reviews as well. Moral of the story is do your homework before jumping headfirst into any new computer hardware build.
- Other Thoughts: Very happy with the system board overall when it comes to features / price / reliability / etc.
Also very happy about the fact that the boards seem to be shipping with the most recent bios
Always do your homework before purchasing any computer hardware. Asus has great return / warranty policies and stand behind their products 100%.
This board comes highly recommended, I wish I could give it 10 eggs out of 5 due to the price vs performance and options it comes with.
Top notch!
- Pros: I'm not well versed on motherboard lingo, but I do know that this board is awesome. Stable, stylish and powerful! Great for unlocking, too. The new BIOS makes it a breeze. I managed to get a third core stable and overclocked to 3.5GHz.
- Cons: No complaints here.
- Other Thoughts: Specs:
X2 550 @ X3 3.5GHz
4GB 1333
CF 5770
Freezer 7 Pro
| Model |
| Brand |
ASUS |
| Model |
M4A79XTD EVO |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM3 |
| CPU Type |
Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series |
| FSB |
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 790X |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB750 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR3 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
2 (one x16 or dual x8 link) |
| PCI Express x1 |
2 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
7 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/5/10/JBOD |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
VIA VT1708S |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8112L |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
8 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 |
2 x USB connectors (4 ports) |
| Onboard 1394 |
| Onboard 1394 |
1x 1394a |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Features |
| Features |
New-Gen. 8+2 Phase Power Design
EPU
TurboV
Turbo Key
ASUS Anti-Surge Protection
Support ATI CrossFireX technology |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
3 years limited |
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1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - AMD Motherboards
Reviewed By: Greg on 11/18/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day
