- AMD 790FX
- Phenom II X4 / Phenom II X3 (Supports AMD CPU with 140W power requirement)
- DDR3 2133 OC
Works
10/07/2009
This review is from: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Pros:
Tons of features and slots
Cons:
Not sure.
Overall Review:
I've only had one issue with this board and it came with trying to use an nvidia video card. Windows 7 would freeze without report on both a 7800 and 7900 I had lying around. It would run fine in safe mode. However, when I used an ATI card (4870 and 3???) it would run just fine. I am assuming this was a compatibility problem due to some forums I read about the same issue where someone replaced their 9000 series nvidia with an ATI on the same MB to fix this same issue.
I did not try a different OS. The issue could have been between those nvideo directx9 cards and windows 7, but I couldn't find any chatter about that. I kept the board because I have the intention of installing an ATI 5850.
Other than that one odd issue, the board runs perfect and has tons of options with a nice layout.
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- William Z.
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Owned For:
1 week to 1 month
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