MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Quality MSI made.
Has taken everything I've thrown at it over the years.. overclocking, Crossfire, changed CPUs..X3 720BE to 1090T, and unbelievable hours of dependabliity.
The #1 790 series board in all reviews for overclocker Geeks.. like me.

Cons: Not a one.. except, it got out dated by progress. That will never end.

Overall Review: I waited for this to become available, and if you look I wrote the 1st review here, and believe bought the very 1st one from Newegg on release day.I read about it, and I was ready for a upgrade.
Not even available anymore here, but I wanted to write a review telling that.. From the day available for sale to today, and it's still in use. That's says a lot about MSI and how awesome this board is. lol... it's running my HTPC now.
My 1090T is in my 990FXA-GD80.. the X3 720BE is back in.. my success with this one made it a no brainer to get the newer version. And now the 990FXA-GD80 holds a world record for OC... Go MSI!
One of the best board purchases I've ever made. I've owned a lot of MSI boards over the years. Started building with a 939. A slight OC, and the X3 720BE is all it needs, as an HTPC. (second PC).. on it now :)

Pros: Easy oc with a 955 + Mushkin - 3.8 on air

kick-a$$ looks

Cons: 1. It refuses to raid my raptors with either chip, any copy of drivers I could find with Win7x64 or XPx64. "hide incompatible drivers" wouldn't even work. Bios is 1.3
2. The dimms are tight - for dual channel adjacent slots have to be used.
3. PWM section gets hot! Don't know if this is a 5 phase issue or an AM3 one.

Overall Review: It's quicker than my AM2 9950 DDR2 rig.