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10-23-2009, 05:59 AM
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Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT UD5P Motherboard
Is this motherboard bad or good? I'm looking for a motherboard with specs like this one, but reviews say it's not so good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128377
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10-23-2009, 07:12 AM
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it looks like the RAM slots are WAY TOO CLOSE to the CPU socket... you'd be limited in your selection of coolers.
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10-23-2009, 10:43 PM
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Looks like a decent board to me, the reviews aren't all bad either, mostly good from what I see. The RAM should be within specs for how far from the socket it needs to be too so any compliant coolers should fit fine. Here's a DFI and a Asus board, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136067 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131363 the RAM slots are about the same distance away.
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10-23-2009, 10:57 PM
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That would be a great motherboard for any AM3 build
 Some of the bad reviews deal with BIOS issues from a while back. I would be willing to bet most BIOS issues have gotten better with newer releases. Take the reviews on Newegg with a grain of salt, just look at some of them. 1 egg - "Because the jumper was on the CMOS reset pins" Wow...not even sure what to say about that  1 egg - He returned the "motherboard, cpu and power supply 2 times and had the same issue...major crashes!" (I think he needs to learn how to properly build a computer )
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10-24-2009, 02:08 AM
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Yeah, I guess your right about the reviews on newegg. I just wish it said 100% good lol. I think i'll get the Gigabyte motherboard and see how it goes. I just hope it works with other parts I plan to get.
 Thanks for the link to the motherboards, Cromewell, but between itheir specs and the Gigabyte, I think i prefer Gigabyte specs. It does look good though. I'm looking for a motherbarid with atleast 2 PCIex16 2.0s and a few PCIex1 and maybe a couple PCI slots.
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10-24-2009, 06:52 AM
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Post the other hardware and let some people check the list...kinda what we do here
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10-24-2009, 07:46 AM
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My computer parts:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=ULT-LSP750 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116752 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128377 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231277 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...9#dualmonitors http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106123 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3982&CatId=139 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...74032&CatId=89 What you guys think of these? |
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10-24-2009, 08:30 AM
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A couple things to consider....
What about a case? What about a graphics card? Seagate 7200.10 drives are known to "Brick" There is a problem with the firmware and they lock up and you can loose everything. Any hard drive can fail...but they have a higher failure rate than most others. I would consider another drive. I run a WD Caviar Blue drive...works nice and fast for me http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 WD Caviar Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 And RED RAM...stick with the color scheme  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231278 The CPU cooler is ok...there are better options for the price. Although the blue would fit the color scheme This is a new arrival...Tuniq makes some great products and it looks nice. Also fits the color scheme. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154008 CD/DVD dive...stick with the highest rated Here is a "customer's choice award winner" Has to be pretty good.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118032 You should also look for combo deals also... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.272110
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