Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT UD5P Motherboard

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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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ScOuT

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That would be a great motherboard for any AM3 build:D 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:D)
 
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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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jonathanx54 said:
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.:)
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You'll never get 100% satisfaction with anything. As you can see...people buy computer parts and are not really sure what to do with them. I saw an Evga 780i review on Newegg and the guy gave it 1 egg because he had to reinstall Windows when he put in the new motherboard. He said it was Evga's fault...LOL:D

Post the other hardware and let some people check the list...kinda what we do here;)
 
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My computer parts:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276567&Sku=ULT-LSP750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116752
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5034920&CatId=3669#dualmonitors
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2203982&CatId=139
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4974032&CatId=89

What you guys think of these?
 
ScOuT

ScOuT

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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:D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

WD Caviar Black;)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

And RED RAM...stick with the color scheme:p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278

The CPU cooler is ok...there are better options for the price. Although the blue would fit the color scheme:D This is a new arrival...Tuniq makes some great products and it looks nice. Also fits the color scheme.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154008

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118032


You should also look for combo deals also...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.272110
 
StrangleHold

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jonathanx54 said:
My computer parts:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276567&Sku=ULT-LSP750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116752
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...ils.asp?EdpNo=5034920&CatId=3669#dualmonitors
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2203982&CatId=139
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4974032&CatId=89

What you guys think of these?
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Not to bad, but I would drop the Harddrive.
Get a Seagate 7200.12 drive.

Drop the Ultra Power Supply.
Get a PC Power & Cooling/ Corsair or Silverstone.

Drop the Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055
 
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jonathanx54

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ScOuT said:
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:D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

WD Caviar Black;)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

And RED RAM...stick with the color scheme:p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278

The CPU cooler is ok...there are better options for the price. Although the blue would fit the color scheme:D This is a new arrival...Tuniq makes some great products and it looks nice. Also fits the color scheme.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154008

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118032


You should also look for combo deals also...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.272110
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I've been using a seagate in an old computer and it has been running for a couple years, so i think i'm going with a seagate, but i'm not sure yet. I have a thermaltake soprona case that i'm going to use. I still like the red ram, lol; however, they are both the same. I have a link to a radeon 4870 graphics card. I never knew that newegg offered combo deals either. Thanks :)

StrangleHold said:
Not to bad, but I would drop the Harddrive.
Get a Seagate 7200.12 drive.

Drop the Ultra Power Supply.
Get a PC Power & Cooling/ Corsair or Silverstone.

Drop the Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055
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What is wrong with the ultra power supply? It has the right amount of hook ups I need too; i'm just wondering. I like the coolers you suggested as well. Those are some good coolers. :)
 
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Yeah, it was the .11 drives that had the firmware issue. If you bought a new one now, pretty sure it would have the updated firmware unless its been sitting on the rack for awhile. I would stiil get a .12 drive though, no firmware issue plus they have 500GB platers.
 
2048Megabytes

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I am glad I bought a 10th generation Seagate 250 gigabyte hard drive. I was afraid for a moment that I had an 11th generation Seagate hard drive. The drive is still under warranty until February 2012 anyway.
 
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jonathanx54 said:
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.:)
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Good luck on that one... lol

I was worried when I was buidlign my current PC too - b/c one bad review sent my mind wanderin. I called Gigabyte to talk to their techs before settling on their board. Seemed like if anything was wrong with my board - they'd take care of me til they made things right.

First build went smoothe with the Gigabyte board. I'll probably build my next PC with one of their boards b/c of it.
 
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jonathanx54

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StrangleHold said:
Pretty much a lowend power supply. Only 50 bucks for a 750W model;). For having 750W it only has 45 amps on the 12V rail. That means it really just has 540W on the 12V rail.
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I've been wondering about the rails on power supplies. Do you or anyone else have a link so I can learn a little about them. I don't know what a rail is and all those other specs on a psu.
 
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