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Old July 3rd, 2009, 03:14 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Gigabyte 770 vs 790GX (cant decide)

Gonna order some motherboards in a bit (AM2+) for customers builds. Do you think the 790GX chipset is worth it compared to the 770? I'm gonna get me the new ultra durable 3 Gigabyte boards and I was wondering because the 770 is quite a bit cheaper. I dont need crossfire and I dont need the raid 5 that the SB750 on the 790GX board offers. I also dont need any onboard graphics. All I need is a board that will get me up to some decent clocks. What do you think?

Its a toss between this guy
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

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Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

The 790X would have been perfect, but it seems like they stopped making AM2+ boards for the 790X chipset. All they have is the FX which I dont really need for this.
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Old July 3rd, 2009, 03:26 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Well I guess it really depends on what your gonna use it for, and who ends up with them.
I imagine the UD4H board has better/more power management, for overclocking. Plus it's got more USB ports.
I would think that onboard GPU's would be good to have also, for the customers that don't game.
But I really think it comes down to who's actually gonna be using the board.
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Old July 4th, 2009, 01:34 AM     #3 (permalink)
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hmm. But most of them are going to end up with dedicated GPUs in the end anyways.
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Old July 4th, 2009, 01:35 AM     #4 (permalink)
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Well if that's the case and you don't think the lack of USB's or RAID or OC ability is a factor, then save yourself some money.
Again, it's just hard to say because I don't know who is ending up with the machine.
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If you're looking to get good overclocks, than an AMD 790 board is the way to go.

Here's a good one: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X - $109.99
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Yeah. I tried asking for that board. But they told me there was no stock. I know that the Gigabyte 770 boards are supposed to be very very good tough, having many similar features to its 790 siblings.
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Who told you what were out of stock?
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Who told you what were out of stock?

lol. my supplier.
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Get it from Newegg then.
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