MSI DKA790GX review
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Verdict
A grown-up and versatile board with some great built-in features.
Review Date: 31 Mar 2009
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £85 (£98 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | MS-7550-030 |
| Review Date | 31 Mar 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £85 |
| Price inc VAT | £98 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Motherboard integrated graphics |
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| Compatability | |
|---|---|
| Processor/platform brand (manufacturer) | AMD |
| Processor socket | AM2+ |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Multi-GPU support |
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| Controllers | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard chipset | AMD 790GX |
| South bridge | AMD SB750 |
| Number of Ethernet adapters | 1 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Graphics chipset | ATi Radeon HD 3300 |
| Audio chipset | Realtek ALC888 |
| Onboard Connectors | |
|---|---|
| CPU power connector type | 4-pin |
| Main power connector | ATX 24-pin |
| Memory sockets total | 4 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 6 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 2 |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| PS/2 connectors | 1 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 6 |
| FireWire ports | 0 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 6 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Extra port backplane bracket ports | 0 |
| Diagnostics and tweaking | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard onboard power switch? |
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| Motherboard onboard reset switch? |
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| Software overclocking? |
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| Accessories | |
|---|---|
| SATA cables supplied | 1 |
| Molex to SATA adaters supplied | 1 |
| IDE cables supplied | 1 |
| Floppy cables supplied | 1 |
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