MSI 790GX-G65 review
in Motherboards
Verdict
A decent board, but the AM3 platform as a whole isn't yet a persuasive value proposition
Review Date: 14 Apr 2009
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £96 (£110 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | 790GX-G65 |
| Review Date | 14 Apr 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £96 |
| Price inc VAT | £110 |
| Overall rating |
|
| Performance | N/A |
| Features & Design | N/A |
| Value for Money | N/A |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Motherboard integrated graphics |
|
| Compatability | |
|---|---|
| Processor/platform brand (manufacturer) | AMD |
| Processor socket | AM3 |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Multi-GPU support |
|
| 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 ALC889 |
| Onboard Connectors | |
|---|---|
| CPU power connector type | 4-pin |
| Main power connector | ATX 24-pin |
| Memory sockets total | 4 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 5 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 2 |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| PS/2 connectors | 1 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 6 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| 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? |
|
| Motherboard onboard reset switch? |
|
| Software overclocking? |
|
| Accessories | |
|---|---|
| SATA cables supplied | 1 |
| Molex to SATA adaters supplied | 1 |
| IDE cables supplied | 1 |
| Floppy cables supplied | 0 |
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