“The AMD 790GX chipset is aimed at creating a new enthusiast level of product that should be far more accessible to regular people, both in terms of price and the ability to wring every spare MHz of performance out of the latest generation of AMD processors. While it succeeds in some areas, it is weighed down by some extraneous baggage that may not make it as appealing as AMD hoped to its targeted market.”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Abit AN78GS Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
- Gigabyte MA790GP-DS4H @ Legion Hardware
- Asrock K10N78-1394 AM2+ Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
- Examining GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 mobo tech @ TweakTown
- Abit IX38 Quad GT Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
- Biostar TPower I45 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
- Intel Atom/ECS 945GCT-D Motherboard @ t-break
- oxconn P45A-S Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic
- Intel Desktop Board DG45ID @ Techgage
- EVGA 790i SLI FTW Review @ OCC
- Foxconn Digital Life EFA@ Pro-Clockers
- Biostar TPower I45 @ digit-life
- Asus Maximus II Formula @ bit-tech
- Foxconn BlackOps X48 @ TechARP
AMD’s Advanced Clock Calibration
AMD based motherboards tend to take second place on the reviewers bench, behind the various models and chipsets that run Intel processors. That is too bad in a way, as the new 790G chipset is a rather impressive step forward for AMD. Don’t take my word for it though, read through what Josh has to say and see how his benchmarking turned out.