GA-MA790GP-UD4H - Socket AM2+/AM2 - Chipset 790GX - ATX Expert Reviews

AMD's Phenom II has quickly established itself as a platform for more budget conscious consumers. What better than to pair it with an AM2+ 790GX motherboard that uses more affordable DDR2 memory? We give you the lowdown on the Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H.

even going the DDR3 route is increasingly affordable nowadays, with memory prices that can only go lower and chipsets with integrated graphics like the AMD 790GX and 780G

Today we have on trial GIGABYTE's new AM3 board for DDR2 users with the 790GX chipset. Introduction

GIGABYTE's AMD offerings from the beginning have always had plenty of features and kick and while the MA790GP-UD4H isn't going to break any overclocking records, it will give you some extra speed. Combined with its IGP or discrete GPU options and ...

Pardon us, but crowing that your integrated graphics chip is better than your competitor's integrated graphics chip is a bit like bragging that your D is better than your friend's D-. As sad as that is, it's the tack AMD is taking with its 790GX ...

Scales from integrated to full-tilt CrossFire support

Poor SATA port placement ; BIOS disables USB keyboard support by default

The 790GX does support a hybrid mode, which allows you to pair an equally weak Radeon HD 3400-class GPU with the board. By adding the subpar performance of the Radeon to the integrated graphics, you immediately realize you should have purchased a ...

La placa de Gigabyte integra un chip gráfico muy pulido por parte de AMD. Evolución del 780, la memoria Sideport DDR3 que se dedica...

Memoria Sideport integrada. Compatible con la tecnología Hybrid CrossFire X de AMD. Tecnología XpressRecovery

No integra pulsadores en placa para reiniciarla o encenderla, ni para borrar la memoria CMOS

Siguen sin ser cifras comparables a las propuestas de gama media PCI Express; no obstante, cualquier avance es bienvenido en este terreno. De todas maneras, tal rendimiento trae consigo una mayor cantidad de calor que se refleja en la temperatura de ...

I have had the opportunity to test Gigabytes MA790GP-DS4H motherboard. Crossfire support x8 + x8, a built-in HD3300 graphics card and support for AMD's AM2 + 140W quad processors makes this motherboard interesting. Let us find out if this card can per...