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Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 (1.0) AMD Socket AM2 MicroATX Motherboard / Audio / Video / PCI Express / Gigabit Review

Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 (1.0) AMD Socket AM2 MicroATX Motherboard / Audio / Video / PCI Express / Gigabit ratings

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1 year ago

Socket Type

Socket AM2

MPN

MA69VM-S2

Networking Type

Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

UPC

818313003294

Video Interface

PCI Express

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Summary: - I had bought my second one of these here, and thought it was bad as I was getting a post code beep that said it had a memory or motherboard problem, so I sent it back as suggested by mwave tech advisor. However it turns out the real problem was the after market motherboard speaker I added as neither the board or case came with one. - For some odd reason the motherboard speaker I added proved to be incompatible and gave a false beep code- I only found this out by switching the speaker to another one when the replacement motherboard did the same thing. Although the speaker package (from radio shack) said it was for a pc board, it did not operate correctly. All I can figure is possibly the voltage or something was wrong - goes to show, dont be too quick to blame the motherboard. I am posting this to give the board its due credit, it performs great and I highly recommend. Nevertheless, there does seem to be a rise in computer parts made in china being defective. from Mwave.com Summary: As stated I like this board, but got this one with a beep code error- after troubleshooting it appears to be caused by something on the m-board, so have to send it back. This is aggravating for me and the customer, but gigabyte is not alone. Defective returns appear to be on the rise with china now outsourcing nearly everybodys manufacturing. All told it will be over a week before I get a replacement, which is twice as irritating since I paid for the air shipping to save time. from Mwave.com I bought one of these for the computer I was building for my niece and liked it so well, I bought one for myself.I have built several boxes for people and used different brand motherboards, and this one was the easiest to install.The backplate was the correct size, and I didn't have to force it to fit.Mobo just slid right in,no problem.Features are great for a beginning user (OpenOffice,movies,and music),and for non-gamers. Ultra Defender case,320 PATA WD HD,Ultra 400W modular PS,AMD 4000+ 2.1GHz dual core processor,Lite-On 20X DVDRW with Lightscribe, 2GB Corsair ValueSelect PC4200 Dual Channel DDR2, Vantec 80 & 120 Stealth (Quiet) Case fans......... The mobo comes with a good manual and cables (only thing I disliked was the 90 degree SATA cables). from Tigerdirect.com Summary: This really is a great little board, has good expandability, up to 16G of ram, supports 4 SATA hard drives, 8 channel HD audio, TV out, super easy online bios update option, more. I built two of these, one for a friend and one for me, both run excellent. Id definitely buy again if needed. from Mwave.com Another system built using this motherboard, the Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2GB Centon DDR2 800MHZ memory, Seagate 160GB SATA drive and the Diablotek case with keyboard and mouse. This is a very good motherboard for the price. from Tigerdirect.com Excellent motherboard, I thing super excellent for the price, running good. Excelente para el precio from Tigerdirect.com Great board for price, excellent manual included. No problems from Tigerdirect.com This is an excellent motherboard for the price. The ATI video is very good (shared memory of course). The Realtek surround sound is very good as well. Installed the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ with the stock fan and 2GB Corsair Dual Channel DDR2 800MHZ memory. No problems or complaints. from Tigerdirect.com

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