Foxconn A78AX-S Socket AM2+/ AMD 770/ DDR2/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard A78AXS Reviews

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Pros: See below for all the positives. I gave it a 4 star review before, but @ $60, it is a 5-star board. from Newegg.com Pros: It was cheap Cons: It was DOA from Newegg.com Only came with 1 SATA cable, so I had to go buy one from my local computer shop, but again, this is not a big deal. I also had a little trouble fitting the I/O panel to my case at first, but it turned out ok in the end. Other Thoughts: Below are my hardware/OS specs:Mobo: Foxconn A78AX-SProcessor: AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Quad-Core AMD 2+ RAM: OCZ Platnium 4GB (2x 2GB) Dual Channel 1066MHz DDR2GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3850 512MbHDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB SATAOptical: Samsung 22x DVD Burner (SATA)PSU: Rosewill 600W ATX-12V PSUOS'es: Windows Vista x64 SP1 and Debian 5 64-bit edition (dual boot) from Newegg.com Pros: Inexpensive, two serial ports, two ps2 ports, and an LPT port, hard to find modern bords that support legacy connections, Cons: item arrived DOA, would not post, only got a high pitch whine and a very hot capacitor next to the FP1 connector. from Newegg.com Pros: It installed very easily and quickly. It has some nice features that could be helpful. from Newegg.com Pros: Fairly good features for the value invested, very easy to setup, bios is really user friendly, onboard sound is really impressive Cons: for some reason, the motherboard clocked down the DDR2 1066 memory to DDR2 800. Other Thoughts: I built a new system for a customer using this board along with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane, 2GB of Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 memory, a Rosewill RCX-Z1 CPU cooler, a Western Digital Caviar GP 750GB Hard Drive, an EVGA 8600GTS Video Card, a Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX case, and a Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500w Power Supply all for under $400 including the shipping charges. from Newegg.com Pros: Looks good Cons: My old tower is too small and I am having trouble finding a tower that this system board will fit in. from Newegg.com Pros: + Cheap Cheap Cheap+ Small, Effective, Powerful+ Easy Setup Cons: - 4 GB RAM (64 bit OS would make this kind of a drag)- Only 1 PCI Express x16 Slot- Lackluster features, but you get what you pay for. Other Thoughts: This was my first installation of a motherboard and it couldn't have been a more pleasant experience. I was a little hesitant at first with Foxconn a I am a long time Asus buyer, but this product holds its own and provides excellent bang for my buck. from Newegg.com Pros: I have built several computers with this board, and they have all worked perfectly and been stable. I have used the following processors with no problems: BE-2300, BE-2350, 5000+, LE-1200, and Kuma 7750. from Newegg.com misplaced sticker?see below. Other Thoughts: Ok to the people now worried about this 95W CPU cap. I purchased this Mobo and a AMD 64 X2 6000+ 125W CPU before these two comments about the watt cap were posted. when i got my Mobo it has a sticker on the front saying that it is not made for CPU's greater than 95W. from Newegg.com

Released	1 year ago
Socket Type	Socket AM2
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	2 x DIMMs
Chipset	AMD-770
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI x 3 PCI Express x1 x 2
Form Factor	ATX
Front Side Bus Speed	1066 MHz
MPN	A78AXS
RAID Support	RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
Storage Controller Type(s)	DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 6
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 667 MHz 1066 MHz

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