BIOSTAR TA790GXB A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard Reviews

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No complaints with them. 2) Good motherboard for the price (if the support issue weren't there)3) Motherboard well labeled. Cons: BIOSTAR1) You have to babysit support. You'd constantly have to ask them for info that they should offer as typical customer support. from Newegg.com money down the drain- ticked off. Other Thoughts: Not new eggs fault. I've had some bad some good with biostar but- I'm buying asus from now on. from Newegg.com Pros: This board was purchased to replace another ATX MB that has issues. It's been awhile since purchasing a Biostar MB (ASUS snob) but, it's actually pretty nice. from Newegg.com I can't get it to work with a dvi cord (tried 2 thinking it was just a bad cord.) nope! I have read other reveiws that have said the same thing, this is a great board but something as simple as a dvi port working!? come on biostar. If all you had was a DVI cord than you would have to buy another CRT cord b/c DVI will not work for nothing. from Newegg.com I have had it do this two times in a row, and is super annoying. I have tried updating the bios with the latest firmware and it hasnt changed anything. Other Thoughts: I bought this as a combo deal with an AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition and was skeptical. I will never buy a Biostar mobo again. from Newegg.com Pros: does what i need, up and ready 2 go after installed it. no problems. Cons: none Other Thoughts: Rosewill TU-155 II 500 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 500W Power Supply AMD Phenomx4 9650 2.3GHz BIOSTAR TA790GXBG. SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) EVGA 01G-P3-N958-LR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bitWestern Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB Acer X193W+BD Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor from Newegg.com It's an ok board if you are just going to build a mediocre machine and it does have Hybrid CrossfireX. I used a 940 cpu in this and that was a waste for this board, maybe a 9950 or less. I just built another machine with another brand mobo, same 790GX chipset and another 940 cpu and it was much better! Cons: Tried the "Bios Update" and when I tried to update from the internet, it told me that I had the most current bios, NOT, at least not according to the Biostar site there is a newer one so I did a manual update. from Newegg.com Cons: Installed with Phenom x4 and bad bios right out of the box. It would not recognize my HD's. I went to Biostar site and downloaded lates BIO Version and worked. Other Thoughts: Would have been nice to have a slip in the box about Updating BIO's. from Newegg.com Cons: Jittery video performance in Ubuntu Ibex (both 32 and 64 bit versions). Not the fault of the board, just bad ATI drivers for the embedded video. Other Thoughts: Got with the AMD 940 bundle. Works fine in Windows, but the ATI drivers for linux are bad so I'm getting another video card to make that work. from Newegg.com Pros: Paired with AMD Phenom II X4 940 and 4GB RAM with no issues at all. Combo deal was priced right! from Newegg.com

Specs

Released	4 months ago
Socket Type	Socket AM2+
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon 64
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
Audio Output	SPDIF Out
Chassis Type	Desktop
Chipset	AMD 790GX
Compatibility	PC
Depth	8.86 in.
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI x 3 PCI Express x1 x 2
Fans	3 x Fans
Form Factor	ATX
Front Side Bus Speed	2600 MHz
Integrated Audio	Realtek ALC662
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 2.0 x 7 RJ45 Lan Port x 1 PS/2 Mouse x 1 PS/2 Keyboard x 1 Floppy Port x 1 HDMI x 1
MPN	TA790GXB A2+
Max Supported RAM	16 GB
Networking Type	Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD3300
Package Qty	1
RAID Support	RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5
South Bridge Chip	AMD SB750
Storage Controller Type(s)	Serial ATA II x 6
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 533 MHz 667 MHz 1066 MHz
Video Interface	PCI Express
Video Out Ports	DVI x 1 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 HDMI x 1
Width	12.01 in.

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