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07-21-08
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Strengths: Great price/performance ratio, reliable, easy to setup
Weaknesses:Northbridge runs hot and makes the PCI-E 1x port pretty useless. Drivers on the CD are very outdated.
Overall Evaluation: Aside from the Northbridge complaint this is a great motherboard. The onboard graphics adapter is the best I've seen. Be sure to go to both the Gigabyte and AMD web sites to get the latest drivers BEFORE you set up your system - the included CD is pretty useless. Search for "Catalyst Control Center" to get the latest graphics driver for the onboard graphics.
07-02-08
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Strengths: (1) Full-featured motherboard that is smaller in size (2) Has onboard video with VGA/HDMI/DVI outputs(3) Low power consumption
Weaknesses:(1) None
Overall Evaluation: As a relative newbie to the whole building a computer thing, I found that this motherboard was very easy to install and get up and running. Although I put in video card, it is nice that this motherboard has good onboard video with a plethora of outputs - especially since the motherboard I previously tried did not have onboard video and I was not getting any video output or errors or anything to tell me why my video card wasn't working. Despite its small form-factor, this motherboard is richly featured and you would only need to drop in a CPU and some RAM and pretty much be up and running. The motherboard is designed to fit Micro ATX cases, which are smaller set ups most people use for Home Theater PC's.
06-18-08
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Strengths: Lots of connectivity for home theater hookup, e.g., HDMI, S/PDIF, IEEE1394. Supports Hybrid Crossfire for video upgrade. Easily decode HD videos with onboard video. Supports new Phenom CPUs.
Weaknesses:Some reported northbridge heat problems but I don't have that problem myself. Also there are heat issues with 125W Phenom Quad-cores.
Overall Evaluation: Paired this with a 4850E and Antec Fusion as my HTPC. Works great and so far I have not run into any problem with HD video playbacks or HDMI output. Onboard video is plenty enough for playing back Blu-Ray or HD DVD but it's nice to know that with Hybrid Crossfire support, I could upgrade easily with a cheap HD2400 or 3400. Excellent choice for HTPC and even a bit of casual gaming.
06-12-08
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Strengths: MDMI,DVI,VGA..HD sound onboard,Digital in and out on board,Best IGP ive ever seen
Weaknesses:Dont bother with hybrid crossfire if u are a gamer..phenom 9750 quadcore in a MATX case and the northbride and southbridge run a bit warm but nothing dangerous.Get a coolermaser 590..Perfect layout
Overall Evaluation: I love it!!Runs fast,has great HD sound plenty of options..The hybrid crossfire is meant for Bluray and dvd playback..not much more.Save the 50 bucks for the 3450 and get a single 3850 or 70 and youll have a super HTPC.GB
06-09-08
Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks
Strengths: AM2+ Phenom FX AMD X2 dual core,AMD 780G, SATAII and Raid,PCI Express 2.0, DDR2 1066
Weaknesses:some bios versions have problems with phenom
Overall Evaluation: Budget priced micro board with improved AMD 780G chipset and graphics. You can add another PCI-E radeon with the onboard graphics using crossfire. Works for HTPC builds with audio and HDMI out. This is a great micro board with the 780G for the AM2 and Phenom. I have heard you should not use with 125v Phenoms.
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