Simple Q&A... A-MA790FXT-UD5P or Asus M4A79T Deluxe

[C0oL]

Going for this setup...

- Samsung T240HD 24" Widescreen LCD Freeview Monitor (LS24TDDSUV/EN)
- Motherboard
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20)
- AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
- Corsair HX 620W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
- Corsair 4GB DDR3 DHX 1600C9DHX Twin3X (2x2GB) (TW3X4G1600C9DHX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS)
- Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/LGA775)
- Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Got Case, KB & Mouse...

A simple answer would be ok, but any further info would be even better...

[chew*]

I personally feel the gigabyte will be the better of the 2 if they can get the bios straightened out.

Having personally used both of them and being open minded and unbiased and not a fan boy.

[soundood]

Asus M4A79T Deluxe without blinking an eye about it

[jonspd]

what about that new msi?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223


that I think is gonna be my upgrade from my am2 plat board
never really cared for msi but there support was pretty good on the plat.

[C0oL]

Soundood: Why?

[shaolin95]

MA790FXT-UD5P without blinking an eye about it.

[chew*]

what about that new msi?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223


that I think is gonna be my upgrade from my am2 plat board
never really cared for msi but there support was pretty good on the plat.

I'm looking forward to this as well, I think they may also have a winner.

[jonspd]

well after there last nice running board that has served me well over a yr now (and running a 945 es nicely) it's kinda hard to pass up.

I think they may have done a few thing differently from asus or giga that might help oc am3 cpu's, hard to tell tho as we have no 1st hand experience as of yet other then WWM's review of the board.

[soundood]

Soundood: Why?

for a while now i have seen ASUS boards come out on top again and again (in the top 5 Phenom I OC lists)

i also have its little sister here the M4A79 Deluxe, and so far i am very impressed, solid as a rock.

and for me the ASUS bios support is spot on, they find a fault they fix it straight away, and release it.

this board ahs had 3 official so far maybe 4, i think so far, that syas it all.

that on top of the fact that the first revision bios seems mature enough of the bat.

i could go on about what i think is a very good PWM section and so on, but you get my point

the board is solid, and i supect its big brother will be too, i may just pick it up myself soon (after mates wedding) im poor at the moment

[keenan]

Having personally used both of them and being open minded and unbiased and not a fan boy.

I would personaly go with chew*

He's had both these boards on his test bench and he pushes them as far as they can possibly go...

If the man says Gigabyte, then it must be for a reason.....

[C0oL]

But that's only if they can sort the BIOS issues out, and from the past, they were never good at that!

The Asus costs a small amount more, but i don't mind as long as i'm getting a good board!

Dean

[msimax]

the asus 79-t is a good board has its quirks but you set and forget in the bios

the giga will be a monster if they fix the bios but i already found ways around that as u can see
the msi should be here tomorrow so ill can start testing that

also my mem is topping out @ 1880 on both boards, so ill need better mem maybe for amd setup i want to try some elpida ram but funds are low. im on a mission to crack 1000mhz on amd

[chew*]

But that's only if they can sort the BIOS issues out, and from the past, they were never good at that!

The Asus costs a small amount more, but i don't mind as long as i'm getting a good board!

Dean

C0ol, you need to understand that the senior bios engineer shifted to intel due to the shift in users.

Now that Amd is back on track and more users are shifting towards amd you will see more quality work being put into bios's.

Hardcore enthusiasts whether some folks like to admit it or not are the driving force behind getting these fixes implemented.

The lack of hardcore enthusisasts is representative of what alot of people saw with phenom I boards and bios's

I am doing my best to put pressure on gigabyte to put out a top notch bios, the wheels are turning as we speak.

[C0oL]

Well, you seem like you know what you're on with, and i've been out of the OC'ing / Hardware loop for TOO long.

So, i'm going to order the GB Mobo, and hope for the best...

While i'm here though, could you recomend any decent memory for my setup? Preferably something i can get from OcUK & Less than £100 for 4gb.

[chew*]

Well, you seem like you know what you're on with, and i've been out of the OC'ing / Hardware loop for TOO long.

So, i'm going to order the GB Mobo, and hope for the best...

While i'm here though, could you recomend any decent memory for my setup? Preferably something i can get from OcUK & Less than £100 for 4gb.

I really can't reccomend any brand, sorry, I have gotten duds in just about every brand out there, luck of the draw.

I would reccomend getting a 3x2gig kit though. You can test sticks individually and this sort of idiot proofs the chances of getting a bad stick etc pick the 2 best sticks.

[C0oL]

Ok, if you were buying, which would you have? Don't worry, not going to blame you if its crap!

Any ETA's on new Gigabyte BIOS?

Dean

[chew*]

Ok, if you were buying, which would you have? Don't worry, not going to blame you if its crap!

Any ETA's on new Gigabyte BIOS?

Dean

I would read alot of user reviews (newegg) and buy something that has good compatibility etc very little issues for the majority and just works.

I ended up with a gskill kit that does 100 over rated specs, not the greatest timings just a stable set of ram.

[charged3800z24]

Well, you seem like you know what you're on with, and i've been out of the OC'ing / Hardware loop for TOO long.

So, i'm going to order the GB Mobo, and hope for the best...

While i'm here though, could you recomend any decent memory for my setup? Preferably something i can get from OcUK & Less than £100 for 4gb.

I think you are making a wise decision. I run F3b bios and only hang up is when X-fire, I can't get bios to hold HT ref above 215. Since I have a BE on it that doesn't matter as much, but I would like to run my Ram's rated speed of 1800mhz. Chew* is a good sourse, (even tho he won't let me play in his "win a phenom II" challenge) It is a solid board.

[G0ldBr1ck]

I would have to say the 790fx MSI board. Been playing with it a few days now and loving it but then again, I havent tried the Giga or the Asus so.........

[mngdew]

If you are buying now, I'd recommend ASUS. If you can wait another month or so, Gigabyte is also ok (if they fix their bios within a month)