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Tim S · 15th Sep 2008, 08:03

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...alife-a79a-s/1

Foxconn's new DigitaLife branded A79A-S hails the relaunch of 790FX alongside the new SB750 southbridge that sports better overclocking. We put it through its paces to understand whether Foxconn made the board all AMD enthusiasts need, or an overly-expensive dud.

Sebbo · 15th Sep 2008, 08:42

nice to see one of the 790fx+sb750 boards reviewed, but how about the other one (the Asus m3a79-t)? would be especially interesting to see how it performs compared to its predecessor

mrb_no1 · 15th Sep 2008, 10:18

i agree with sebbo, plus in my eyes asus is vastly superior to the likes of foxconn in board making as that is my preference, so maybe the chipset can perform when engineered by asus. We all know you can never get enough of mobo's and psu's anyway Rich :P

peace

fatman

Kúsař · 15th Sep 2008, 11:32

Average MB for premium price...I'm rather interested in M3A79-T.

BlueSkyNIS · 15th Sep 2008, 19:01

Yea, I am also expecting an ASUS board review. Has anyone reviewed M3A78-T board?

Jasio · 15th Sep 2008, 19:08

200 pounds in the UK but only $197 in the US? Wow that's a real price difference there... talk about being shafted. Regardless of whether you're in the UK or USA, you'd be crazy to buy something like this. Picking up an older P35 would go a lot further than this. What was Foxxconn smoking when they considered the price? This is more of a ~$130 product, even then I wouldn't consider it (rather pickup a P45).

Looks ugly too.

HourBeforeDawn · 15th Sep 2008, 20:54

ya I myself am also more interested in the ASUS variant of this board and wondering how well it performs.

Also is there any 790GX boards that offer dual PCI-E x16 or does that chipset only come in a dual pci-e x8?

Bindibadgi · 15th Sep 2008, 23:09

790GX is dual x8

790FX is dual x16

HourBeforeDawn · 16th Sep 2008, 04:10

ya bummer, well then its the 790fx for me, I wonder whats taking the rest of the market so long to get their 790fx sb750 boards out >_<

Wish I could see the same enthusiasm as I do on the intel side...

15th Sep 2008, 08:03	#1
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15th Sep 2008, 08:42	#2
Sebbo Multimodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brissy, Australia Posts: 177	nice to see one of the 790fx+sb750 boards reviewed, but how about the other one (the Asus m3a79-t)? would be especially interesting to see how it performs compared to its predecessor __________________ If you and dead people know hex, how many people know hex? Obligitory PC spec's: Intel Core i7 920, ASUS P6T Deluxe, 12GB Corsair Dominator PC-12800, Sapphire HD5870, WD Velociraptor 300GB HLFS, Samsung Spinpoint 1TB, Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, Logitech G15 and G9, Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers, Dell 2408WFP 24" monitor

15th Sep 2008, 10:18	#3
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	i agree with sebbo, plus in my eyes asus is vastly superior to the likes of foxconn in board making as that is my preference, so maybe the chipset can perform when engineered by asus. We all know you can never get enough of mobo's and psu's anyway Rich :P peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

15th Sep 2008, 19:08	#6
Jasio Made in Canada Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BC Posts: 452	200 pounds in the UK but only $197 in the US? Wow that's a real price difference there... talk about being shafted. Regardless of whether you're in the UK or USA, you'd be crazy to buy something like this. Picking up an older P35 would go a lot further than this. What was Foxxconn smoking when they considered the price? This is more of a ~$130 product, even then I wouldn't consider it (rather pickup a P45). Looks ugly too. __________________ [[Asus P6T \| Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz cooled by Noctua UH-P12 Push-Pull Config \| 6GB DDR3-1600 Patriot Viper Xtreme XMP C8 \| nVidia GeForce 280 GTX 1GB \| Corsair HX620 620 Watt PSU \| Antec P182 Case]]

15th Sep 2008, 20:54	#7
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,794	ya I myself am also more interested in the ASUS variant of this board and wondering how well it performs. Also is there any 790GX boards that offer dual PCI-E x16 or does that chipset only come in a dual pci-e x8? __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •

15th Sep 2008, 11:32	#4
Kúsař regular bit-tech reader Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brnicko, CZ Posts: 221	Average MB for premium price...I'm rather interested in M3A79-T.

15th Sep 2008, 19:01	#5
BlueSkyNIS An Ubuntu User :) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Serbia, Nis Posts: 4	Yea, I am also expecting an ASUS board review. Has anyone reviewed M3A78-T board?

15th Sep 2008, 23:09	#8
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16th Sep 2008, 04:10	#9
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,794	ya bummer, well then its the 790fx for me, I wonder whats taking the rest of the market so long to get their 790fx sb750 boards out >_< Wish I could see the same enthusiasm as I do on the intel side... __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •