MSI Unveils New AM3 Socket 790FX and 790GX Motherboards

btarunr · Jan 22, 2009, 12:21 PM

MSI, the world’s leading motherboard manufacturer, today unveils its AMD AM3 motherboard 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65. MSI AM3 motherboard fully supports AMD latest 45nm Phenom II processor and DDR3 memory. In addition, it comes with the AM3 processor which is optimized for the “second-generation DrMOS technology” and “APS (Active Phase Switching) technology”, both in high and low loading, MSI AM3 series motherboard offers the highest power conversion efficiency and effectively reduces the heat. Not only that, Gaming series motherboard even comes with OC Dial and MAX FSB advanced overclocking technologies, as well as M-Flash BIOS update mechanism protection. OC Dial and MAX FSB overclocking enable users to overclock easily and become an expert in a short period of time; M-Flash enables user to load the BIOS files from USB drive to boot up. In addition, the full range products feature full support for multimedia applications, Blu-ray high-definition hardware audio, eSATA/USB combo port, and complete display output interface to provide Full HD and high-performance 3D display capabilities. This motherboard is simply one of the best solutions for gamers and multimedia users.

5-phase DrMOS Power Design and APS(Active Phase Switching)

MSI DrMOS and APS technology had been proved as one of the industry’s first energy-saving technologies by Tom’s Hardware. Therefore, MSI 790GX-GD70 utilized the optimized AM3 processor with true 5-phase DrMOS Power Design. That can support the high-performance 140W quad-core processors, and will enhance the power conversion efficiency up to 93.6%. MSI’s unique power design not only improves the power quality and provides a more stable power, but also further reduces the heat.

MSI has implements the exclusive APS (Active Phase Switching) technology further in the processor, chipset and memory power design. MSI APS technology, a BIOS-level power-saving technology, is the key features to reduce the waste of the motherboard power supply. When the system is in high-load, APS technology will open the whole power phase to supply the adequate power; When the system is in low-load, the APS technology will close the redundant power supply phase to reduce the power consumption. Recently Tom’s Hardware proved that both DrMOS and APS really save a lot of power, it is best solution in the world.

OC Dial & Max FSB advanced overclocking technology. M-Flash provides the complete BIOS protection and update features.

MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboards fully support OC Dial and MAX FSB advanced overclocking technology. Simply rotate the OC Dial knob to enable user to check the FSB clock state immediately under BIOS or operation system. Both of 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 are equipped MAX FSB overclocking technology provides entry-user the most instant overclocking way. The motherboards will according to the hardware and provide the highest FSB clock to reach the gamers overclocking target. When user needs to update the BIOS, they only need to save the updated BIOS files in the USB drive. The M-Flash feature in the BIOS can easily update the BIOS. In addition, it also offers a complete BIOS protection. When the BIOS damaged, users can simply load the BIOS file from the USB drive and boot to repair the BIOS.

Utilized the Blu-ray high-definition audio, eSATA/USB combo port

MSI 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 motherboard provides the Blu-ray high-Definition audio; completely provide a Blu-ray audio output, supports 7.1-channel stereo surround sound. Both in game or high-definition video, it provide you the more pure sound quality. The eSATA/USB combo port is a combination of eSATA and USB hardware features. The convenience design allows users to have greater flexibility in eSATA / USB application.

Supporting ATI CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX

MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard is the best choice for gamers. It also supports 4 xPCI-E 2.0 x16 cards, enabling 4 high-end graphics card to work at the same time. ATI CrossFire technology enhances 3D game performance, making the MSI 790FX-GD70 is the best choice of gaming enthusiasts.

MSI 790GX-G65 motherboard utilizes AMD 790GX integrated chipset (IGP), built-in Radeon HD3300 GPU, offers powerful 3D display computing capability that can support the DirectX 10, DVI, HDMI and D-Sub.

For better display performance, 790GX-G65 is equipped with 1Gbit DDR3 1333MHz SidePort memory. Users can buy another independent MSI R3400 series graphics card; they simply need to open the Hybrid CrossFireX synergy function to enjoy improved display performance.

MSI 790FX-GD70

AMD 790FX/SB750 Chipset
Supports AMD Socket AM3 (941-pin) Phenom II / Athlon processor
4 x PCI-E x16 slots support ATI CrossFireX Technology
Supports four dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory slots up to 16GB
Utilizes DrMOS chipset
APS(Active Phase Switching)
Dual 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Ports
High-quality 7.1-channel audio
8 SATAII and 1 eSATA hard disk interface, support RAID 0/1/0+1/5
2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots
12 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE1394a

MSI 790GX-G65

AMD 790GX/SB750 Chipset
Supports AMD Socket AM3 (941-pin) Phenom II / Athlon processor
2 x PCI-E x16 slots support ATI CrossFireX / Hybrid CrossFireX Technology
Supports four dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory slots up to 16GB
APS(Active Phase Switching)
10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Port
High-quality 7.1-channel audio
5 SATAII and 1 eSATA hard disk interface, support RAID 0/1/0+1/5
2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots
12 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE1394a (optional)
Built-in 1Gbit IGP display dedicated memory

Source: MSI

zithe · Jan 22, 2009, 12:28 PM

Engrish galore! Nowhere near as bad as some of my old motherboard manuals. XD

Thanks. I'm excited to see this come out. (The FX I'm interested in)

Is that quad crossfire with all cards at 16x? I don't think it says.

unrelated: Are MSI boards usually good overclockers?

That packaging is great.

InnocentCriminal · Jan 22, 2009, 12:32 PM

I like the look of the FX... nice!

ASharp · Jan 22, 2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I like the look of the FX... nice!

Agreed! That's a really slick board they have there.

nafets · Jan 22, 2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zithe

Engrish galore! Nowhere near as bad as some of my old motherboard manuals. XD

Thanks. I'm excited to see this come out. (The FX I'm interested in)

Is that quad crossfire with all cards at 16x? I don't think it says.

unrelated: Are MSI boards usually good overclockers?

That packaging is great.

Quad Crossfire runs at 8x-8x-8x-8x electrical...

OnBoard · Jan 22, 2009, 12:45 PM

That's got to be the greatest and worst looking motherboard in the 'same' picture

Black & blue sexeeh, but brown, pink and babyblue, seriously

kid41212003 · Jan 22, 2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I like the look of the FX... nice!

It looks like an intel board

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ShadowFold · Jan 22, 2009, 01:03 PM

I love the 790GX board! I hope more companies get more AM3 boards out.

$ReaPeR$ · Jan 22, 2009, 01:09 PM

this is really great! do we know anything about their price tags?

ShadowFold · Jan 22, 2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $ReaPeR$

this is really great! do we know anything about their price tags?

If I had to guess.. 200$ for the 790FX and 150$ for the 790GX. Maybe a little higher due to DDR3 but the controller is on the CPU so it shouldn't cost that much more.

Urbklr · Jan 22, 2009, 01:21 PM

I'm so getting that 790FX board, that is mighty fine and will look beautiful with the blue tracers I will be getting

johnnyfiive · Jan 22, 2009, 01:30 PM

Nice! Bout time MSI made some GOOD LOOKING motherboards! I may have to hold out for a AM3 Deneb now. I might as well just keep waiting.

Fitseries3 · Jan 22, 2009, 03:00 PM

OOOooooooo!

i think i might do an Amd rig soon

Silverel · Jan 22, 2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitseries3

OOOooooooo!

i think i might do an Amd rig soon

Lol, you so crazy.

One of the few people out there that would go from an i7 to a PII for novelty sake.

Rock on sir.

Fitseries3 · Jan 22, 2009, 03:12 PM

i just wish i could run SLI on this board

jbunch07 · Jan 22, 2009, 03:17 PM

Damn that is one sexy FX board...I should have waited to buy a new board!

PVTCaboose1337 · Jan 22, 2009, 03:41 PM

I hate how AMD did not make this able to take AM2+ cpus. Just adding in that one more pen and adding DDR3 killed it. I guess an AM2+ chip could never have run DDR3 anyway.

HolyCow02 · Jan 22, 2009, 03:44 PM

Sweeet! I like my MSI board now... so it looks like im getting one for my AM3 setup!!! That FX looks niiiiiiiiice. Definitely a front runner. Now to see what DFI dishes out...

Gam'ster · Jan 22, 2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I like the look of the FX... nice!

+1, Thats one nice mobo bout time too.

Super XP · Jan 22, 2009, 06:07 PM

Wow nice motherboards by MSI. Not bad at all, I like the fact they have 7 pci slots (5 PCIe and 2 PCI v2.2). I really like this motherboards layout. It looks like you will be able to fit a nice big Heatsink and Fan without having the DDR memory in the way.

Just wondering though, it says its compatable with current AM2+ with DDR2. Is this so? Does this take DDR2 when AM2+ is installed and DDR3 when AM3 is installed?

If so I may pick one up

Polarman · Jan 22, 2009, 09:10 PM

They do look great but...

Again, they should put that small 1X Pcie thingy in the first place. Putting a big GFX card can leave that slot pretty much useless.

roofsniper · Jan 22, 2009, 09:44 PM

has anyone noticed that a lot if not all am3 motherboards have the northbridge next to the mosfets instead of its normal location below the cpu socket? i have seen that on multiple am3 motherboards so far and im wondering what the advantage of that is. i love the looks tho it would look perfect in my system.

cdawall · Jan 22, 2009, 10:54 PM

hopefully this time unlike on the K9A2 platinum they have covered all of the mosfets with the big old HS and some way to easily actively cool it would be nice like asus does with there stuff

but congrats MSI for a very very nice looking mobo hopefully it is as popular as the K9A2 platinum and clocks even better

LittleLizard · Jan 22, 2009, 11:07 PM

that fx looks like an overclocking champ

Marineborn · Jan 22, 2009, 11:12 PM

RELEASE DATE!!!! *throws keyboard threw monitor*

Jan 22, 2009, 12:21 PM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 15,033 (7.23/day) Thanks: 790 Thanked 13,031 Times in 5,720 Posts System Specs	MSI Unveils New AM3 Socket 790FX and 790GX Motherboards MSI, the world’s leading motherboard manufacturer, today unveils its AMD AM3 motherboard 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65. MSI AM3 motherboard fully supports AMD latest 45nm Phenom II processor and DDR3 memory. In addition, it comes with the AM3 processor which is optimized for the “second-generation DrMOS technology” and “APS (Active Phase Switching) technology”, both in high and low loading, MSI AM3 series motherboard offers the highest power conversion efficiency and effectively reduces the heat. Not only that, Gaming series motherboard even comes with OC Dial and MAX FSB advanced overclocking technologies, as well as M-Flash BIOS update mechanism protection. OC Dial and MAX FSB overclocking enable users to overclock easily and become an expert in a short period of time; M-Flash enables user to load the BIOS files from USB drive to boot up. In addition, the full range products feature full support for multimedia applications, Blu-ray high-definition hardware audio, eSATA/USB combo port, and complete display output interface to provide Full HD and high-performance 3D display capabilities. This motherboard is simply one of the best solutions for gamers and multimedia users. 5-phase DrMOS Power Design and APS(Active Phase Switching) MSI DrMOS and APS technology had been proved as one of the industry’s first energy-saving technologies by Tom’s Hardware. Therefore, MSI 790GX-GD70 utilized the optimized AM3 processor with true 5-phase DrMOS Power Design. That can support the high-performance 140W quad-core processors, and will enhance the power conversion efficiency up to 93.6%. MSI’s unique power design not only improves the power quality and provides a more stable power, but also further reduces the heat. MSI has implements the exclusive APS (Active Phase Switching) technology further in the processor, chipset and memory power design. MSI APS technology, a BIOS-level power-saving technology, is the key features to reduce the waste of the motherboard power supply. When the system is in high-load, APS technology will open the whole power phase to supply the adequate power; When the system is in low-load, the APS technology will close the redundant power supply phase to reduce the power consumption. Recently Tom’s Hardware proved that both DrMOS and APS really save a lot of power, it is best solution in the world. OC Dial & Max FSB advanced overclocking technology. M-Flash provides the complete BIOS protection and update features. MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboards fully support OC Dial and MAX FSB advanced overclocking technology. Simply rotate the OC Dial knob to enable user to check the FSB clock state immediately under BIOS or operation system. Both of 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 are equipped MAX FSB overclocking technology provides entry-user the most instant overclocking way. The motherboards will according to the hardware and provide the highest FSB clock to reach the gamers overclocking target. When user needs to update the BIOS, they only need to save the updated BIOS files in the USB drive. The M-Flash feature in the BIOS can easily update the BIOS. In addition, it also offers a complete BIOS protection. When the BIOS damaged, users can simply load the BIOS file from the USB drive and boot to repair the BIOS. Utilized the Blu-ray high-definition audio, eSATA/USB combo port MSI 790FX-GD70 and 790GX-G65 motherboard provides the Blu-ray high-Definition audio; completely provide a Blu-ray audio output, supports 7.1-channel stereo surround sound. Both in game or high-definition video, it provide you the more pure sound quality. The eSATA/USB combo port is a combination of eSATA and USB hardware features. The convenience design allows users to have greater flexibility in eSATA / USB application. Supporting ATI CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard is the best choice for gamers. It also supports 4 xPCI-E 2.0 x16 cards, enabling 4 high-end graphics card to work at the same time. ATI CrossFire technology enhances 3D game performance, making the MSI 790FX-GD70 is the best choice of gaming enthusiasts. MSI 790GX-G65 motherboard utilizes AMD 790GX integrated chipset (IGP), built-in Radeon HD3300 GPU, offers powerful 3D display computing capability that can support the DirectX 10, DVI, HDMI and D-Sub. For better display performance, 790GX-G65 is equipped with 1Gbit DDR3 1333MHz SidePort memory. Users can buy another independent MSI R3400 series graphics card; they simply need to open the Hybrid CrossFireX synergy function to enjoy improved display performance. MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX/SB750 Chipset Supports AMD Socket AM3 (941-pin) Phenom II / Athlon processor 4 x PCI-E x16 slots support ATI CrossFireX Technology Supports four dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory slots up to 16GB Utilizes DrMOS chipset APS(Active Phase Switching) Dual 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Ports High-quality 7.1-channel audio 8 SATAII and 1 eSATA hard disk interface, support RAID 0/1/0+1/5 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots 12 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE1394a MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX/SB750 Chipset Supports AMD Socket AM3 (941-pin) Phenom II / Athlon processor 2 x PCI-E x16 slots support ATI CrossFireX / Hybrid CrossFireX Technology Supports four dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory slots up to 16GB APS(Active Phase Switching) 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN Port High-quality 7.1-channel audio 5 SATAII and 1 eSATA hard disk interface, support RAID 0/1/0+1/5 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI slots 12 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE1394a (optional) Built-in 1Gbit IGP display dedicated memory Source: MSI

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Jan 22, 2009, 01:09 PM	#9
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Jan 22, 2009, 03:00 PM	#13
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Jan 22, 2009, 03:12 PM	#15
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Software:	Win 7 x64

Jan 22, 2009, 03:41 PM	#17
PVTCaboose1337 Graphical Hacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 7,478 (2.78/day) Thanks: 798 Thanked 1,174 Times in 834 Posts System Specs	I hate how AMD did not make this able to take AM2+ cpus. Just adding in that one more pen and adding DDR3 killed it. I guess an AM2+ chip could never have run DDR3 anyway. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Whim
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P67A-D3-B3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory:	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Hard Disk:	WD 640gb Black (Main), WD 2tb Black (Secondary)
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE228 and Samsung 2053BW
Case:	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
PSU:	Seasonic 650w
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (Tweaked)

Jan 22, 2009, 03:44 PM	#18
HolyCow02 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New York Posts: 1,251 (0.68/day) Thanks: 90 Thanked 114 Times in 107 Posts System Specs	Sweeet! I like my MSI board now... so it looks like im getting one for my AM3 setup!!! That FX looks niiiiiiiiice. Definitely a front runner. Now to see what DFI dishes out... __________________ thanks to stefanels for the sig!

System Name:	Shredder
Processor:	Phenom II 955 @stock (for the time being)
Motherboard:	MSI 790FX-GD70
Cooling:	Noctua U12P
Memory:	8 GB muskin DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-6-18
Video Card:	2x Sapphire 4870 1GB
Hard Disk:	64 GB Super Talent UltraDrive SSD \| 2 x WD Caviar Black 500GB in RAID1
Optical Drive:	20x LG DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 22" 2ms GTG
Case:	Thermaltake Spedo Advanced Package
PSU:	Corsair HX1000
Software:	Vista Business 64-bit

System Name:	Toshiba L350
Processor:	AMD QL-65
Motherboard:	Toshiba 780G/SB700
Cooling:	Laptop
Memory:	3GB
Video Card:	ATI HD3000
Hard Disk:	250GB
Optical Drive:	DVD Rw
CRT/LCD Model:	17" Widescreen
Case:	Black/Carbon effect
Sound Card:	OnBoard
PSU:	Brick
Software:	WIN7

Jan 22, 2009, 06:07 PM	#20
Super XP Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ancient Greece, Acropolis Posts: 2,216 (0.74/day) Thanks: 1,219 Thanked 536 Times in 364 Posts System Specs	Wow nice motherboards by MSI. Not bad at all, I like the fact they have 7 pci slots (5 PCIe and 2 PCI v2.2). I really like this motherboards layout. It looks like you will be able to fit a nice big Heatsink and Fan without having the DDR memory in the way. Just wondering though, it says its compatable with current AM2+ with DDR2. Is this so? Does this take DDR2 when AM2+ is installed and DDR3 when AM3 is installed? If so I may pick one up __________________

System Name:	My Red Dragon Gaming PC
Processor:	AMD FX-8350 @ 4.70GHz w/8-Cores - Bus 277 / 1.4v
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula ROG - Bios v1801
Cooling:	Corsair H100 Water Cooling (120mm x4 Push/Pull)
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3-2210 (8GBx2)
Video Card:	Sapphire (ATI) Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force 3 SSD 180GB + WD 32MB buffer 1TB HD
Optical Drive:	LG HD DVD/Blu-Ray/DVD Player/Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE248H Black 24" 1080p 2ms LED 10,000,000:1
Case:	CoolerMaster HAF 932 - My Custom Red Dragn MOD!
Sound Card:	SteelSound 5Hv2 8CH HD + EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 -SupremeFX X-Fi 2
PSU:	Corsair 750W Gamers Power Supply
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	I have the worlds Fastest PC ever Built - 1980

Jan 22, 2009, 09:10 PM	#21
Polarman Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laval, Qc Posts: 1,575 (0.86/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 300 Times in 199 Posts System Specs	They do look great but... Again, they should put that small 1X Pcie thingy in the first place. Putting a big GFX card can leave that slot pretty much useless. __________________

System Name:	Polar's Dragon
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 975BE
Motherboard:	MSI 890FXA-GD65 (Bios 18.7)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9700 Led
Memory:	Gskill 4GB DDR3-1333 (8,8,8,21)
Video Card:	MSI HD6870 Hawk
Hard Disk:	WD RE4 500GB
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T240 (1920 X1200)
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892
PSU:	PC Power&Cooling Silencer 750 (Red)
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit + SP1

Jan 22, 2009, 09:44 PM	#22
roofsniper Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 42 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	has anyone noticed that a lot if not all am3 motherboards have the northbridge next to the mosfets instead of its normal location below the cpu socket? i have seen that on multiple am3 motherboards so far and im wondering what the advantage of that is. i love the looks tho it would look perfect in my system.

Jan 22, 2009, 10:54 PM	#23
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,182 (6.41/day) Thanks: 460 Thanked 2,809 Times in 2,256 Posts System Specs	hopefully this time unlike on the K9A2 platinum they have covered all of the mosfets with the big old HS and some way to easily actively cool it would be nice like asus does with there stuff but congrats MSI for a very very nice looking mobo hopefully it is as popular as the K9A2 platinum and clocks even better __________________