Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 good replacement for Biostar TA790GX?

p_o_s_pc · Jul 22, 2009

My motherboard(Biostar TA790GX A2+) is giving me problems i can no longer overclock without getting a BSOD even alittle above stock(2.6ghz)(chip has run 3.4ghz for benching and 3.1ghz 24/7 before) I have cleared the CMOS and flashed to the latest bios changed ram and tried different CPU. It doesn't post sometimes.I don't really want to have to mess with it much as its my main rig(if i can get it to work it will crunch) I have been looking to upgrade to AM3 anyways so back to the main question would the Foxconn board be a good replacement? I plan on running a Athlon II 250 and not sure on the ram yet. I WILL be overclocking. I would like your input on this. If you can recommend another board for the same price or cheaper that is also on the egg please do it can be AM2+ OR AM3

thanks
p_o_s_pc

tonyd223 · Jul 22, 2009

can you rma the board?

p_o_s_pc · Jul 22, 2009

tonyd223 said:
can you rma the board?

i don't know if i can or not. I am more of trying to use this as a reason to get something else.(haven't been too happy with the board and now maybe my chance to get a new one)

ShadowFold · Jul 22, 2009

Spend the extra on a PII 550 or even better, a 720. They aren't THAT much more! And yes, I remember seeing a review on that AM3 Foxconn 790GX and it was a beast. Got a 550 to like 4ghz if I remember correctly.

tonyd223 · Jul 22, 2009

bump on the 720 BE x3 - mine now running happy at 3700 on a (*hah*) Biostar 790GX 128M.

p_o_s_pc · Jul 22, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Spend the extra on a PII 550 or even better, a 720. They aren't THAT much more! And yes, I remember seeing a review on that AM3 Foxconn 790GX and it was a beast. Got a 550 to like 4ghz if I remember correctly.

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Thats what i was wanting to hear.

r9 · Jul 22, 2009

I personally am not fan of neither Biostar nor Foxcon. Almost every other manufacturer is better than those two IMO.

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	Box
Processor	AMD 720BE @ 3700MHz 1.4v
Motherboard	Biostar TA790GX 128M
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer64 (I know I've had it years but it just works)
Memory	Corsair 4 x 2Gb (8Gb DDR2)
Video Card(s)	ATI HD4850 512Mb
Storage	Samsung F3 1TB OS, Samsung F3 1TB Media
Display(s)	22" Belinea 1680 x 1050
Case	Coolermaster HAF 922 (dusty)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Extreme Music
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 550w
Software	Windows 7-64
Benchmark Scores	8669 in Overdrive 3.0.2

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Box
Processor	AMD 720BE @ 3700MHz 1.4v
Motherboard	Biostar TA790GX 128M
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer64 (I know I've had it years but it just works)
Memory	Corsair 4 x 2Gb (8Gb DDR2)
Video Card(s)	ATI HD4850 512Mb
Storage	Samsung F3 1TB OS, Samsung F3 1TB Media
Display(s)	22" Belinea 1680 x 1050
Case	Coolermaster HAF 922 (dusty)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Extreme Music
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 550w
Software	Windows 7-64
Benchmark Scores	8669 in Overdrive 3.0.2

Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 good replacement for Biostar TA790GX?

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r9

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