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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
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Motherboard | MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC |
Cooling | AMD Wraith Prism |
Memory | 2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 |
Video Card(s) | Colorful iGame GTX 1070 Ti Vulcan X |
Storage | Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB |
Display(s) | Samsung U28D590 28-inch 4K UHD |
Case | Corsair Carbide 100R |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe |
Power Supply | Antec EarthWatts Pro Gold 750W |
Mouse | Razer Abyssus |
Keyboard | Microsoft Sidewinder X4 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
The company slogan change, from "Smarter Choice" to "The future is fusion" marked a major shift in core-Strategy for AMD. The company now focuses on delivering solutions, more so than mere products, with a solution comprising of several products working together to let the PC serve a purpose. One such solution is the AMD Maui entertainment platform. Maui platform makes AMD hardware work with AMD's own Live! Media Center software to deliver a complete home-theater PC solution.
On the hardware front, Maui includes a qualifying AMD Athlon X2 or Phenom series processor, a motherboard based on the AMD 7-series chipset with integrated graphics. Video is handled by the 7-series IGP, while audio is handled by a special audio component-riser card that has pre-amp circuitry onboard, which enables users to connect speakers in the 5.1 channel configuration directly to the motherboard. Future models would bring in 7.1 channel support. The first motherboard to use this design, is the MSI Media Live DIVA 5.1 780M.
This motherboard uses AMD 780M + SB700 chipset, it features all HTPC related connections right on the board, in a M-ATX form factor. Right below the PCI-Express x16 slot, is a PCI-E x1 slot with some connections towards the end of the card, which route audio and power to it. The large heatsink cools the pre-amp circuitry, and the card ends up in direct wire-leads. For convenience's sake, there's a low-profile bracket bundled. The board provides D-Sub analog display out, along with audio-routed HDMI, and HDTV composite RCA connectors right on the board.
The motherboard is selling as combo-bundles on Newegg.com, which include the board along with a range of available AMD processors. The board itself is priced at $185. It includes AMD Live! software. Bundles start at US $279, which packs a Phenom X3 8450 along, going all the way up to a $349 bundle with a Phenom X4 9750. There's a bundle including a low-power Phenom X4 9350e, priced a notch higher at $350. The list of bundles can be found on Newegg's American website here.
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On the hardware front, Maui includes a qualifying AMD Athlon X2 or Phenom series processor, a motherboard based on the AMD 7-series chipset with integrated graphics. Video is handled by the 7-series IGP, while audio is handled by a special audio component-riser card that has pre-amp circuitry onboard, which enables users to connect speakers in the 5.1 channel configuration directly to the motherboard. Future models would bring in 7.1 channel support. The first motherboard to use this design, is the MSI Media Live DIVA 5.1 780M.


This motherboard uses AMD 780M + SB700 chipset, it features all HTPC related connections right on the board, in a M-ATX form factor. Right below the PCI-Express x16 slot, is a PCI-E x1 slot with some connections towards the end of the card, which route audio and power to it. The large heatsink cools the pre-amp circuitry, and the card ends up in direct wire-leads. For convenience's sake, there's a low-profile bracket bundled. The board provides D-Sub analog display out, along with audio-routed HDMI, and HDTV composite RCA connectors right on the board.

The motherboard is selling as combo-bundles on Newegg.com, which include the board along with a range of available AMD processors. The board itself is priced at $185. It includes AMD Live! software. Bundles start at US $279, which packs a Phenom X3 8450 along, going all the way up to a $349 bundle with a Phenom X4 9750. There's a bundle including a low-power Phenom X4 9350e, priced a notch higher at $350. The list of bundles can be found on Newegg's American website here.

Images Courtesy: Newegg.com
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
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