Coming soon..AMD 790GX

[kenkickr]

Looky, looky. Tweaktown has some pics of new 790GX boards: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9640/amd_s_upcoming_790gx_mobos_get_an_early_showing/index.html.
I want the DFI junior. That would be great for a nice little lan box.

 

[Sly.P.I.]

Maybe you know something that will help!!

I'm looking to build a new system (upgrading from opteron 165 on asus 3200 xfire board)
and have a 5000+ BE and hd3850 gpu.

I'm not fussed about multiple gpu's so initially thought i'd go for the 770 north bridge.


BUT i'm now thinking 780g north bridge in the hope that it will off load some of the jobs from the gpu
namely physx processing.

Is this true?

I know hd3850 will not work with hybrid crossfire (which is a real shame since the card is nearly new!)

So will the 780g do anything when I've plugged my hd3850 in??

Will it in XP or is that reserved for the great Vista!!



Next quick question..

I was going to settle for the sb600 but upon reading reviews it seems sata and USB performance is slow.
So now I'm thinking sb700, which is already paired with most 780g and now paired with 770 on a few boards.

So is the sb700 much better than sb600 when implemented with 770nb or the 780g?

Or should I wait (and for how long?) for the sb710/750?

Some manufacturers have already got pictures of these boards but I have no idea when they'll be out?


Please reply asap as I really want to get 3.4ghz from my new processor!!

PS I will prob do it just using multiplier... I'm sick to death of cmos resets after high fsb non-reboots!!!
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[kenkickr]

I would wait for the 710/750 sb or the 800 sb that is coming sometime next year depending on when you are updating. There is a issue with the 700sb that can tamper with gaming performance so if your not a gamer then by all means go for it.

I believe that if you put a 3850/3870 in there then the onboard GPU will not function unlike with the 3400/3600 series but with the new 790GX you can use the 3800-4800 series and use the onboard graphics, supposedly you'll be able to do this in cf as well. What it will do is when gaming all GPU's will be active but say browsing or even watching a video(you know what kind) the system will use the onboard graphics which severly lowers system wattage usage.

 

[Sly.P.I.]

Well that sounds very promising.
790gx it is then!
When are they out (how long is a piece of string?)
Will it work with XP or will I need to go the Vista route?
I don't do loads of gaming, but when I do it has to look nice!!
Thanks for the response!

 

[kenkickr]

Hybrid CF is unfortunately a Vista only feature. The wait is suppose to be sometime late Q3, early Q4.

 

[Hayder_Master]

that is what we wait for , finally amd mobo with ddr3

 

[kenkickr]

Supposedly the 790GX(HD3300) chipset supports DDR3 but will not be fully ready til AM3 is released. Biostar is working on 790GX boards that have what's called SideBanding, basically 128Mb of DDR2 or DDR3 for the IGP.

 

[Sly.P.I.]

So just a couple of questions.

I like the thought of low power consumption by dissabling the Graphics card for normal use then firing it up for 3d action.

So much so I'd even use Vista, prob 32bit since I only have 2x1gb of ram and 64bit is heavy on ram....I think??

So will this feature work with 780g sb700 with later drivers, or never??

Will it only work on 790gx sb700?

Thanks to all for your replies!

Ste

 

[Sly.P.I.]

Damn this is frustrating!
There's an msi 790x board on ebay for £30.
Maybe a good choice for now!
I'm sick of waiting!

I would have liked the 770 + sb700 from biostar, foxconn or jetway but no reviews.

according to kenkickr sb700 not so good for games!

sb600 not so good for usb and sata performance

So I'm stuck...

Just have a 5000+ BE and some g-skill ram sitting here waiting!

Can someone save save me??

Cheers, Steve

 

[WarEagleAU]

Wow, this correlates to BTs post about AMDs roadmap. Im really excited about this announcement. I mean, DDR3 isnt a huge need for me, but Lord knows Id scoop up some biaches in a heartbeat if they had a mobo worth putting them in. Which it looks like they will have. I love the IGP Cf thing too. Huge plus for me and a huge savings on the electric bill

 

[jinho11104]

do lan party have their own e shop[/site?

 

[largon]

jinho11104,
Try http://www.dfi.com.tw/.
No webshop though.

 

[btarunr]

There's a catch. If there's no DDR3 IMC with the Phenom you're using, the board is a paperweight, if DDR3 slots are all it carries.

 

[largon]

Obviously they're not going to release such boards until the release of Shanghai.

 

[btarunr]

Add to that, current Phenom + these boards + DDR3 sticks = paperweight. We may know this, average consumers have to be educated about this.

 

[largon]

But then again, average users don't buy computers in parts.

 

[btarunr]

Read the customer reviews on sites such as Newegg. You'll know the average IQ of people who do buy them in parts....