Which motherboard for Phenom II

WarEagleAU · Jan 5, 2009

Out of those three choices you narrowed it down too, the MSI seems to be the best. Maximum PC and CPU magazine and some other sites are using that to achieve nice OCs on the P2.

aGeoM · Jan 5, 2009

Paulieg said:
I suppose my biggest issue is that I love the DFI bios, and I've had a hard time finding another bios that compares. I think the DFI 790GX would be my first choice, except for the fact that there is no external DVI connector. WTF is that?

Yeap, I still have one DFI Expert running with an Opteron 165, is a 5* board, unfortunately my last DFI 790FX, I literally turned it in pieces after she killed the 3rd Phenom, my golden chip 9500.

sneekypeet · Jan 5, 2009

*incomming fanboy statement*

Just go and buy the damn DFI already, and be happy with it!

you already spent once and it was a wash, now you are going to spend twice and still wish you had a DFI.......DO IT!!!11!!!!1

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

sneekypeet said:
*incomming fanboy statement*

Just go and buy the damn DFI already, and be happy with it!

you already spent once and it was a wash, now you are going to spend twice and still wish you had a DFI.......DO IT!!!11!!!!1

LOL. Almost did exactly that. However, I'm so puzzled as to why there is NO external DVI connector, I haven't brought myself to do it.

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

sneekypeet said:
do you have the need to use onboard gfx?

No, but it's really convenient if a card goes bad or something. Not to mention that you are paying for it, so you should have access to it, right? I'm leaning toward the Asus right now. I'm giving myself an hour to make a decision.

sneekypeet · Jan 5, 2009

Sorry which DFI board specifically again?

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

sneekypeet said:
Sorry which DFI board specifically again?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136058

eidairaman1 · Jan 5, 2009

WarEagleAU said:
Out of those three choices you narrowed it down too, the MSI seems to be the best. Maximum PC and CPU magazine and some other sites are using that to achieve nice OCs on the P2.

gimme links to them dude

suraswami · Jan 5, 2009

Paulieg said:
No, but it's really convenient if a card goes bad or something. Not to mention that you are paying for it, so you should have access to it, right? I'm leaning toward the Asus right now. I'm giving myself an hour to make a decision.

hey one reviewer on egg says the new version came with a DVI interface. Check the second guy who reviewed the board. May be version doesn't have it. Check with DFI before ordering it.

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

sneekypeet said:
You have fallen victim to Newegg typo's

Look here for specs on the mobo no mention of video on DFI's site.

Look here for actual image of board, no onboard video.

suraswami said:

hey one reviewer on egg says the new version came with a DVI interface. Check the second guy who reviewed the board. May be version doesn't have it. Check with DFI before ordering it.

Click to expand...

Im sorry yes it does state onboard 3300, odd indeed how that even works with no output at all
Maybe its just a hybrid option then!!!!!!

I didn't see that. Hmm, maybe I'll go with the DFI then.

sneekypeet · Jan 5, 2009

Looks like at the top left is a slot based DVI that connects via pins in the accessories section.... http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=2&artpage=3844&articID=894

I was all wrong in that post!
actually going back to delete it

trt740 · Jan 5, 2009

Paulieg said:
I suppose my biggest issue is that I love the DFI bios, and I've had a hard time finding another bios that compares. I think the DFI 790GX would be my first choice, except for the fact that there is no external DVI connector. WTF is that?

thats what stopped me paying for a video card when it's not functional and they want you to pay extra for something that should already be their? BFS

WarEagleAU · Jan 5, 2009

@Eld Ill have to find them tomorrow and make sure its the right one. I think one might have been Anandtech but I need to make sure. I go back to work tomorrow from a 12 day lay off so I need my rest

LittleLizard · Jan 5, 2009

Paulieg said:
I suppose my biggest issue is that I love the DFI bios, and I've had a hard time finding another bios that compares. I think the DFI 790GX would be my first choice, except for the fact that there is no external DVI connector. WTF is that?

yeah, is weirdo, but i guess that dfi though that overclocker wouldn need it and take it out to put the board to a more competitive price

eidairaman1 · Jan 5, 2009

sneekypeet said:
Looks like at the top left is a slot based DVI that connects via pins in the accessories section.... http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=2&artpage=3844&articID=894

I was all wrong in that post!
actually going back to delete it

ok whats the boards yall are looking at.

sneekypeet · Jan 5, 2009

Paulieg said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136058

eidairaman1 said:
ok whats the boards yall are looking at.

check pauls link that I also quoted, then if you look at the madshrimps review, when they get to the acc. section they show a plug in DVI.

eidairaman1 · Jan 5, 2009

Hey i just read the motherboard manual for that specific 1, the connector is internal, thus read page 38 of this manual

http://img.lanparty.tw/Upload/Manual/CM/DK790GXM2RSE0.pdf

if need be go up to DIYStreet, DFI Club, or even ask DFI tech support on how to use that jumper for hooking up DVI monitors, if there are standing pins there.

sneekypeet · Jan 5, 2009

http://img.lanparty.tw/Upload/CatalogElement/DK 790GX-M2RS.jpg

that image has them (just above the NB cooler) I just didnt look to see where they were till I looked at the manual.

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

I just bought the Asus. Hopefully it was the right decision.

Rebo&Zooty · Jan 5, 2009

asus, ugg, have fun, hope they sort their advanced memory timing options out, the last 4 asus amd boards i have had u couldnt change the default TRFC and the first 2 slots had weird trfc(75, 105, then the other 2 where 127.....and the bios setting for trfc did NOTHING!!!)

good luck.

erocker · Jan 5, 2009

Both the Maximus and Rampage I used for quite a while ran my AxeRam masterfully without a problem.

Rebo&Zooty · Jan 5, 2009

arent those INTEL boards?

intel boards from asus=fine

amd boards from asus=never again for me

their bios dept dirrrectly told me "those options dont work" and "just use the other memory slots" so my board with 4 slots had 2 useable IF i wanted to beable to properly overclock my axeram or any of the other ram kits i had for that matter.

intel they from what i know offer the proper options......

HolyCow02 · Jan 5, 2009

the only asus board I had was with my old socket 754 and I hated it because I couldn't even update the friggen bios! That was frustrating. And the customer service just beat around the bush.

I am on my second MSI and will probably stick with them or go DFI for my AM3 build

PaulieG · Jan 5, 2009

Well, from what I'm seeing all of the boards I'm considering have there fair share of good and potentially bad. I resisted DFI this time around because of 2 recent DOA boards I've received from them. The Asus just seemed to be the best of the available options, with a reasonable price tag. I'll never pay $200+ for a board, ever.

Gilletter · Jan 5, 2009

let us know how it works out, and if you save the biostar board!

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