[newblood]

Which is the lastest chipset from AMD? I been doing some research on the motherboards and looks like the 790FX supports Triple and Quad Crossfire so is that the latest?

 

[VinhDiezel]

both are the latest chipsets from amd that supports am2/am2+ just make sure the 790FX is the revised version which has a SB750. The 790GX has onboard graphics and 2x pci-e 2.0 slots.

 

[newblood]

Whats the advantage of the PCI Express 2.0 Slots?

 

[FallenFaux]

both have PCIe 2.0
The 790FX supports crossfire 2 x 16x bandwidth
The 790GX only supports crossfire 2 x 8x bandwidth

so if your running crossfire the GX has half the bandwidth, if your only running one card, there isn't a difference. Also as has already been said, make sure you get SB750.

 

[newblood]

I am looking for a board that does 2x16 Crossfire so I will need a 790GX. What are some good ones?

 

[Marin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newblood I am looking for a board that does 2x16 Crossfire so I will need a 790GX. What are some good ones?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136057

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186149

 

[KamuiRSX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newblood Which is the lastest chipset from AMD? I been doing some research on the motherboards and looks like the 790FX supports Triple and Quad Crossfire so is that the latest?

790FX is the best chipset along with the SB750 southbridge

790GX is the newest chipset but it's meant to mix performance with energy efficiency and all of their boards come with the SB750 southbridge.

The Foxconn A79A-S board comes with the 790FX chipset with the SB750 southbridge and also comes with 4 PCI-E 2.0 slots and 2 of them support x16 - x16 Crossfire. Also, most of the OC'ing done by reviewers hitting over 3.4Ghz with the 9950 BE were using this board. Unfortunately, it's bios is a bit confusing but the AMD Overdrive Utility makes for some fantastic overclocking.

A good 790GX mobo is this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136056

 

[newblood]

So SB750 is better than SB600? Whats the advantage?

 

[mcogan10]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newblood So SB750 is better than SB600? Whats the advantage?

Huge overclocking advantages...SB750 is a MUST.

 

[KamuiRSX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newblood So SB750 is better than SB600? Whats the advantage?

More overclocking but more importanty, more motherboard features. More SATAII ports on those motherboards as well as other features.

 

[newblood]

Ah, I am not much of an over clocker. I was asking because I like these 2 Boards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136044

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136057

 

[Marin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by newblood Ah, I am not much of an over clocker. I was asking because I like these 2 Boards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136044 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136057

Get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136057

It uses the SB750.

 

[darksideleader]

790GX has a great feature with ATI cards. When idle it will shut down the descreite graphics card and use the IGP.

790FX is best for flatout raw crossfire performance.

790GX i recommend this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131331
790FX:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186149
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131339

 

[ChrisB17]

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Originally Posted by Marin http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136057 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186149

I have that board and it owns.

 

[Durzil]

I have the DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH I'd recommend this board any day!

 

[OpticWaves]

I love my 790FX, even though it's pre SB750.

Get a DFI. Overclockers dream board.

 

[sLowEnd]

A 790FX with SB750 is better than a 790GX

 

[SentrySkills]

This is will do everything you want it to, http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...ProductID=2887

 

[Weedvender]

Hey guys, would I be bottle necked with the 8x lane on the GX for two 4850 /70's?

 

[falven]

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Originally Posted by SentrySkills This is will do everything you want it to, http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...ProductID=2887

DO NOT get a gigabyte board, they are a piece of crap fro overclocking, anything above stock clocks, and not even with 1.4v will it be stable, POS.
Edit: my board doesen't even have an option for raising Northbridge Voltage, and yes i'm using F6 Bios...