Help deciding between combo deals @ newegg!

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burndollars

Discussion Starter · Mar 4, 2009

So these deals just popped up on the egg, and I'm torn between which one I should get. . .

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.172781
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.172299

Jetway JHA07-ULTRA-LF
Biostar TFORCE TA790GX 128M

Anyone have experience with either of these boards?
Anything I should look out for?
Will the IGP of 790gx bottleneck overclocking?
Keep in mind overclocking/crossfire gaming
Opinions please!

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gerikoh

· #2 · Mar 4, 2009

i don't know about jetway but biostar is more reputable. i'd go for it.

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dralb

· #3 · Mar 4, 2009

I also would pick Biostar over Jetway.

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burndollars

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 4, 2009

I'm not really sold on either one :/

Hmm.. would either of these be AM3 capable?

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Shift.

· #5 · Mar 4, 2009

They should both be AM3 capable, given the manufacturer has released an updated BIOS.

And I'd take the Biostar over the Jetway any day. I've heard great things about them on here, and they seem to be great budget boards.

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nemesis82

· #6 · Mar 4, 2009

go with biostar just incase you want to upgrade to 720BE there wouldnt be any problem

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jclark511

· #7 · Mar 4, 2009

i would go with biostar....its more reputable...

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richardshewfelt

· #8 · Mar 4, 2009

Biostar all the way, plus you save a couple bucks, and get a more reputable board aswell

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mastertrixter

· #9 · Mar 4, 2009

umm in my opinion you should skip the 7750 and go straight to a 710 X3 for $30 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.165023

and biostar is the way to go. same board above with x3

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burndollars

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 4, 2009

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Originally Posted by mastertrixter

umm in my opinion you should skip the 7750 and go straight to a 710 X3 for $30 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.165023

and biostar is the way to go. same board above with x3

I missed that deal!
Okay, before I press the buy trigger I should know -- will the am2/am2+ socket bottleneck or anything? -- or is it certain this board's am3 capable?

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gerikoh

· #11 · Mar 4, 2009

no, the board won't bottleneck. you just won't have the ddr3 feature with am3 mobos.

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Bose Einstein Condensate

· #12 · Mar 4, 2009

running an AM3 chip in an AM2+ board as I type this. DDR3 really didnt catch my eye so i stuck it out with my ddr2 setup and im more than happy.

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Shift.

· #13 · Mar 4, 2009

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Originally Posted by burndollars

I missed that deal!
Okay, before I press the buy trigger I should know -- will the am2/am2+ socket bottleneck or anything? -- or is it certain this board's am3 capable?

No bottlenecks. You just lose the ability to use DDR3 with that motherboard. But that 710 is certainly compatible with AM3/DDR3 motherboards.

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burndollars

Discussion Starter · #14 · Mar 4, 2009

thanks guys biostar it is, +reps for all

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DUNC4N

· #15 · Mar 4, 2009

I've owned Biostar, and never had a single issue with it. It also overclocked very well.

Seems like a decent deal.

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Russkiy

· #16 · Mar 4, 2009

According to reviews and what others say, 790 chipset sucks for overclocking.... Just do the research, I know that HDMI port is an attractive feature

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Penicilyn

· #17 · Mar 4, 2009

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Originally Posted by Russkiy

According to reviews and what others say, 790 chipset sucks for overclocking.... Just do the research, I know that HDMI port is an attractive feature

It's actually a pretty great chipset for overclocking once you disable the onboard video, it really free's up the FSB. But that won't matter anyways as he can just overclock with the multi on a BE.

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gerikoh

· #18 · Mar 4, 2009

maybe the one being reviewed doesn't have an sb750. 790x/fx/gx with sb750 are the best amd chipsets for overclocking.

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burndollars

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 4, 2009

to clarify (confusion?) these boards have sb750

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gerikoh

· #20 · Mar 4, 2009

yep. and with acc, you can possibly unlock the 4th core of that triple core.

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