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The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard comes packaged in a nice white cardboard box. Based on AMD 790GX chipset, this motherboard supports the latest Phenom II processors on the AM3 socket, and that it is part of the Gaming series and supports ATI CrossfireX technology. The AMD 790GX chipset offers an excellent low cost DDR2 solution for Phenom II owners but currently available implementations lack some of the higher-end bells and whistles that many enthusiasts and gamers want. Amd please note also that Socket AM2+ processors WILL NOT work in Socket AM3 boards, whilst Socket AM3 processors will work in socket AM2 and/or AM3 motherboards. The 790GX chipset technically supports Hybrid CrossFireX, allowing two or more discrete graphics cards to team up with the IGP, but many currently available boards generally only offer a single physical PCI-E x16 slot, there are exceptions of course but only a few. The 790FX-GD70 is built on a brown PCB, typical of the MSI motherboards. At first glance, the AM3 socket looks the same as an AM2+ one. In fact, an AM3 CPU has 938 pins instead of 940. On the right side, it is mentioned that it is optimized for Hyper Transport 3.0 technology. The CPU heatsink retention system has not changed so all heatsinks since the AM2 socket will fit. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has four PCI-E slots. Each PCI-E x16 slot can house a graphics card with a dual-slot cooling solution. Using such a setup, there's not going to be much room to add anything else. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has eight SATA 3.0Gb/s ports and one IDE port present for people still using older drives. MSI also kept the floppy disk drive connector. Alongside it are present the front USB headers, the Firewire header, the audio header as well as the CD internal audio connector. Finally, with the board are supplied four SATA cables, one IDE and FDD cable, a Molex to SATA power connector converter, a USB bracket, two CrossfireX bridges as well as a bunch of Q-connectors. These make the connection of the front panel wires easier. Also, standard stuff is the user guide and the I/O shield. MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard is an awesome AMD motherboard with many innovative features. It is a great board for a computer ganing or dedicated for work. Its power saving features allow it to reduce power consumption, while still delivering the performance when needed.
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