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ECS A790GXM-A Black Series Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: September 10, 2008
Page: 4 of 13
Real-time pricing for EVGA 132-GT-E768-TR.
EVGA Core i7/Intel X58/3-Way SLI & CrossFireX/SATA3&USB3.0/A&2GbE/ATX Motherboard 132-GT-E768-TR Electronics Usually ships in 24 hours
Amazon: $214.99 Newegg: $214.99
Buy.com: $191.99

Main Specifications
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ECS A790GXM-A main features are:



  • Socket: AM2+.
  • Chipset: AMD 790GX (codenamed RS780D) + SB750 south bridge.
  • Clock generator: ICS 9LPRS471
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8726F
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by the chipset.
  • Serial IDE: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10).
  • USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through I/O brackets; this board doesn’t comes with I/O brackets for using these extra ports).
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a): No.
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC888S codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 kHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 kHz sampling rate for the outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
  • On-board video: Yes, Radeon HD 3300 engine with two independent outputs, one VGA and one HDMI and with dedicated on-board 128 MB memory (one Samsung K4N1G164QQ-HC25 chip), feature called “Side Port” by AMD.
  • On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled two Realtek RTL8111C chips, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane.
  • Buzzer: No.
  • Power supply required: ATX12V 2.x (24-pin).
  • Slots: Two x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots (running at x8 if both are used at the same time), two PCI Express x1 slots and two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 8 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400 or DDR2-1066/PC2-8500, depending on the CPU).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: One.
  • Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities.
  • More Information: http://www.ecsusa.com
  • Average price in the US: We reviewed this product before it arrived on the market. According to ECS it will come with a suggested price of USD 115.00.
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