Submit a Story!
MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review
MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review
Remember the days when AMD's Athlon64 was THE breakthrough in processor technology, and Intel's Pentium 4 couldn't keep up? The tables have certainly turned in the other direction now, but AMD still makes very affordable processors which are ideal for mainstream PC and gaming demands. We'll ...
AMD Dragon platform’s plan and performance exposed
AMD Dragon platform’s plan and performance exposed
en.expreview.com — After trying “spider” platform consisting of Phenom processor, 790FX motherboard and HD3800 series graphics card, AMD decides... to bring out Spider’s successor -”Dragon”. “Dragon” includes Phenom II processor, 790 series motherboard and HD4800 series ... (more) AMD Dragon platform’s plan and performance exposed
AMD delays Fusion processor to 2011
AMD delays Fusion processor to 2011
tgdaily.com — Sunnyvale (CA) – In a rather unexpected announcement, AMD today said that it shelved the development of... its 2010 Fusion with 45 nm Shrike core and decided to introduce the Fusion concept with the 2011 Llano CPU and a 32 nm core. AMD also announced ... (more) AMD delays Fusion processor to 2011
Comments
Blog Reactions

MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... Retailing for about $170 CDN ($170 USD, £90 GBP), the MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard features four PCI Express x16 slots for multiple videocards, some nice overclocker friendly BIOS options and the regular host of integrated goodies. The MSI K9A2 Platinum is built on AMDs venerable 790FX and SB600 chipsets, which incorporate Hypertransport 3.0 and bus speeds of up to 2600MHz. The board accomodates all socket AM2/AM2+ AMD Athlon64/Sempron/Phenom CPUs and inexpensive DDR2 RAM. Link: PCStats

MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review
HardwareHeaven.com — ... £90 GBP), the MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard features four PCI Express x16 slots for multiple videocards, some nice overclocker friendly BIOS options and the regular host of integrated goodies. The MSI K9A2 Platinum is built on AMDs venerable 790FX and SB600 chipsets, which incorporate Hypertransport 3.0 and bus speeds of up to 2600MHz. The board accomodates all socket AM2/AM2+ AMD Athlon64/Sempron/Phenom CPUs and inexpensive DDR2 RAM." _____________ Source: PCStats ...

Friday Morning Roundup
TweakTown News RSS Feed — home [image]> news > friday morning roundup Friday Morning Roundup Published: 21st November 2008 @ 1:46 AM Author: Steve Dougherty The latest happenings from around the web - 21/11/2008 Systems - ASUS Eee PC S101 @ ITReviewed - AMD Maui Home Theater PC - Video Spotlight @ Hot Hardware Motherboard - Socket 775 Mobo Roundup (Nov 08) @ Driver Heaven - MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard @ PCStats Memory - Kingston HyperX 3GB DDR3 2GHz Triple-Channel Memory Kit @ Legit Reviews - 4GB DDR3 Memory Roundup - Part ...

Friday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — ... LittleBigPlanet 1.04 patch live PC Magazine goes 100% digital Gamasutra reports Ziff Davis CEO considering shuttering print version of EGM Systems and multimedia HotHardware has AMD Maui home theater PC - video spotlight HardwareZone on Toshiba Port g ultra portables: high in the sky ITreviewed on Asus Eee PC S101 AnandTech has Nehalem part 3 : the cache debate, LGA-1156, and the 32nm future PCStats reviews MSI K9A2 Platinum Driver Heaven's socket 775 mobo roundup (Nov 08) Overclockers Club reviews ...

Tech Roundup - November 21, 2008
Techgage News — ... Gigabyte & MSI Core i7 Motherboards - Tech Report MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX - PC Stats ...

Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed — ... AMD Phenom II X4 Processor Breaks 6GHz on LN2 @ Legit Reviews AMD Sneak Peeks Phenom II, Overclocks To 5+GHz @ HotHardware 5 GHZ+ Phenom II Overclock on Dry Ice @ PC Perspective Input Devices Wolfking Warrior Xxtreme Gaming Keyboard @ Tweaknews Memory Kingston HyperX 3GB DDR3 2GHz Triple-Channel Memory Kit @ Legit Reviews Motherboards MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS Prebuilts ...

Monday Sampler
PureOverclock.com — Starting off the week, our Daily Sampler brings you the latest reviews from around the tech world. Graphics Cards: -Sapphire HD 4850 X2 @ Hardware Secrets -XFX GeForce GTX 260/216 Black Edition @ motherboards Processors, Motherboards and Chipsets: -MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX @ PCStats -AMD Phenom II X4 Processor Breaks 6GHz on LN2 @ Legit Reviews -Socket 775 Mobo Roundup @ DriverHeaven -Gigabyte's GA-EP45-UD3R @ bit-tech -ASUS Rampage II Extreme X58 @ TweakTown Cases, Cooling, and PSUs: -OCZ EliteXStream 1000 W Power Supply @ ...

Related Content
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 Motherboard Review
hardwarecanucks.com 7/28/2009 — Manufacturer's Part Number: 790FX-GD70 Price: Approximately $200 CDN or Click here to compare prices. Manufacturer's Product Page: MSI 790FX-GD70 Product Page. Warranty: 1 year limited warranty Wow, another AMD motherboard review at Hardware Canucks? ...
MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD Motherboard
hardocp.com 8/5/2009 — The MSI 790FX-GD70 looks to be another winning product for MSI. It's a feature rich solution designed for AMD's socket AM3 processors using DDR3 memory with the overclocking enthusiast in mind.
MSI 790FX-GD70 review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Motherboards
techradar.com 9/2/2009 — The recent CPU wars have caused somewhat of a war for motherboard manufacturers, each releasing their new socket mobos to coincide with the release of the top spec processors. We have got our grubby mitts on a review sample of the new mobo from MSI, ...
Battling for the AM3 Crown - AMD 790FX Motherboard Shootout :: Articles :: www.hardwarezone.com®
hardwarezone.com 3/11/2009 — The Spider AM3 Makeover Launched initially along with the original AMD Phenom as part of the Spider platform, AMD's enthusiast chipset, the 790FX remains the only one capable of supporting quad CrossFireX configurations. Yet its standing among ...
Battling for the AM3 Crown - AMD 790FX Motherboard Shootout
hardwarezone.com 3/10/2009 — Now that AMD's AM3 Phenom II processors are available, it's time we look at the DDR3 motherboard options. We check out how vendors have refreshed the enthusiast class AMD 790FX chipset for these new processors in this shootout.
MSI 790FX-GD70 im Test - Einleitung Tweakpc.de
tweakpc.de 8/25/2009 — Einleitung Mit dem 790FX-GD70 schickt sich MSI an, ein weiteres Mainboard ganz oben im Leistungssegment zu platzieren. Wie ganz klar an der Namensgebung zu erkennen ist, beherbergt das Board den 790FX Chipsatz von AMD und greift dadurch ganz oben an. ...
MSI 790FX AM3 Motherboard
geekinvaders.com 5/22/2009 — Micro-Star International Corporation, Ltd. (TSEC: MSI, 2377) is one of the IT industry’s leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and solutions, including world’s top five and Taiwan’s top three motherboard manufacturer, Taiwan biggest and ...
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 790FX Motherboard Review
futurelooks.com 7/6/2009 — So far we’ve reviewed two 790FX based motherboards for the AMD platform; one from GIGABYTE and the other from ASUS. They were both decent performers, with the GIGABYTE board edging out the ASUS and finding a home in my AMD test rig. However all ...
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 790FX Motherboard
tweaktown.com 5/28/2009
MSI 790FX-GD70
bit-tech.net 5/4/2009 — MSI's delicious new AM3 motherboard is set to be a stunner. We've been testing this board for a few weeks now and we've finally come to a verdict - it's a cracker! But by just how much? Read on to find out!
Analysts Predict AMD & Intel will Struggle in 2009Maximum PC all RSS Feed 11/17/2008
The slowdown in the economy continues to trickle down into the technology sector and new warnings have been issued for both AMD and Intel.   According to the marketing research firm IDC; "The supply chain is telling us that there is ...
AMD's Fusion Delayed Until 2011Maximum PC all RSS Feed 11/17/2008
When it comes to AMD, the tech world is currently focused on the chip maker's Shanghai processors, which have started showing up at online resellers. Initially planned for a January 2009 release, AMD bumped up the launch of its first 45nm CPUs. But ...
AMD survey reckons Brits are WebaholicsHome - THE INQUIRER 11/17/2008
Sylvie Barak the Inquirer , Monday 17 November 2008. 16:22:00 Internet obsessed A SURVEY COMMISIONED by AMD says Brits are increasingly turning to the Internet for work, entertainment, games and socialising. Research outfit, YouGov, carried ...
AMD and Intel shape up for next gen CPU battleHome - THE INQUIRER 11/24/2008
Nebojsa Novakovic the Inquirer , Monday 24 November 2008. 15:07:00 Good for the hacks and PR bunnies alike THE PAST TWO YEARS weren't exactly exciting in the PC CPU arena... from a PR spin doctor's point of view at least. If you were working ...