780G Update -
We will have a full review up on the ASRock A780GMH/128M and A780GXH/128M motherboards shortly. Our retail Athlon X2 7850 BE and AMD HD 4770 cards just arrived today. We wanted to get both of these components into the upcoming 780G and 790GX reviews. In the meantime, if you are thinking about upgrading to the X2 7850 BE or adding another budget AMD system to your collection, we highly suggest the ASRock A780GMH/128M for your motherboard choice. This uATX form factor motherboard was just released and is selling for $69.99. Considering the feature set, quality, support, and overall performance in testing to date, we think it is an absolute bargain at this time. This board comes highly recommend by us for those wanting a lot of value for their dollar.
X58 Update -
ASRock recently updated their X58 SuperComputer motherboard to a revision 1.04/1.05 board level depending on locale. The original units shipped with board revision 1.03. The primary difference in the board revisions center on overclocking capabilities. While the original 1.03 board was a decent overclocker with Bclk rates hitting around 205, the new 1.04 revision in testing now is hitting a solid 222 Bclk via the BIOS with ease and has reached 227 with the included OC Utility from ASRock on our D0 stepping Core i7 920 processors. BIOS release 1.90 has also opened up several important settings like VTT voltages above 1.4V and additional memory sub-timings for the 1.04/1.05 board revision.
We have always regarded this board as a workstation alternative for those into heavy CUDA application programming since the board will run four GTX-295 cards with ease. Now, the board can compete with others in its class when it comes to overclocking and BIOS features. Our only concern right now is the inability of the board to run the Elpida Hyper IC modules at CAS7 timings above DDR3-1800 or so. A concern that would affect very few users as CAS8 performance is extremely stable up to DDR3-2000. In the meantime, if you need a board with a very good layout, feature set, and require multiple GPU operation (not for breaking world records) then we recommend you take a look at the X58 SuperComputer motherboard.
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dingetje - Friday, May 8, 2009 - link
We will have a full review up on the ASRock A780GMH/128M and A780GXH/128M motherboards shortly.^^ So how shortly is "shortly"? I sure hope it's not "never". :)
Visual - Friday, May 8, 2009 - link
Old questions, I know... the same as when the chipset originally launched, but I'm afraid I still don't know the answers.Do any of the 780G (or 790GX for that matter) boards support dual digital display connections with the integrated gpu or are you still stuck to use the VGA port with just one of the dvi/hdmi ports? If not, is it a chipset limitation or what?
Has anything been done about the integrated HDMI's multichannel audio support? Do we finally get 7.1? If not, is there a chance and a plan that it may happen eventually, for existing products with a bios flash or for future boards using this chipset or a new revision?
Is there support for switching between internal and external GPU without reboots and without moving the cables between them? Is there a plan to bring this feature to the desktop at all? And, a bit offtopic I know, but is this feature available on any other chipsets already? Maybe some mobile chipsets? I haven't been keeping track lately.
Maybe I am mistaken, but I think this chipset only supports hybrid crossfire with a 3xxx card, not 4xxx... is that true and if so, when is it going to change?
BTW, when is the next step up in integrated graphics expected? I am not quite sure if this one is HD3200 or HD2400 or what, but we have had 4xxx in the discrete market for an aeon now.
bupkus - Thursday, April 30, 2009 - link
For $7 more should I be interested in the ASRock A780GXH/128M?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
The0ne - Thursday, April 30, 2009 - link
If you're not needing extra slots and like having a nice clean case then get the micro version so it's easier to route and manage cables :)Kiijibari - Thursday, April 30, 2009 - link
Yes, if you have the space then buy the full-size ATX version, you'll get more PCI/PCIe slots with it.cheers
Kiiji
goinginstyle - Thursday, April 30, 2009 - link
I just received one of these boards yesterday. It really is a great board for the money. I paired it up with a 5050E for a home office machine.GlassesShop - Thursday, March 4, 2010 - link
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