March AMDness mobo help!

[BlackIce7]

Hello All,

Newegg and a couple of other sites just started this promotion of a few PII CPUs combo'd with either a mobo or a GPU.

http://promotions.newegg.com/A...AMD/March09/478x88.jpg

Im planning to get the PII 940 with one of the mobos but i'm caught in a conflict. Im planning on getting one of the 790GX chipset boards but Im not sure which one. Im debating between the Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H, Biostar TA790GX, and the MSI DKA790GX. However, leaning more towards the Gigabyte, since it's been getting pretty good egg reviews.

Anyone have any words of wisdom or experience with any of these combos?

Thanks Again

 

[heyheybooboo]

From a performance standpoint I believe the Biostar and Gigabyte may be a slight notch above the MSI in overall performance (there is a Tech Report review on the MSI mobo IIRC - though other sites seem to enjoy using the MSI 790gx for overall benchmarking reviews).

You may be more comfortable with FET cooling added to the Biostar but it seems to take some serious amps without it.

And you may want to look at the PhII 940 / Foxconn 790FX combo deal for $260 if that is more your thang.

 

[Kraeoss]

indeed foxconn comes out hard with their new set of mobos... i'd try em... ificould