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[pom99]

1.Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
2 MSI 785gt-e65
3. Biostar TA790GX A3

Which would be better from the above ?

my processor is AMD X4 620 and GPU is: Palit/Powercolor 4850GT 1GB DDRIII

[sabby]

If you want a full ATX, CFX capable mobo, then Biostar is the way to go. Otherwise EVO model from Asus is good. There are some members using and satisfied with it. :)

And btw, you don't seem to have bought the graphic card yet. If it is so, rather than getting a 4850 1GB, get a 4870 512MB which costs almost the same. :)

[DarkAngel]

HD4850 1GB DDRIII costs ~7.5k. HD4870 512MB DDR5~8.6k. So there is 1k difference btw the two.

[dmudgal]

even the onboard graphics r good on m4a785td -v evo

[sabby]

Karthi007 said:

HD4850 1GB DDRIII costs ~7.5k. HD4870 512MB DDR5~8.6k. So there is 1k difference btw the two.

Ohh! Didn't know the price of 1GB has fallen that much. :ashamed: Still, for a 20/22" monitor, the extra 1k is worth every paisa unless you have restricted budget. :)

[Anubis]

sabby said:

Ohh! Didn't know the price of 1GB has fallen that much. :ashamed: Still, for a 20/22" monitor, the extra 1k is worth every paisa unless you have restricted budget. :)

I agree too .

ATI 4870 - 8.6k

[mav2000]

4870 512MB would be a better option. Out of the mobos try going full ATX rather than MaTX.

[Amey]

The biostar board is a better bet since it has the SB750 which the 785G boards lack.

[nRiTeCh]

+1 for biostar
lots of tweaking options and the side-port memory boosts the graphics.

[ocizer]

not only the price even the power consumption does matter
between hd 4850 and hd 4870

[ShahJahan]

If I buy an Asus M4A785TD-V Evo motherboard and 1600MHz RAM, then will it run at 1600 or do I have to overclock something? And do I have to OC the CPU or the RAM? Both?

[tosh79]

Mate
Don't know about the particular asus board but my biostar 790GX A3+ Allows me to oc my Transcend DDR 1333 to 1600 just in one setting with out ocing any other things.

[dOm1naTOr]

dmudgal said:

even the onboard graphics r good on m4a785td -v evo

HD 3300 is anyday better than HD 4200, though the former is a DX 10 only GPU and latter is 10.1.

btw, i would have gone with the Biostar 790G3.

I see many drawbacks on the Asus 785 EVO. It has less number of temp sensors and 3 pin fan connectors on the mobo. Moreover i personally finds biostar mobos better overclockers.

[ShahJahan]

tosh79 said:

Mate
Don't know about the particular asus board but my biostar 790GX A3+ Allows me to oc my Transcend DDR 1333 to 1600 just in one setting with out ocing any other things.

Alright. Thanks.

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btw, i would have gone with the Biostar 790G3.

I see many drawbacks on the Asus 785 EVO. It has less number of temp sensors and 3 pin fan connectors on the mobo. Moreover i personally finds biostar mobos better overclockers.

What South Bridge does 790G3 have?

Does Biostar have any Mobo with SB710 or SB750 or SB850 in full ATX?
I want a mobo to unlock my Phenom II 55 5BE and wanted to go Biostar. But all I find are mini/micro ATX and I'm looking for a full ATX for a massive cooler and more expansion options.

[comp@ddict]

ShahJahan said:

If I buy an Asus M4A785TD-V Evo motherboard and 1600MHz RAM, then will it run at 1600 or do I have to overclock something? And do I have to OC the CPU or the RAM? Both?

U just have to go to BIOS and select the 800MHZ(1600MHZ DDR) speed, nothing else, no OCIng of CPU required.

ALso, the MOBO is a FULL ATX and lemme tell u, if u r any bit pro-environment, u'd get this mobo. The bundled software is sleek, and just right for "bachao trees" ppl like me.:clap:

[nvidia10]

Biostar 790GX A3+ is an ATX board with SB 750.

[askids]

dOm1naTOr said:

HD 3300 is anyday better than HD 4200, though the former is a DX 10 only GPU and latter is 10.1.

Then how come, most of the review sites recommend 785G over 790gx when it comes to IGP performance?

dOm1naTOr said:

I see many drawbacks on the Asus 785 EVO. It has less number of temp sensors and 3 pin fan connectors on the mobo. Moreover i personally finds biostar mobos better overclockers.

Also, see some of the reviews of A3+.

The TA790GX A3+ is a perfectly decent motherboard that will be fine for a basic home PC. However, its performance is sub par so we feel there are better alternatives.
Source:Trusted Reviews

Also, for this particular MB, oc is not that great as per other reviews. You can google it.

[Vasishta.Sushant]

I am wondering as to why no one here has mentioned the MSI G65. Its a better board than the other two, any day.

[askids]

Vasishta.Sushant said:

I am wondering as to why no one here has mentioned the MSI G65. Its a better board than the other two, any day.

G65 version available in India looks to be the mATX form factor - 785GM-E65. This board is on par with the Asus, if not better. As per review available, the Asus board is slightly better at OC and supports DDR-1600 w/o any hiccups.

[jayad08]

I am stuck in the same boat with either ASUS EVO 785 ATX or AsRock 785 ATX
Also now after reading this thread i am open for a 790G Biostar, although one of the 790 ATX boards from MSI retailing at 9.5k has not good reviews w.r.t to OC

I have the following doubts for a DD3 based setup
1) If I choose 785 chipset should i have a x8 +x8 + x4 (provided by ASRock - has excellent reviews for OC/VFM(5.8k)) or x16 + x4 (provided by ASUS). I am looking for the best ATX 785. Does the x8 impact gaming performance, considering i wd add a 5870 later when the prices come around 15k)
2) Should I have USB3 onboard or have a USB 3.0 compatible board, I found a variant of Asus which supports USB 3.0 thru PCI xpress (ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6) does this mean that the existing board dont?

I wd be getting a Phenom II 555 for the board..

Please help!!