AMD Socket AM3, 790FX, ATX, 16GB DDR3, 5200 MT/s Bus - The GA-MA790FXT-UD5P GIGABYTE comes with AMD socket AM3 platform with featuring 2 oz copper PCB...
Even top processors from AMD have moderate price tags these days. But does it mean that top-end Socket AM3 motherboards, which may cost more than the most expensive Phenom II CPUs, are a disproportionate choice that is hardly of any interest? No, it doesn't. On the contrary, having found out that a CPU suddenly takes up only a small share of the PC budget, many users tend to invest the spare money into other PC parts instead. If you assemble a gaming rig, the first idea that springs to mind is to buy a more powerful graphics card. Well, this one is difficult to argue with. But a motherboard may also get its share of attention sometimes. This decision has a number of practical reasons. For example, users who edit videos or process large amounts of other media content really need an opportunity to connect more hard drives than just one or two. Some users want to have two network ports or other peripheral functionality, which is rarely available in cheaper motherboards (for example, both optical and digital S/PDIF interfaces or 4-pin and 6-pin FireWire connectors on the rear panel). A top-end chipset (like AMD 790FX) provides the most fully-fledged CrossFire mode (x16+x16), which may interest those choosing a platform for a long time, and who may want to install the second graphics card in the future.
Finally, as top motherboards almost always have imposing cooling systems, excessive power circuitry, and advanced BIOS settings, they are always popular among overclockers. Especially among those who don't just like to experiment, but want to use their heavily overclocked rigs under load on a daily basis. Stability depends much on motherboard quality in this case. This is also relevant to Phenom II which has a good overclocking potential, even better in the Revision C3. Such a CPU takes part in our tests today, by the way.
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