It's mildly hard to believe that
AMD's DirectX 10-compatible
780 Series motherboard GPU was introduced well over a year ago now, but the long awaited successor has finally landed. This fine morning, a gaggle of hardware sites around the web have taken a look at a number of AMD
785G-equipped mainboards, all of which boast integrated
Radeon HD 4200 GPUs, support for AMD's AM3 processors and a price point that's downright delectable (most boards are sub-$100). Without getting into too much detail here in this space, the general consensus seems to be that the new platform is definitely appreciated, but hardly revolutionary. It fails to destroy marks set by the 780G, and it couldn't easily put NVIDIA's
GeForce 9300 to shame. What it
can do, however, is provide better-than-average HD playback, making it a prime candidate for basic desktop users and even
HTPC builders. For the full gamut of opinions, grab your favorite cup of joe and get to clickin' below.
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posted Aug 4th 2009 5:29AM
isn't the 790gx better?
Don't bother reading the articles or anything...
" There is going to be a bit of confusion due to the almost unfortunate naming of this chipset. 785 is certainly lower than 790, but obviously it is higher than 780. While the 790GX is still more aimed at the enthusiast market, the 785G is the newer part." yadda yadda yadda.
yes and no, the feature set of the 785 is a little better, few incremental changes here and there, has a better graphics core albeit clocked much lower than the 790gx, and does not have support for crossfire. The 790gx is essentially an overclocked 780g with CF support.
Sweet! Thanks for updating the platform right after I build the best AMD has! Haha Just my luck, 780FX MOBO, AMD Phenom 755, and 2 ATI Radeon 4890 GPUs, and it's going to be riiiight about now that the 5xxx series comes out, probably a new Phenom or two...
Oh well, it's not a bad thing, just means I have to spend more money... :)
what will you do with two 4890's? come on lets be ethical just give me one...
the big news here is the price point. up until now I've only seen a couple sub $100 am3 boards. hopefully this will bring some prices down across the board. perfect timing as I'm building a PC as soon as double bing cashback hits.
I was disappointed to find out that the ATI Theater 750 would not be built into the chipset/mobo it was only included in the graphic for a tag on what could be used in a PCIe 1x slot. TV tuner + decent HTPC mobo on one PCB for sub $100, then you would have something AMD.
What about usb 3.0 isn't that right around the corner?
Exactly! They have missed the opportunity to provide an unique edge against Intel! :(
That responsibility is probably up the the manufacturer. I bet its supported, but just needs to be implanted. There's just no real use to have it without any devices.
USB 3.0 is being pushed by Intel (Competitor) from what I recall, and the only manufacturer (ASUS) boasting about implementing it has already canceld the release. So that along with the fact that there are probably no mature drivers or compatable peripherials make it a no go just yet for anyone much less AMD.
Excuse any spelling errors
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/08/super-speed-a-brief-history-of-usb-30.ars
That's one huge icon right there, that is.