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An update on AMD 790FX motherboards
Asus and MSI take a shot at AMD's latest chipset
"We weren't particularly impressed with AMD's 790FX chipset when we took our first look at it last month. The Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 motherboard we tested had numerous issues, including BIOS quirks and relatively high power consumption. The chipset itself appeared flawed, as well, exhibiting slow USB and PCI performance and compatibility problems between Windows Vista and Serial ATA drives running in AHCI mode.

To gather a broader impression of the 790FX, we've rounded up new motherboards based on the chipset from Asus and MSI to see how they compare with Gigabyte's initial offering. We've also dug deeper into the SB600's support for AHCI in Vista, discovering some troubling performance characteristics along the way. Keep reading for a quick look at the current 790FX motherboard landscape."