Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated

**MIG-31** · Mar 4, 2008, 07:11 PM

The first chipset to come from the combined ATI/AMD company was the 690G; a pretty basic but impressive entry into the integrated graphics market for AMD processors that offered good gaming performance while maintaining low power consumption. Next AMD unleashed the 790FX chipset for enthusiasts aimed at the Phenom processor and multi-GPU systems - unfortunately the Phenom processor hasn't caught on as quickly as AMD had hoped and because of that the 790FX chipset is laggard as well.
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Mar 4, 2008, 07:11 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated The first chipset to come from the combined ATI/AMD company was the 690G; a pretty basic but impressive entry into the integrated graphics market for AMD processors that offered good gaming performance while maintaining low power consumption. Next AMD unleashed the 790FX chipset for enthusiasts aimed at the Phenom processor and multi-GPU systems - unfortunately the Phenom processor hasn't caught on as quickly as AMD had hoped and because of that the 790FX chipset is laggard as well. ____________ Preview: PC Perspective __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here