Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard, Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor, & Corsair Dominator Dual Channel 4GB PC8500 DDR2 Memory Bundle

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard this was so easy to set up

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboardgreat board for a great price

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardThe instructions give details on how to install the processing unit, but are not helpful on everything else. Print out the complete manual and there may be some instructions there. I have not been able to get the computer to work, and cannot figure out why. I will probably have to pay a computer serviceman more than it would have cost to buy one assembled.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard I was overall happy with this board and all its features. Everything installed relatively easy. No issues until yesterday. I have it now running for 2 days and I have serious issues with a wired LAN network connectivity and discovery. Almost every start or restart requires LAN cable to be unplugged and plugged back multiple times otherwise you are ' Not connected to a network ' even though you are. I tested this with my other PC, so I know there is nothing wrong with my LAN cable. I'm going to be calling tech support today, but most likely will end up returning it and getting different one or different brand.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard GREAT DEAL !! GREAT Motherboard !! So ya think you can buy a new mobo and upgrade your system for all the faster better stuff??? In do time !! Takes a bit of work and research and you can NOT just drop in your hard drive and have it work... lots to do before that young Luke !! Very worth it in the end !!!

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardI have been using this site for many years, and I just have to say that they are the BEST.. They supply the quickest shipping, easiest ordering, and most comprehensive product info out there.. Thank you To EVERYONE for doing your job Great...

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardSelected this motherboard for its HDMI output and integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200 / RealTek 7.1 Audio. Populated it with 4GB PC6400 RAM, and a Phenom II 550 BE processor. Hauppage! 1600 Tuner card completed the mobo layout. Works flawlessly under Windows 7 RC as Internet TV and ATSC OTA HD TV connected via HDMI to my home theater AV Receiver. Would have liked AC3/DTS decoding on board as well, but no matter, my AV Receiver does the decoding for me. Pretty impressive mobo IMHO, especially for the price. Did try unlocking the extra cores on the 550 BE, but enabling auto ACC had no effect. Oh well, even on two cores, processor is way more than what I need for this HTPC anyways. Highly recommended for HTPC use.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPUOk so bought this CPU for my new build. with 4 gigs ocz 1600 ddr2, this cpu, GTX 260 core superclocked. velociraptor hdd. and i must say. i had a X2 550 before and this things screams past it. not only in games but in every day computing! xp starts in 10 seconds. cant say enough about it. runs cool at 30c idle and 40 full load with ultra thermal gel. wonderful...

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardGot this mobo couldnt get it to boot from sata dvd rom had to put an IDE one in then would only get threw 70% of loading vista then would hang up. I installed windows from a different pc works fine now will try to update bios see if that helps for next time.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardI had a issue with it booting my ide harddrive the other day, the bios seemed to boot ok but after that i got a flashing _ and some garbage behind that, reset it and did the same thing, turned computer off and flipped the switch on power supply off then back on after a few sec and seems to work fine now, however i am weary of this board now and if it does it again i will RMA this mobo.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardEverything you need and then so much more. With hdmi I was able to hookuo my 37 inch lcd and it instantly recognized it and adjusted the graphics to fit it best. This is truly a dream mobo come true....

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardI actually did have a problem but opposite the reviewer below. The Vista 64 DVD worked fine in IDE mode on mine (perhaps has more to do with the DVD drive than the MB). BUT - I did encounter an install problem with Vista 64. It required the hard drive(s) to be in IDE mode rather than full SATA mode. But once installed, just switched it in bios and voila. Did take me a bit of research online to figure out why it was freezing on install. I suspect this is more a function of -which- version of Vista you're installing. So take what I say and the previous reviewer into consideration if you encounter Vista install issues. Features - I'm loving all the features on this MB, for this price it's amazing. I bought this MB mainly due to price and having 4 memory slots (didn't want to be limited to 4 GB like many other cheaper MB) More ports than you can shake a stick at - which I always love. Overclocking options galore - though I never overclock, the options are there.

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Corsair Dominator 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 MemoryMy Old Ram Had A Vista Score Of 5.4 I Installed This Ram And The Score Went To 5.9 I Love This Ram I Notice Things Run A Little Smoother And Open Quicker

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPUI used this processor in my home built PC, and it made my PC into an information consuming beast. Well, It was until, like a complete dummy, I installed Win Vista.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPUI have to agree this processor rocks i bought it with a gigabyte mobo combo and i only have 3gb of dual channel 800 in my computer and it still screams plays crysis any game bueatifully just another awesome deal

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardThis board, while feature rich, has some serious problems when it comes to booting UDF formatted DVD's like the Vista Install DVD. It took me hours of tinkering with BIOS settings to get the UDF formatted DVD to boot, and get vista to like the hard drive. This board will ONLY boot from a SATA DVD drive, with the BIOS set to full SATA mode, not IDE emulation mode. You will also have to make sure that your specific SATA DVD drive is the device you choose to boot from, as the generic entry for ''CD-ROM'' will NOT boot a UDF disc. (It will boot non UDF cd's and DVDs however) The board came delivered with version F2 of the BIOS, and version F4 did not resolve this issue. I have placed a support ticket with Gigabyte, but as of this review have heard nothing in response.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboardthe graphics are good and the set up is pretty good. gives you a wide range of connectors on the back pannle. don't like the psu connections uses a 24+1 setup with an extra needed four pin plug.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPUAt 1650 X 1050 in 3 reviews this chip was within 1 fps of the 920. It outruns the Q series period. I have etsted it with both the gtx 285 and the 4890 2gb and both attained excellent results. The stock cooler is great. In fact my artic pro 64 was too small. I recommend the coolermaster v8 if you want a 3rd party cooler. I also recommend Black Edition ram for aod users like corsair or patriot. I use the MSI 790fx board, but the nvidia boards are out now and if you sli now you can do that as well. Great CPU for the money.

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardGet the overclocked 3560 graphics card and run 12 second life characters at once! (really this is a great test of power) :)

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPUThis was one hell of an upgrade from a phenom 9650 to this I thought i get a boost but this was more like a Shove, Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H paired with the phenom II X4 965 CPU and 8 gigs 1066mhz ddr2 1.5tb seagate Screams

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardBIOS is reporting a floppy drive installed, when there is none. When I install a floppy drive, it doesn't work. Still trying to resolve this issue. Otherwise, seems to be a good mobo.

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Corsair Dominator 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 MemoryThis ram scores a 7.5 in Windows 7 performance test's on a scale of 1 to 7.9 just wish i dident buy a AMD cpu to run it on AMD Phenom 1 and 2 cant run faster then 800mhz or u get a blue screen still kicking my self for not buying intel i bought a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan only buy amd if u want a grand fsb of 800mhz no matter what ram u use or how u set up bios or programs or up date them i up dated them to u will get the blue screen on boot up before entering windows if ur ram set any higher then 800mhz

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Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H MotherboardI bought this motherboard along with a AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and totaly love it. This made great combo. Super fast.

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Corsair Dominator 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 MemoryBeen running this RAM several months now (well broken in) on an Asus M3N78-VM mobo @ 1066 dual channel mode. No issues, good ram. This particular ASUS board is confusing to set VDIMM for 1066 operation, but that is ASUS BIOS shortcoming, not Corsair.

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Corsair Dominator 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 MemoryGREAT RAM! Just really tall. If you have a Ultra ChillTEC or something its size your going to have to change the direction of the cooler like i did so the fan is facing down, but a bad thing with that is now the fan is sucking in all the hot air from my video card. Its not that bad tho my Q9660 OC'd to 4ghz doesnt get hotter than 40C