Gigabyte & MSI 785G Motherboard Reviews

Thu 2009-11-12 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

iXBTlabs and TechwareLabs have reviewed two AMD 785G-based DDR3 motherboards from Gigabyte and MSI.

Let's see what they had to say:

iXBTlabs: MSI 785GM-E65 Motherboard:

"This motherboard is even better than we have thought before the tests. Peripheral functionality really leaves almost nothing to be desired. It offers full support for overclocking experiments, both in terms of BIOS options and stable power supply for an overclocked processor owing to the reliable VRM and cooling system. That is engineers in MSI fully implemented their idea to create a compact motherboard for hard-driving users. This product also demonstrates very good power saving results."

Click here to read the full review.
TechwareLabs: Gigabyte MA-785GPMT-UD2H Motherboard:

"While the Micro ATX form factor places some inherent limits on a motherboard, Gigabyte has clearly done their best to pack maximum functionality into the space available. The sheer number and variety of features available on this very moderately priced board ($95 average, at time of publication) is staggering, and the construction is rock solid. The close proximity of the RAM to the CPU socket may be a concern, and the position of the single PCIe x1 slot is inconvenient, but these issues are minor, and do not impact the performance at all."

Click here to read the full review.

Frankly, these are both terrific 785G DDR3 motherboards, so you can just pick them one that best suits your preferences.

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