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   #23. Posted at 03:28 PM on Aug 8th 2008 Edit   Reply
pogsnet
The onboard video looks cool in typing ^_^
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   #21. Posted at 10:57 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
ColdMist
So, how does this compare to a 790G motherboard, as far as Bluray decode and in a HTPC situation?

The 4x PCIE is not a big deal, as a 1x capture card is all I'd put in it anyway.

The 790G boards match everything, and their video quality for a HTPC is top notch.
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#21, thats 680g, you'll have to wait for benchmarks, i'm defiantl...  :  donkeycrock  (#22)  «

   #13. Posted at 12:58 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
flip-mode
PCIe x16 castrated to x4? What kind of daft maneuver is that?
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#13, It's not just x4, it's x4 that comes off the southbridge and...  :  yehuda  (#20)  «

   #14. Posted at 01:02 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Tumbleweed
This looks like more of a HTPC mobo to me than anything, so the x4 bandwidth on the x16 slot shouldn't be a big deal. Too bad they didn't just leave it out and really target the HTPC market, but oh well.
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#14, Yeah, leave it out and pare it down to mATX.  :  UberGerbil  (#16)  «
#14, If you need a smaller footprint you may be interested in Int...  :  yehuda  (#19)  «

   #18. Posted at 03:53 PM on Jul 28th 2008, Edited at 03:56 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Rectal Prolapse
#9:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=934731

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1005599

People do not get DTS Connect - on mobos that do not list it in the specs.
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   #17. Posted at 03:53 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
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#9, You sure? I've heard reports of people with other mobos with ALC 889a chipsets not having DTS Connect/DDLive. It seems the chips have been "defeatured" somehow.
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   #6. Posted at 11:05 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Elohim
Hmm, guess I don't keep up enough on the enthusiast motherboards. Exactly what does one do with "dual BIOSes" anyway?
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#6, It backups the CMOS settings onto two chips instead of one. ...  :  Krogoth  (#7)  «
#7, So, say you accidentally kill CMOS settings on the first ...  :  Elohim  (#8)  «
#8, i don't recall, but i think gigabyte has made it autom...  :  willyolio  (#10)  «
#10, From my memory of my gigabyte board in the Athlon X...  :  UberGerbil  (#15)  «

   #5. Posted at 10:54 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
wingless
I wish AMD got a license to make Intel ATI chipsets for LGA775 and Nehalem. AMD's IGPs put the hurt on everything else.
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#5, Like that'll happen. Speaking of which, what's so special abo...  :  Meadows  (#11)  «
#11, it can finally do 1080p video. oh wait, it's just the 4500...  :  willyolio  (#12)  «

   #2. Posted at 10:29 AM on Jul 28th 2008, Edited at 10:30 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
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No DTS Connect or Dolby Digital Live?

How come neither Asus nor Gigabyte's newest boards feature DTS Connect/DDLive lately? It's really annoying, as we know the audio chipsets used should support them. :(
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#2, It has "Dolby Home Theater" support which contains Dolby Dig...  :  squeezee  (#9)  «

   #1. Posted at 10:23 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Meadows
mobo's lone PCI Express x16 slot, which only features four lanes of PCIe connectivity

Talk about a tiny tap on a huge reservoir.
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#1, Yeah, it sounded awesome till I saw that. Considering the gr...  :  Staypuft  (#3)  «
#1, ****double post*****  :  Staypuft  (#4)  «
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