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| Gigabyte Socket AM2+/AMD 740G/DDR2/A&V&GbE/MATX Motherboard GA-MA74GM-S2 |  | Brand: Gigabyte
Category: CE
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $49.99
as of 9/9/2010 16:25 CDT details
You Save: $10.00 (17%)
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  6 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: AMD LIVE! Ready
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 1
CPU Type: AMD Sempron
Processors: 0
System Bus Speed: 1000
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 10.5 x 2.6
nv:Processor Socket: AMD
Processor Interface: Socket AM2 / AM2+
Form Factor: µATX
Processors Supported: AMD Athlon 64
Processors Supported: AMD Athlon 64 FX
Processors Supported: AMD Sempron
Processors Supported: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Processors Supported: AMD Phenom X4
Processors Supported: AMD Phenom X3
HyperTransport Bus: 2000 MT/s
Northbridge: AMD 740G
Southbridge: AMD SB700
Memory Type: DDR2
Memory Supported: Dual Channel
Memory Supported: non-ECC
Memory Supported: 667MHz DDR2
MPN: GA-MA74GM-S2
Model: GA-MA74GM-S2
UPC: 818313005649
EAN: 0818313005649
ASIN: B001BS8O6W
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Product Description
Gigabyte MA74GM-S2 Motherboard The GA-MA74GM-S2 is GIGABYTE's next generation, high performance platform based on the new AMD 740G Chipset. This socket AM2+/AM2 motherboard is built for Phenom, Athlon X2, Athlon 64, and Semprons processors. It supports dual channel DDR2-667/800MHz memory up to 8GB, and is ready for gaming with a PCI Express x16 slot. 4 SATA II connectors offer you RAID 0,1, and 0+1. Hear great audio with the integrated HD chipset. Get online fast with gigabit LAN. Also onboard you will find DVI, VGA, USB connectors, and an S/PDIF out header. It provides reliable and user friendly computing while helping the user obtain maximum system performance via personalized software settings. In addition, the GA-MA74GM-S2 features two innovative S features- Safe, Smart technologies, further providing reliable and user friendly computing. GIGABYTE S series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD AM2 platform!
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 Is not product pictured July 3, 2010
Luke Van Pelt (Denver, Co United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The product shown is not the product sent. You will receive the updated version without a analog spdif out, that connection was my reason for purchasing this product and had to return it. Amazon please update your product information
Great Value...Know What You're REALLY Getting First, Though... May 20, 2010
SuperCourier (Miami)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As another reviewer mentioned, the illustrations and lack of clear product descriptions are misleading. You're getting a product that has gone through five revisions since this was first advertised, and the differences are large. Whether or not they're improvements or losses is up to the needs of the builder, so check first. Here's the manufacturers information on it where you can compare the versions:
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The pictured product is first generation, whereas you'll be getting fourth or fifth generation, depending on the shipper's whims.
The product itself is as advertised, and is a great value if you're looking to skimp somewhere in an inexpensive build. By skimp,I don't mean quality, just features. You get less add-on PCI slots, no parallel ports or firewire, only one PS/2, etc. Depends on the version and what you value as a user. We could live with that and this has worked out great. Also, take it from a newb builder and don't forget to use the wonderful included chipset driver disc which has the drivers to make your onboard graphics and sound sing.
I used this board to mostly follow a build featured in my favorite PC magazine, MaximumPC. Check it out:
They won't seem to let me provide the link, so go to maximumpc dot com and search gaming pc $647
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Used my own case, optical drives, and upgraded the processor to a quad-core version, though. Check it out...I did it for $380 bucks total! Oh, more if you consider the GeForce 220 1GB I added, but that was unnecessary with the adequate onboard graphics and included drivers if you're not a gamer or heavy video/graphics processor.
 Not what is pictured/speced May 2, 2010
Daniel Jackson (Eugene, OR United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This motherboard turned out to be the perfect replacement for a 3-year-old e-machines motherboard that failed (buldging capacitors-- from that bungled batch out of China a few years ago probably), with one major exception. It is not the board pictured. The board pictured has a parallel port, this one does not. For some this may be fine, but we have two older laserjet printers in the house, and both only have parallel port connections. For us, this was huge. If it wasn't for that I would have given it 5 stars. I was even able to re-use my old AMD 64 processor in it.
 Running fine April 25, 2010
Michael Vickery (Chattanooga, TN)
Other reviewers said their boards died. After a month this one is still running. There was one problem that might be my settings. Although RAM used is rated at 1066 I could not coax it to run at that speed.
Doesn't last long March 9, 2010
L. J. Vigg (OCEANSIDE, CA, US)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm replacing my 1 year old motherboard with the same model. This is the only one that fits my Cyber Power computer. My other one is still under warranty but Gigabyte wants me to go through so much to get a replacement I'm better off buying a new one. I'll still send in my other one so I'll have a spare but I couldn't wait 6-8 weeks for delivery plus the time it takes to get a confirmation number and address to mail my old one to.
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