TechRadar rating
For
- SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0
- Full 2x 16 PCI-e graphics support
Against
- Based on AMD's ageing 790FX chipset
- Too expensive given the last-gen tech
- Product Type
- Desktop Motherboard
- Chipset Manufacturer
- AMD
- Chipset Model
- 790X
- Multi GPU Supported
- CrossFireX
- Number of PCI Express x16 Slots
- 2
- Memory Technology
- DDR3 SDRAM
- Processor Socket
- Socket AM3 PGA-941
- Brand Name
- Gigabyte
- Form Factor
- ATX
- Processor Supported
- Phenom II, Athlon II, Phenom II X3, Phenom II X4, Phenom II X2, Phenom II X6, Athlon II X3, Athlon II X4, Athlon II X2, Sempron
- Total Processor Supported
- 1
- Maximum Memory
- 16 GB
- Green Compliant
- Yes
- Green Compliance Certificate/Authority
- RoHS, WEEE
- 64-bit Processing
- Yes
- Number of Memory Slots
- 4
- Number of PCI Slots
- 3
- Audio Channels
- 7.1
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Yes
- Number of IDE Interfaces
- 1
- Number of SATA Interfaces
- 8
- HyperTransport Speed
- 5.20 GT/s
- RAID Supported
- Yes
- Number of Total Expansion Slots
- 7
- eSATA
- Yes
- Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports
- 1
- Network (RJ-45)
- Yes
- Total Number of USB Ports
- 8
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports
- 2
- Total Number of FireWire/i.LINK Ports
- 1
- PS/2 Port
- Yes
- Number of PS/2 Ports
- 2
- Total Number of Onboard USB Ports
- 4
- Number of Onboard USB 2.0 Ports
- 4
- Total Number of Onboard FireWire/i.LINK Ports
- 1
- PCI Express Standard
- PCI Express 2.0
- Total Number of PCI Express Slots
- 4
- Memory Form Factor
- DIMM
- Number of eSATA Ports
- 2
- Processor Technology
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology, Virtualization Technology
- Width
- 305.0 mm
- Depth
- 244.0 mm
- Manufacturer
- GIGABYTE Technology, Inc
- Product Model
- GA-790XTA-UD4
- Product Name
- Ultra Durable 3 GA-790XTA-UD4 Desktop Motherboard
- Product Line
- Ultra Durable 3
- Controller Type
- Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-7), Serial ATA/300, Serial ATA/600, Floppy Controller
- Manufacturer Part Number
- GA-790XTA-UD4 (Rev 1.0)
- Manufacturer Website Address
- uk.giga-byte.com
- Marketing Information
The 790XTA-UD4 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the world's first USB 3.0 logo certified host controller from NEC Electronics, AMD 700A series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0.Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution, the Marvell 88SE9128 controller, GIGABYTE AMD 700A series motherboards offer support for next generation high speed data storage devices with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps. Coupled with RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, SATA Revision 3.0 enables a data transfer boost of up to 4x the speed of SATA Revision 2.0.The AMD 700A series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.
- Package Contents
- Ultra Durable 3 GA-790XTA-UD4 Desktop Motherboard
- Motherboard Driver Disk
- User's Manual
- Quick Installation Guide
- 1 x IDE Cable
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s Cables
- I/O Shield