Foxconn A7GM-S (AMD 780G) + tests of the Hybrid CrossFire
Author:
Date: 23.06.2008 |
|
Foxconn A7GM-S Layout and Features
Like most motherboards based on AMD 780G, Foxconn A7GM-S is made in the MicroATX form factor.
The power connector are positioned conveniently. In particular, the main 24-pin connector is positioned over the bottom edge of the board and allows plugging in "old" PSUs with a 20-wire cable. The additional 4-pin connector is positioned on the left-hand edge of the board.
On the south and north bridges, there are low-profile radiators whose efficiency is quite enough in view of the low heat emission of 780G and SB700.
Near the north bridge, there is a 4-pin CPU_FAN connector to plug in the CPU cooler.
Besides it, there is one more 4-pin connector SYS_FAN (near the south bridge).
Under the CPU socket, there are four DIMM slots, and the maximum memory capacity makes up 16 GB (4 GB for XP).
To enable the dual-channel mode, the memory modules should be inserted into the slots of the same color. It should be noted that the motherboard offers support for DDR2, and its maximum frequency is in direct dependence on the AMD CPU model, in which the memory controller is integrated.
As regards the expansion options, the board uses one PCI Express x16 slot (both a holder) as well as one PCI Express x1 and two PCI slots.
Note that 16 PCI Express version 2.0 lanes are allocated to the PCI-E x16 slot.
 |
Content: |
 |
|
|
Top Stories: |
|
 |
|
MoBo:
|
|
|
|
VGA Card:
|
|
|
|
CPU & Memory:
|
|
|
