Asus M3A79-T Deluxe

[Tattare]

Nice link BLaber, I really liked the link at the bottom off that forum with the Phenom 9950 @ 4,050MHz.

 

[deruberhanyok]

The board is now listed on Pricegrabber. There's only one place with a listing for it right now, though they claim to have it in stock for $202.

Hoping for a version with onboard wifi.

 

[anthonzi]

On Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131339

 

[eagle101]

M3A79-T Deluxe FX750 Asus
zzf just shipped today 8sep2008 my new board i should have it wed.
i was one of the lucky people who went to zzf site ordered it and 2 minutes later no more in stock.
looking for some answers here:
i ordered the Phenom 9550 also i just ordered some
Dominator 1066-8500C5D......i called corsair tech and he said this is our best for that board
has any one seen what ram is used for this 790 chipset boards....and maybe how its going
thanks!

 

[thr33niL]

I will be using mushkin XP Ascent (1066) with my 9950 and this board. We'll see how that goes as comped to Corsair.

 

[eagle101]

M3A79-T 790 FX Deluxe Asus
in stock now at NewEgg if you didnt know:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131339

 

[BLaber]

Guys ONEPAGEBOOK just started posting his overclocks with this board chek it out : http://www.ocxtreme.org/forume...read.php?t=3827&page=2

I think 3.5g should be possible , if every things tweaked right..

 

[BLaber]

Originally posted by: thr33niL
I will be using mushkin XP Ascent (1066) with my 9950 and this board. We'll see how that goes as comped to Corsair.

Dude don't forget to post your experience (OVERCLOCKING) with this board..... :beer:

If this board turns out to be a a good overclock er as expected .. then we can have a dedicated official thread about this board LOL ..

 

[Tattare]

Originally posted by: thr33niL
I will be using mushkin XP Ascent (1066) with my 9950 and this board. We'll see how that goes as comped to Corsair.

Let me know how those fit in the board.
Storys that the heat spreaders are clunky.

 

[eagle101]

this "on board video" on the m3a79t fx will this effect my 4870/512 card.....
can i disable it.....?
anybody know

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: eagle101
this "on board video" on the m3a79t fx will this effect my 4870/512 card.....
can i disable it.....?
anybody know

This is a 790FX board, there is no onboard video- that is the 790GX

 

[eagle101]

Originally posted by: JPB
M3A79-T Deluxe = 790FX + SB750 ( AWESOME OVERCLOCKING ABLILITIES )
M3A32 MVP Deluxe = 790FX + SB600 ( Does not overclock worth a damn )

M3A79-T Deluxe = 790FX + SB750 ( AWESOME OVERCLOCKING ABLILITIES )

please tell me of this on on board video,will it effect my 4870/512 card.....
anything you can tell me about it,i will have complete system up and running wed night
thanks


9950 phenom
2x2g dominator 1066
m3a79t fx

 

[eagle101]

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3300



what does this mean above on the m3a79t fx board this is from the specks?

 

[deruberhanyok]

The M3A79-T Deluxe DOES NOT have onboard video. Wherever you are reading that has the incorrect information. Here is the specification page from Asus' website:

http://www.asus.com/products.a...model=2503&modelmenu=2

No onboard video.

 

[eagle101]

Originally posted by: deruberhanyok
The M3A79-T Deluxe DOES NOT have onboard video. Wherever you are reading that has the incorrect information. Here is the specification page from Asus' website:

http://www.asus.com/products.a...model=2503&modelmenu=2

No onboard video.

ok....thanks but the newegg website on the decription says:
Model
Brand ASUS
Model M3A79-T Deluxe
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM2+/AM2
CPU Type Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge AMD 790FX
South Bridge AMD SB750
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1066
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots with ATI CrossFireX? support (@ dual x16, triple x16 / x8 / x8, or quad x8 modes)

PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3300
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset ADI AD2000B
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Marvell 88E8056
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 1
USB 6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin 24 Pin
Features
Features 140W CPU Support ? Enhanced Power Design for future CPU upgrade!
100% Japan-made Solid Cap (5000hrs VRM) ? Longer Life & Higher Efficiency!
ASUS Express Gate ? 5 Secs from Bootup to Online!
ATI CrossfireX technology support ? Quad-CrossFire Support for Extreme Performance
Packaging
Package Contents M3A79-T Deluxe
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
SATA Cable
4-pin to SATA Power Cable
IEEE 1394 & USB Bracket
CrossFire Bridge


thanks,deruberhanyok

 

[deruberhanyok]

Newegg is wrong. I know it seems like a foreign concept to a lot of people but it does happen sometimes.

The M3A78-T, a motherboard with a similar name but using the 790GX chipset, does have onboard video. Perhaps someone at Newegg copied the listing to input details for this new motherboard thinking they would be similar.

I don't understand how some would believe a vendor's listing over the specifications on the website of the manufacturer. If you insist on continuing to believe Newegg over Asus, look at the pictures on Newegg's website. Notice how there are no video outputs on the board?

I can assure you that the 790FX northbridge does not include onboard video. If it did we would have known about it a year ago when the chipset first launched alongside SB600.

Getting back to the topic, Mwave now also has them in stock. I ordered one a couple of hours ago.

 

[deruberhanyok]

UPS dropped mine off at work today. Nice looking board. I probably won't be doing anything with it until tomorrow or Friday, though. Have an Athlon X2 5400+ black edition here along with a Sapphire Toxic 4850 and I'm very much looking forward to putting it all together.

 

[deruberhanyok]

Put the system together over the weekend. Bad news: Scythe's Ninja Plus Rev. B (SCNJ-1100P) does not fit on this motherboard.

The rectangular base makes the heat pipes stick out a little bit too far and they push up against the VRM heatsink next to the processor socket. It's maybe 3mm from fitting but I didn't want to bend the motherboard heatsink and definitely didn't want to bend the heatpipes on the Ninja.

If the base could be pointed so that the long side runs parallel to the board it would work, but then the AM2 retention bracket won't fit on the heatsink even if there were screw holes for that orientation - the heat pipes are too wide that way.

Right now I'm using the stock heatsink/fan from an X2 4450e on my 5400+ black edition, going to have to do a little research to find one that will fit and also be able to handle a high end Phenom for whenever I get around to buying one. Any suggestions?

Also, my board is emitting a high pitched whine so I may have to get it replaced. I've ruled out everything else in the system as the cause. Going to give it a day to see if having it running for a while will help (had it happen before, new part makes noise, warms up a little, noise goes away and never comes back) but I expect tomorrow I'll be calling mwave and asking for a replacement.

Anyone else gotten one yet?

 

[Tattare]

Two companys put me on b/o then after seeing this on newegg I held off.

Cons: MoBo doesn't support RAID and regular HD configurations simultaneously like many other boards do! It's one or the other. This saddened me greatly.

Edit: Still trying to see if anyone else is having same problem as the guy from newegg with raid.

also.
http://www.overclock.net/amd-m...us-m3a79-t-deluxe.html

 

[deruberhanyok]

It could be a BIOS thing, potentially fixed in a future update. You'd think something like that would be mentioned in many places if it was a widespread problem... dunno.

I'll have my replacement board tomorrow; I will check out the RAID settings once I get it set back up. I also ordered a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 heatsink which, judging from the pictures in that thread you've linked, should fit just fine. Speaking of which, in that thread it mentions that dual channel memory doesn't work at 1066 speeds and some people seem surprised, I thought this was a known limitation?

At any rate, I won't be getting a Phenom until the 45nm chips are available, though I'm interested to see how high the overclocks can go with these boards.

 

[Tattare]

Sounds like Quarter 4 of this year the new 45nm chips come out.
Was a Thing on TomsHardware with some info leaked.

 

[BLaber]

ANY ONE CARE TO POST THEIR OVERCLOCKS WITH THIS BOARD

 

[deruberhanyok]

Tattare - No issues with RAID configuration here. I looked over all of the settings and it allows for something to be set as "single drive" while others can be defined in a RAID. If I had more than two hard drives I'd actually go and set it up myself but from what I can see all of the options to enable a single drive on one port and a RAID on two or more of the other ports are there.

BLaber - well I've got a black edition Athlon X2 5400+ running at 3.2GHz without any issues. I haven't tried pushing it any further yet, though, as my power supply seems to be the cause of the high pitched whine I previously mentioned and I think I need to get that replaced at this point. Sigh.

 

[Tiamat]

hate to bump an elderly thread, but I just got this board, and I was getting terrible high pitched noise that was quite loud. I narrowed down to the sound emanating somewhere close to the south bridge (after removing my graphics card). Some say it is coil whine or just the sound of the current flowing through some of the traces. Whatever it was, it was very annoying. Anyways, the problem seemed to have gone away using a power strip with power conditioning, such as Monster Power strips. Normally, I do not care to endorse any sort of products like this, but after using normal surge strips and plugging straight into the wall with the coil whine still present, this solution seems to work so far. I don't understand why this would work, but it does and my system is finally quiet (< 20dB/1m)

And, go figure, it was just a coincidence for the next 5 reboots. Now the damn high pitch noise is back