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Foxconn A7DA-S review

Foxconn A7DA-S
 
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Verdict:

It's well laid out, with two PCI-E x16 slots, but its performance isn't as good as that of some cheaper boards.

Review Date: 21 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £75

Supplier: http://www.ilgs.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu & Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

Basic Specifications

Part Code A7DA-S
Review Date 21 Sep 2009
Rating *** stars out of 5
Processor socket AM2+
Form factor ATX
Size 305x244mm
Processor support Sempron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon II
Processor external bus 200MHz (2GHz HyperTransport)
Chipset north bridge AMD 790GX
Chipset south bridge AMD SB750
Passively-cooled north bridge yes
Integrated graphics Yes
Supported memory type DDR2 533/667/800/1066
Maximum memory speed PC2-8500
Memory slots 4
Maximum memory 8GB
Dual-channel support yes

Internal Ports

Power connectors 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 8-pin ATX, 1x 4-pin Molex
PCI-E x16 slots 2
Dual graphics architecture CrossFireX
PCI-E x4 slots 0
PCI-E x1 slots 1
PCI slots 2
Fan headers 3
Floppy ports 1
IDE ports 1
Serial ATA ports 6
RAID chipset (max disks) AMD SB750 (6x SATA II, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD)

Features

Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Sound (ports) Realtek ALC888GR (6x analogue out, HDMI)
USB2 ports / headers 4/4
Firewire ports / headers 1/1
Legacy ports 2x PS/2
Other ports HDMI
Cables included 2x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x floppy, 2x Molex to SATA power
Brackets included 1x eSATA
Software included Norton Internet Security 2009 60-day trial

Setup and Overclocking

Voltage adjustment CPU/RAM/Chipset
CPU clock max adjustment 400MHz

Buying Information

Price £75
Supplier http://www.ilgs.co.uk
Details uk.msi.com
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