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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Not bad
- Pros: The reason I bought this board was because I had heard it might be able to unlock the 4th core in an AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz BE, and I was right. After updating the BIOS to the "beta" version available on DFI's site, and setting ACC to "Auto," I had a 4th core for free! Very cool, I highly recommend that little trick, it'll save you some dough.
It's an extremely overclockable board with solid caps. I've heard good things about DFI boards, so I went with it . I'm done with BioStar garbage, that's for sure.
I also picked this one because it has both optical and coaxial digital audio ports. Turns out, I don't actually need the coaxial like I originally thought, but I guess it's nice to have it there.
- Cons: The audio is giving me issues in Windows 7 x64. The front mic input doesn't work, and I haven't been able to get 5.1 surround from it yet, just 2-channel stereo. It's actually pretty annoying, and Realtek's site just plain sucks.
Being a Micro-ATX, some of the pins for front audio, USB, etc. are in spots that conflict with video card and the like. It's got a lot on it, but it's a tight fit. I put this board in an HTPC case, so that obviously didn't help. Not really a con per se, just a fact of life with a small board like this.
- Other Thoughts: Crossfire with the built-in HD 4200 is useless. I thought that being a 4000-series onboard, it would be compatible with other 4000-series cards in a Crossfire. Negative. After some research, the best card that will match up with the onboard video is a 3450. I read somewhere that a single 3650 is better than Crossfired 3450s, which is essentially what you get. It should still push 1080p just fine (originally what I bought it for). I was pretty sad about the lame Crossfire capabilities, so I ended up buying an HD 4850 to get me by with Borderlands and the like until I build a new machine for Diablo 3 :D
The other DOA reviewers may have RAM compatibility issues. I went with Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR3 1600, one of the brands recommended by the manufacturer.
4 eggs because of the audio issues, and I blame ATI for the 785G chipset issues when it comes to Crossfire. Other than that, good board.
DOA
- Pros: Can't say
- Cons: DOA. Lights turn on, cpu fan spins, but no video. It doesn't even get to bios. I tried using vga, dvi, then installed a gpu and tested on it's vga and dvi, nothing.
- Other Thoughts: Hoping the replacement works
DOA
- Pros: Board looks very well constructed. All solid state caps.
- Cons: Arrived DOA
- Other Thoughts: Unable to give this product a full review as the product arrived DOA. Will update once I receive working product.
| Model |
| Brand |
DFI |
| Model |
LANParty BI 785-M35 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM3 |
| CPU Type |
Phenom II |
| FSB |
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 785G |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB710 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/0+1 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200
128MB DDR3 SidePort Memory |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC885 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
JMicron JMC250 |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| Video Ports |
D-Sub + DVI |
| HDMI |
1 x HDMI |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
4 connectors for 8 additional external USB 2.0 ports |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
Micro ATX |
| Dimensions |
9.64" x 9.64" |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Features |
| Features |
ABSII, CPU Upgrade Automatically
4-Phase Vcore + 1-Phase NB Digital PWM
Genie BIOS
CMOS Reloaded |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
10 years limited |
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Reviewed By: Leroy on 12/20/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
