M4A78T-E or M4A89GTD Pro

[rohit2hell]

Hi Digitians

I hv following config:
I already had ASUS M4A78T-E bt it got sm probs and now its not avaiable in service centr

So i hd to replace it
which mothrbord is bettr plzz help.. its urgent

My config:
Phenom II 955 BE
Transcend 2x2 DDR3 ram(1333 Mhz)
600watt coolr mastr SMPS



ASUS M4A78T-E
or
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO
or
anyothr


Thanks

[Jaskanwar Singh]

none of them is good
can you tell your budget?

[rohit2hell]

Originally Posted by Jaskanwar Singh

none of them is good
can you tell your budget?

Budget - 11K

Actually i hav HD4870(1gb)
and it was running fine on it wid Phenom II 955BE

[Jaskanwar Singh]

MSI 890GXM-G65 @7k
thats a huge budget but no need to spend that much!!

[rohit2hell]

Originally Posted by Jaskanwar Singh

MSI 890GXM-G65 @7k
thats a huge budget but no need to spend that much!!

Thanks

Bt wats the brief review of M4A89GTD Pro.. do u hv any idea ?

[Jaskanwar Singh]

just i will say one thing - avoid asus.

[Sam]

avoid Asus. avoid Rashi. avoid harassment in life.

[virajkin]

+1 for Sam and Jas. My friend's Asus G31 board is sleeping at the Rashi's service centre in Goa for last 1 month. Still no response from them

[The Sorcerer]

Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H.

[Cilus]

I think MSI 890GXM-G65 @7k is a better option. This one supports both SATA 3 and USB 3, so a better future upgradability. It is also having 2 PCIX X16 (X8 in CF), so OP can also go for Crossfire in future. The price point is also very good. So it offers better performance and a very rich feature set in a very good price

[Tenida]

Yeah avoid Asus at all cost because of Rashi.Look at my siggy...Avoid at all cost.

[The Sorcerer]

Originally Posted by Cilus

I think MSI 890GXM-G65 @7k is a better option. This one supports both SATA 3 and USB 3, so a better future upgradability. It is also having 2 PCIX X16 (X8 in CF), so OP can also go for Crossfire in future. The price point is also very good.

So does 890GPA-ud3h .

[Sam]

but it cost 2k or more over the MSI. any standout feature on it that makes it a better option than the MSI (worth the 2k extra over MSI?). its ATX. MSI mATX. anything else?

[pegasus]

Originally Posted by rohit2hell

Hi Digitians

I hv following config:
I already had ASUS M4A78T-E bt it got sm probs and now its not avaiable in service centr

So i hd to replace it
which mothrbord is bettr plzz help.. its urgent

My config:
Phenom II 955 BE
Transcend 2x2 DDR3 ram(1333 Mhz)
600watt coolr mastr SMPS



ASUS M4A78T-E
or
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO
or
anyothr


Thanks

Originally Posted by rohit2hell

Thanks

Bt wats the brief review of M4A89GTD Pro.. do u hv any idea ?

I like the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3.
Good motherboard that has the ASUS dual intelligent processors and allows good overclocking and low power consumption too.
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H and ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Reviews - Page 14 - Power Consumption & Conclusion
AMD 890GX in Action: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H Mainboards (page 14) - X-bit labs

[The Sorcerer]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

any standout feature on it that makes it a better option than the MSI (worth the 2k extra over MSI?).

Compared to msi with gigabyte? GBT stands with the fist sky high
There are many but keeping the technicals aside, the msi board comes only with 5 sata 3 connectors and no sata 2 connectors whereas the gigabyte counterpart comes with 6 sata3 and 2x sata2 connectors. Compare the specs you will find few differences. Compare both the boards and you will find many cost cutting tacts being done on the msi board.

Even if I see it from your point of view and keeping everything why spend 7k on this msi board and why not 785GMT-UD2H/US2H???
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Either people are reading it wrong or the OP didn't express his issue properly. As far as my understanding goes:
@ Rohit2hell: Your ASUS M4A78T-E is with rashi and Rashi doesn't have the same model, therefore they are giving a credit for which he can choose another asus alternate. Rashi can't give msi or Gigabyte, can they? So what's the point in suggesting msi board? Or does the OP wants to throw away the credit and take it as a loss? IMO if they are offering a credit you should take it. They are offering you a 890GTD PRO in its place and you wanted to compared to your older board, is it better?
If this is the situation, will you be paying extra for 890GTD-PRO? Let me know if this part is right so far.
Also, which cm 600w? If its extreme series, throw it away. You should be happy that the only thing that died was you board, but only time with stress-testing will say whether other parts are working under load.
((Now everyone will say the same thing in their own "exotic" way of saying this but what the heck))
Putting up vague comments will create confusion amongst the "great and powerful" (although its strange that a simpleton like me was able to see it through ). Make proper posts and accordingly you will get a proper advice.

Edit: If you don't want to, your call. Just keep in mind that chances are high that you would go through this all over again and if a components is burnt out, warranty is voided.
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to rest of the folks: My earlier point was to highlight that 890GPA-ud3h is a better buy and it justifies few differences. I haven't seen 890GTD-PRO so can't say anything about it.

[Piyush]

@OP
u should first sell ur PSU
u r living in a danger zone
(errr.. not u but ur PC components)

and HD 4870 s a beast in performance and requires good amount of power too
ur PSU will first damage ur gfx card

[rohit2hell]

Originally Posted by piyush120290

@OP
u should first sell ur PSU
u r living in a danger zone
(errr.. not u but ur PC components)

and HD 4870 s a beast in performance and requires good amount of power too
ur PSU will first damage ur gfx card

so which PSU i shud buy then ...??
hw much it vil cost?

[Piyush]

if ur PSU is of "Extreme" series by Cooler Master,then u should at least go for VX 450W by corsair @ 3.7k
but VX 550W is recommended costing 1k more

[The Sorcerer]

Some corsair unit's quality has dropped down for sometime and failure rate of such unit increased accordingly, but corsair is planning to replace them in the near future, not sure how they will be.

You get seasonic Seasonic PS S12II-430 about 3.8, and Seasonic S12II-500 for about 4.3k. For now, stick to that.