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GA‐MA790FXT‐UD5P
AMD Socket AM3
AMD Socket AM3 
Media Kit
2009/01/19 Ver. 1.0
 MA790FXT‐UD5P Features

All New Thermal

Ultra Durable3 2 oz Copper PCB
Design

Ultra Performance Multi Display Support

Dual Channel
DDR3 1666+ ATI CrossFireX

On Board Quick
Smart Backup DualBIOS
Switches

2 Gigabit LAN Easy Energy

Saver

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 New Features of MA790FXT‐UD5P 
Future CPU Headroom
Enables New
Supports 45nm AMD
Levels of Memory
Phenom II CPUs with AM3
Performance
Socket
Supports Dual-
8+2 CPU VRM Power channel DDR3 1666+
Design for best performance
Max headroom for AMD
high-TDP 140W + AM3 Onboard QQuick
CPUs. Best match for AOD- Switches
ACC CPU Overclocking Onboard Power, Clear
CMOS and Reset
All New Thermal
b tt
buttons ffor p
power
Solution
users
New silent-pipe design to
provide excellent heat 10 SATA Ports
conductivity with RAID
2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics 6 ports from SB750
Interface Supports up to RAID5
& 4 ports from Smart
Supports ATI CrossFireX
Backup (HW RAID)
2x16 for ultimate graphics
performance
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 All New Thermal Solution Design
Aero‐dynamic MOSFET heat‐
Aero‐dynamic MOSFET heat‐
sink allows more efficient 
cooling from the CPU cooler 
air‐flow

Heat‐pipe design 
enables better  Car Engine Concept
conductivity away 
from heat source
ID Design

Large heat‐sink for north‐
bridge chipset allows better 
cooling performance during 
overclocking

Stylish with Aero-dynamic engineering delivers the ultimate cooling solution

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 ATI CrossFireX™ for Hardcore Gamers

ATI CrossFireX™ Technology

Delivers exceptional performance
on a single display by combining
the processing power of two or
more Graphics Processing Units
(GPUs) from VGA cards, to
provide gamers the ultimate
gaming experience.

Multiple Display Support

2 VGA cards can support up to 4 monitors displaying at same time (PCI-E 2.0
x16+x16))

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Date:2009/1/26
 Unique Back Panel Design
8 USB + 2 eSATA

2 eSATA based on the

Serial ATA 3Gb/s
2 storage specification
external
SATA
ports

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 User Friendly Design- eSATA

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 Ultra Cool

2 oz Copper
pp PCB
Lower Temperature and 2X Lower Impedance

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 Ultra Cool
2oz Copper PCB

Delivering cooler working temperatures, enhanced reliability,

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longer durability and higher O.C. capabilities
 Ultra Cool

Benefits of  2 oz Copper PCB

50Ԩ Cooler than Traditional Motherboards

Enhanced Durability
y

Improved Energy Efficiency

Greater Margins for Overclocking

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 Ultra Cool

2X Lower Impedance    

2 oz Copper PCB layers deliver 2X lower impedance than 1 oz Copper PCB

y
layers: Allows more bandwidth for electrons to p pass through,
g , enabling
g better
power efficiency within the circuits with lower heat generation
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 Advantages of 
50 000hr Japanese Solid Capacitors
50,000hr Japanese Solid Capacitors

50,000 hrs = More than 5

years lifetime!!
y

Note:
1 year= 24 hrs.x 365 days= 8,760 hrs.
* 50,000 hrs. of working time is calculated at 85Ԩ temperature.
5 years= 8,760 hrs. x 5 = 43,800hrs.

Better electronic conductivity, Longer lifespan than other solid

capacitor
it design
d i motherboard
th b d
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Advantages of Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs

• Optimized gate charge to

minimize switching losses.
• Lower temperature
temperature, smaller
size, better thermal
characteristics.

ResistanceMore
Lower Resistance, Durable
Lower Power for longer
Consumption
Consumption, Lower Heat

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 Advantages of Ferrite Core Chokes

• Reduced core energy loss

• Lower EMI interference
• Resists rust better than standard iron core
chokes
Ferrite Core Choke
Ferrite Core Choke

Reduced Energy Loss for Greater Energy Efficiency

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 UltraUltra
Performance
Cool

DDR3 1666+ Support

Lightning Fast DDR3 Motherboards with Ultra Durable 3 Design

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 Ultra Performance
DDR3 1666+ Support

VS
Other brand GIGABYTE UD3
Motherboard Motherboard

Highest DDR3
1333MHz 1666MHz or higher
Freq.

Super PI 32M Pass, but not guarantee for

100% Pass
test higher speed

Ultra Durable 3 motherboards allow users to achieve higher

g
memory performance with lower voltages
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 Smart Backup DualBIOS™

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 Smart Backup
Low CPU
Utilization

Real-time backup
on the fly
AMD 
PCI‐e X1 SB750
PATA HDD
Auto configures RAID
system without user’s
intervention

OS and Drivers
independent Works on 2 Independent 
any operating system Backup System
Backup System Common RAID Function
(Works on Windows/ Linux)

Total of 3 independent RAID Systems

2 Hardware
H d RAID 00,1
1&SSoftware
ft RAID 0
0,1,5,0+1
1 5 0+1

Plug & Play Hardware RAID ideal for data backup & performance
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 DualBIOS™
Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection

Automatically invoked to
recover Main BIOS,
BIOS Only
mission is to play the role Works as normal BIOS
of BIOS Recovery Agent

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 DualBIOS™ vs. Traditional single BIOS
vs Traditional single BIOS

GIGABYTE
Single BIOS
DualBIOS

2 physical BIOS ROMs onboard provide No

double protection against virus attack and Yes
firmware / physical damage

Auto recovery from Backup BIOS when Main No

BIOS firmware damage Yes

2 Physical BIOS ROMs Deliver a Double Layer of System

Protection
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 2 Gigabit LAN through Teaming
Enabling Teaming allows 2 single
connections to act as 1 single connection for
2X-Bandwidth to increase overall
throughput with lower CPU utilization

Prevents network downtime by Receive Side Scaling balances the

transferring the workload from a network traffic load evenly between
failed port to a working port 2 CPU cores in order to improve
performance

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High Velocity 2X Bandwidth Boost
 Why Teaming?

MA790FXT-UD5P as
a Game/Data Server

2 Gigabit 
2 Gi bi
Gbe + Gbe
2X Bandwidth 
= boost Through Teaming; 2 single Gbe Ethernet 
connections can be combined into one 2 
Gbe link

Game Clients Results in 2X (200%) Bandwidth boost 

Ideal for game / data server to provide 
faster data access
faster data access

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Teaming Performance Enhancement with 8111DL

68% Better !!!

2 Gbe Teaming 3151 Mbps

1880 Mbps

• Single PCIe Gbe LAN - 1880 Mbps throughput

• 2 PCIe Gbe LAN – 3151 Mbps throughput (68% more throughput)

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 Lowest Power Consumption

752 ( W)
752 (mW)

554 (mW)
( ) 35% Power
Reduction

8111DL LAN – 35%

% Power Reduction
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 Ultra Ultra
Power Cool
Efficient

Easy Energy Saver

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 Ultra Power Efficient

Easy Energy Saver
E
Easy Energy Savings with just a click
E S i ith j t li k
The new Easy Energy Saver
utility provides 3 levels of
voltage adjustment for the
CPU, allowing users to enjoy
greater energy savings,
simply
i l and d easily
il

Better Power Efficiency ==> Less Energy Loss

gy Loss ==> Lower Temperature
Less Energy p
Lower Temperature ==> Longer Life
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 Ultra Power Efficient

Benefits of GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver
GIGABYTE EES Enabled Other Brand Motherboards
Without EES Technology
Motherboards
Reduction of Power Yes Good No
C
Consumption
ti
CO2 Emission Yes Good No
Reduction
Reduction of Yes Good No
Greenhouse Effect

Environmental
Easy Energy Saver Cost Savings
Protection

Not only
y does GIGABYTE Easy y Energy
gy Saver helpp users
save money, but also helps protect the environment
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 Powerful Audio Technologies With

z Delivers vivid surround sound for music, movies, and games, using two to eight
speakers
p or anyy set of headphones
p

z Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience

„ All user needs to do is select their output i.e. headphones, 2-channel
speakers, 5.1-channel speakers etc.

Offi
Office O h
On-the-go Li i R
Living Room

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 Dolby Home Theater Feature Overview

GIGABYTE adds
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Dolby Home Theater® to most M/Bs
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 ALC889A Codec
Excellent Audio Performance
Excellent Audio Performance

High-performance DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) with

106 dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality

Provides support for 7.1

7 1 sound playback
plus 2 channels of Independent stereo sound output

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 Blu‐ray Full Rate Audio Support

Enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio

for Content Protected media

Exhilarating Home Theater Entertainment Experience

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 GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Spec
Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
GA MA790FXT UD5P

CPU socket AM3 (HT3.0), AMD AM3 Phenom™II Processors

AMD 790FX + SB750

Chipset [EC AOD-ACC support for Black Edition CPU
Overclocking]

Dual-Ch 4 DIMM
Memory
DDR3 1666+/1333/1066MHz
Smart
2* PCI-E 2.0 x16
Graphic Slot Backup
[for ATI CrossFireX (x16,
(x16 x16) support]

PCI Slot 2

PCI-Ex1 Slot 3

10 SATA 3.0Gb/s (4 ports support Smart

Storage Backup & 2 ports can be eSATA via cable); 1
PATA

0, 1, 5, 0+1, JBOD (from SB750);

RAID
0, 1, 0+1, JBOD (from GIGABYTE SATA2)

LAN 2*GbE LAN (with Teaming support)

1394 3 (TI 1394a, 2 by cable)

USB 2.0 12 ports [8 on rear panel, 4 by cable]

8-Ch ALC889A HD audio

Audio
(with Dolby Home Theater support)

BIOS DualBIOS™

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