AMD 785G mobo for < £50

[scaryjim]

Ebuyer are currently selling an AM2+ / DDR2 sporting MSI motherboard, based on the new 785G chipset, for only £47.61. The feature-set enhancements over 780G make this an ideal HTPC product, and the SB710 southbridge provides the potential to unlock disabled cores of certain Sempron / Athlon II / Phenom II processors. Looks like a bargain to me

[s3ds]

wouldn't http://forums.hexus.net/current-bargains/ be a better place to post this ?

any one used one ? as it does seem a bargin

[staffsMike]

Similar one E45 rather than 65 is used in SPCR's review
http://www.silentpcreview.com/amd785g

[UseItNow]

Where's the board?

[scaryjim]

wouldn't http://forums.hexus.net/current-bargains/ be a better place to post this ?

Sorry, yes, it probably would. Posted from work so didn't spend too much time thinking about it

any one used one ? as it does seem a bargin

I've got the mATX version of the ASUS EVO and the 785G chipset seems very stable and capable. I don't use it to watch HD though, so I can't really comment on its BluRay capabilities, but it's had no problems with DVD playback and is fine for low-resolution gaming (1280x768) - I'm playing games ~ 3 - 5 years old with full IQ at that res. I imagine MSIs implementation is equally capable.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I hope the shipped version is the black PCB one!



Backplate picture



The specs look decent:

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=pr...&prod_no=1883#