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“With the all-night benchmarking sessions and ensuing story on AMD ’s new 790GX chipset out of the way, I sat down this morning to read what others on the Web had to say about the platform.

The company’s latest performs well, no doubt about it. The integrated graphics is most definitely faster than 780G and the inclusion of SB750 is a real life-saver on motherboards slated to cost somewhere around $150. Without ACC, it’d be incredibly difficult to justify the extra cost tacked onto 790GX boards versus 780G—and it might just be worth it to hold off until 790FX boards with SB750 are priced out.”

Tom’s Hardware
"Editor's Corner: 790GX On The Web : Rounding Up The Web's First Impressions"

““AMD has clearly been on somewhat of a roll as of late. The graphics division is firing on all cylinders and the chipset division is also performing well, which the launch of the 790GX proves.”

“For the masses out there considering a midrange system upgrade, do yourself a favor and consider AMD.”

“One of the 790GX's more interesting features comes by way of the SB750 Southbridge. Dubbed ACC, short for Advanced Clock Calibration, the feature is designed to enhance the overclocking potential of Phenom processors... With ACC enabled, this very same chip had no trouble hitting 3.1GHz--an effective increase of 600MHz over stock and 300MHz increase over other motherboards that don't feature ACC. That is an impressive feat, and makes this platform the one to own currently if you're an AMD aficionado.”

Hot Hardware
"AMD 790GX Chipset Platform Launch"

“The first thing to take away from these results is just how completely the 780G's integrated graphics core outclasses the G35 Express. Settings that deliver reasonably playable framerates on the 780G reduce the G35 to little more than an embarrassing slideshow.”

“AMD's 780G integrated graphics chipset lives up to its potential, delivering an incredibly complete platform for mainstream desktops and home theater PCs within a surprisingly modest power envelope. With a little help from an energy-efficient Athlon X2 4850e, the 780G's idle power consumption is nothing short of a revelation.”

The Tech Report
"AMD's 780G chipset / Integrated graphics all grown up"

“The AMD 780G chipset is probably the most exciting integrated chipset launch I have covered in my 8+ years of writing about the tech industry.”

PC Perspective
"AMD 780G Chipset Preview – Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated / A whole new AMD chipset"