Budget boards for Phenom II

[bcguy_99]

Right now I'm looking at the Asus M4A78 PRO. What do you think of that board? I haven't been able to find many reviews on the net. I like the idea that this board is new, it's designed specifically for AM3, and has 4+1 phase power design. I think it's a worthy comparison to the one you suggested.

[sa seba]

Its a 780G chipset, with the SB700, whereas the Gigabyte MA790X-UD4 has the 790x chipset and SB750 with enhanced overclock features.
Basically, the gigabyte is the better option if you don't want integrated graphic.
Price is the same.

[bcguy_99]

The Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P looks like a good board. The "P" in UD4P stands for "advanced 8+2 power phase design for 45nm CPU highly efficiency support." NCIX.com unfortunately does not carry this board.

[fjanicki]

What is this Power phase design thing ? I searched but could not find much info about it. 4+1 / 8+2 ?.... What is this thing ?

[SneakySnake]

I'm considering getting the Phnm II X3 720 BE with this board Canada Computers - Asus M4A78T-E

Is this a good setup or no? Also how is the triple core for gaming, do games only use 2 cores or do they use all three? Also how is this CPU for OC'ing?

-Snake