AMD Phenom II X4 920 Combo AM2 Quad Core

[zachary]

I was looking at purchasing a combo with this chip and it comes with Gigabyte GA-M74GM-S2 motherboard for $297,
or same chip with Foxconn A79A-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard for $263, pros and cons?

I think after looking i will actually go with the AMD Phenom II X4 940, what board suggestions do you have or is one of the combos above ok?

[momo stallion]

list board specs.

[zachary]

Chipset North Bridge: AMD 740G

South Bridge: AMD SB700

Memory: 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules

Onboard Graphics: Integrated in the North Bridge

Audio: Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2)
Support for S/PDIF Out
Support for CD In

LAN: Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10

iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
USB Integrated in the South Bridge
Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors: 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In/Out header
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x Serial port header
1 x chassis intrusion header
1 x power LED header

Back Panel Connectors: 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x Parallel port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller ITE IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

BIOS: 1 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features Support for @BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Q-Flash
Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/ XP

Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 23.4cm

[Tx Redneck]

That'd be about the biggest bang for the buck combo you can get right now with respect to new hardware.