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Foxconn A74MX-K
$70.00
Released July, 2008
The Pros:A basic AM2 board that will support a AM2+ low power, less than 95W processor. Budget priced. Integrated audio quality is better than many competitors in this range. Very affordable, ideal for budget AMD builds.
The Cons:BIOS prone to crashing, even after updates. Not as advertised, it is not a true AMD 740G/SB700 chipset as advertised. It is a AMD RS690/SB700 chipset. This means it is not a AMD 7 series board and makes it a very low end board period. Memory slots are finicky and occasionally lose connections.
The A74MX-K is a micro-ATX motherboard produced by Foxconn, based on the AMD 740G chipset. It differs from the A74MX-S in that it has integrated 5.1 channel HD audio, instead of the MX-S's 7.1 channel HD audio.
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Features
- Northbridge: AMD740G (This is not as advertised, it is a AMD RS690 northbridge)
- Southbridge: SB700G
- Socket: AM2+
- PCI Slots: 1x16 PCI-E, 1x1 PCI-E, 2xPCI
- Integrated 5.1 Channel HD Audio
- 12 USB 2.0, 6 SATA-2 connections
- DVI Connection
- Size: 9.6" x 8.8"
User Reviews (3)
Pros & Cons
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A basic AM2 board that will support a AM2+ low power, less than 95W processor. Budget priced.
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Integrated audio quality is better than many competitors in this range
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Very affordable, ideal for budget AMD builds
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Good number of I/O connections for this compact form
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Overclocks easily from within BIOS
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BIOS loads quickly after startup
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BIOS prone to crashing, even after updates
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Not as advertised, it is not a true AMD 740G/SB700 chipset as advertised. It is a AMD RS690/SB700 chipset. This means it is not a AMD 7 series board and makes it a very low end board period.
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Memory slots are finicky and occasionally lose connections
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Comments (1)
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#foxconn_a74mx_k I hit have it, will return it to vendor, but didn't mean to say I love it. No hate it option available.
Simply, this motherboard is being advertised as something it is not.
This is not a true AMD 740G/SB700 chipset as advertised.
This is a true AMD RS690/SB700 chipset.
This board as advertised is a AMD 7 series.
AMD 7 series software is unsupported, it identifies it as not being a 7 series chipset.
If you were looking at even a budget build, it is not what you are paying for.
I did buy this board based on specifications, and for a budget build.
It even says it supports a AMD Kuma Black Edition, it does somewhat. If it truly supported the CPU, it should as well support the unlocked multiplier in the bios.
Tech support was usless when I asked about the problems, there reply was it is a Intel board????? ROTFL :)
Aug 13, 09
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