Sapphire PI-AM2RS780G Pro Reviews

The Sapphire 780G motherboard was a unexpected surprize. It was easily capable of keeping up with the 570 SLI. The only real problem with this board is its inablity to run Crossfire. While it may run Hybrid Crossfire, it is nothing near the performance gain of true Crossfire. What you have to look at when you see this board is it falls into the cheaper mass market category. While true Crossfire would have been nice, for the price of this board I am not complaining at all. Which addresses another selling point, price. This board is unparalled in price with it only costing a mere $54 USD. With that $54 you get a board that overclocks very well, and supports the latest AMD processors. This support includes the brand new Phenom II 940 and 920. If you paired a Phenom II 940 with a 4870 X2 you would have a top of the line gameing machine. In that sence this board really does not seem like a budget board, but what high end boards only cost $54? Put simply none. The Sapphire 780G motherboard is truely a hybrid of top end board and low range budget board.

It's a shame that Sapphire didn't include the HDMI element of AMD's 780G chipset, as that would have made this board an ideal candidate as a basis for an HTPC. As it is it may still suffice if the lack of HDMI isn't an issue for you.