Good build, Feature rich, Capability to support 10 USB ports, 4 SATA II ports, HDMI, 8 channel sound, Value For Money, Decent onboard display, Stable board.
USB and FireWire brakcets not included in the bundle, Only two memory slots, Only one IDE Channel.
As you see in the benchmark results and the performance graphs, both the AMD 690G-based boards perform at par in most of the benchmarks. Since weve already proved the might of the AMD 690G over the Nvidia 6150 chipset, lets not talk about that eithe...
It’s not often when receiving motherboards based on a reasonably new chipset that we receive samples which are ultimately so different. The standard procedure is for companies to include as many features as they can in the hope that it will attract...
Even though the Radeon X1250 constitutes the fastest on-board graphics weve seen, it isnt a serious rival to a proper graphics card. The K9AGM2s other features - HDMI output, Avivo video and high-resolution abilities - are far more noteworthy, and m...
Aimed very much at the media centre crowd, this motherboard has the features and the passive cooling to make it a hit in the living room. The popularity of media centre systems looks likely to increase in the future, and the 690G chipset could be beau...
Abstract: AMD introduces its first integrated chipset, and with generally impressive results - but which board do you buy? AMD has always claimed its open-platform philosophy (where all chipset makers are invited to support AMD processors) encourages healthy co...
Poor layout in general, Annoying chipset heatsink, Lack of bundle, Overpriced
The K9AGM2-FIH does have a couple of things working for it, but theyre both stock features of all MSI products: MSI Update and the fan regulation. With them out of the equation, youre left with a motherboard without a bundle, a poor layout, and few f...
I've tried but I can't fathom why someone would buy the EPIA EX 15000G board over an alternative home theatre solution like the 690G system we've shown here. The only scenarios I can see this being used in is if you intend to do very little and are abs...
Abstract: MSI K9AGM2-FIH also known as MS-7327, is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest chipset from AMD/ATI, AMD 690G. What is different on this motherboard compared to other AMD 690G-based boards is that it brings an on-board HDMI c...
Abstract: Socket AM2; Chipset: AMD 690G / SB600; Memory: Dual-channel DDR2-800/667/553 (4GB max); Graphics: Radeon X1250; Ports: HDMI, 4 3Gbps SATA, 4 USB 2.0; 7.1 audio If you’ve been toying with the idea of putting a PC in your living room, now’s not...
Abstract: The integrated ATi Radeon X1250 videocard is good for desktop 2D applications, but if gaming is in your cards you will need to install a standalone PCI Express x16 videocard...