The motherboard features DFI's ABS II CPU "auto upgrade technology", or simply an auto overclocking and settings feature. It also comes with 128MB of Sideport memory for its integrated HD 4200 graphics and a single PCI-Express x16 slot if you want to go Hybrid CrossfireX.

AMD's 785G is an interesting chipset that AMD brings to the market at this time where the industry is anxiously awaits the 8 series chipset that is rumors to be out sometimes next year. It is certainly not a revolutionary chip but rather an evolution from its 780G. This is actually not a bad idea upgraded HD4200 graphics with new UVD, support for socket AM3 processor, and HDMI 1.3. However, we are disappointed to find that it still lack support for multi-channel LPCM output over HDMI and TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bit-streaming. What is worse is that AMD has yet to fix its poor SATA transfer rate and broken ACHI drivers.

The equipment of the low-priced motherboard is also very good, because the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard offers 7.1 sound with analog and digital output for sound over dozens of sound connectors, up to twelve possible USB ports, up to three IEEE1394 firewire ports, six SATA II ports with RAID support and Gigabit LAN.

This motherboard has no fads in its design, which is natural for an inexpensive product. Fortunately, there are no engineering flaws sticking out either. Only the additional CPU power connector should have been installed at the edge of the board instead of the center, so that there were no need to lay the cable over the CPU cooler. We used to consider four PCIEx1 and just two PCI slots to be a drawback. But everything is changing, and practically all kinds of expansion cards are available in the PCIE format. So two PCI slots will be enough for old cards. It must be also taken into account that a dual-slot graphics card will block one of PCIE slots, so there will be only three available slots. And if engineers had replaced one of them with PCI, there would have been only two of them left, too few.

The DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC should provide, at least on paper, an exceptional virtual surround sound which should work with stereo speakers or heaphones, stronger and cleaner bass sounds with "Bass Enhancement" and clearer voice sound with "Voice Clarification". The Envy HD offers 10-channel HD audio, while the BD 192/24 brings lossless Blu-Ray audio with support for 192kHz/24-bit.