Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 mATX Motherboard AMD Socket AM2

by Gigabyte

2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) More about this product

Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.
Request this item from another seller.

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	40% buy Generic Hard Disk Drive 250GB SATA II - 1 Year Warranty 4.1 out of 5 stars (11) �25.24
	33% buy CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 PC RAM Memory 4.5 out of 5 stars (2) �45.95
	11% buy Kingston Technology 1GB 800 MHz DDR2 Non ECC CL5 DIMM 3.6 out of 5 stars (8) �15.89
	9% buy Kingston Technology 1GB 667MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM 4.5 out of 5 stars (41) �13.07

Explore similar items

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Are you building PCs? Check out our OEM/System Builders' Software shop.

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

AMD Motherboards opens new browser window

www.Novatech.co.uk/AMDMotherboard - Buy AMD Motherboards At Novatech In Stock From �34.49! Buy Online.

Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 opens new browser window

Motherboards.ShopCompare.eu - Cheap Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 Latest Choice of Motherboards!

Value Motherboard Bundles opens new browser window

www.Powerc.com - With CPU & RAM from �109.85 inc VAT Assembled & Tested & Delivered Free

Technical Details

Product Description: Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 - motherboard - micro ATX - AMD 690V
Product Type: Motherboard
Form Factor: Micro ATX
Dimensions (WxDxH): 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm
Chipset Type: AMD 690V / AMD SB600
Multi-Core Support: Dual-Core
Max Bus Speed: 1000 MHz
Processor: 0 ( 1 ) - Socket AM2
Compatibility: AMD LIVE! Ready
Compatible Processors: Athlon 64, Sempron, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2
64-bit Processors Compatibility: Built-in
RAM: 0 MB (installed) / 16 GB (max)
Supported RAM Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Storage Controller: ATA-133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID)
USB Ports Configuration: 4 x USB
Storage Ports Configuration: 1 x ATA, 4 x SATA
Graphics Controller: ATI Radeon X1200 Shared Video Memory (UMA)
Audio Output: Sound card - 7.1 channel surround
Networking: Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Microsoft Certification: Certified for Windows Vista

› See more technical details

Product details

Product Dimensions: 269 x 269 x 68 cm ; 1.2 Kg
Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
Find out more about our Delivery Rates and Returns Policy
Item model number: GA-MA69VM-S2
ASIN: B000PPXMWS
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 12 Jun 2007

Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 136,921 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

GIGABYTE Technology latest S series motherboards for AMD socket AM2 platform feature two innovative features - Safe and Smart Technologies. The new S series motherboard GA-MA69VM-S2 supports AMD new generation AM2 processor with dual channel DDR2 800MHz high frequency memories, providing reliable and user friendly computing and reaching the maximum system performance easily via personalized software settings. GIGABYTE S series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD Socket AM2 platform!

Product Description

GIGABYTE Technology latest S series motherboards for AMD socket AM2platform featuring with two innovative features- Safe and SmartTechnologies. The new S series motherboards GA-MA69VM-S2;supporting AMD new generation AM2 processor with dual channel DDR280

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

SanDisk 8GB Micro Cruzer - Retail Pack

4.1 out of 5 stars (282) �13.98

› Explore similar items

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

1 Review

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

2.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A great disappointment from a once favorite brand, 19 May 2008

By	Pedro Corbett (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For a long time I've considered Gigabyte one of the most reliable motherboard manufacturers, so I was extremely disappointed when I installed this board, which I purchased for my secondary system. For starters, Gigabyte doesn't include the mini PC Speaker, a small and very cheap component, but essential to a computer's operation, as it emits sounds which help indicate a series of possible problems with the system, like hardware problems when the computer is turned on, CPU fan failure and CPU overheating. Although inexpensive, this component isn't easily found for purchase separetely, so I had to borrow one from another board I own. The AMD/ATI chipset drivers are very problematic, and getting SATA-2 hard drives to work in true SATA mode instead of IDE mode is very troublesome. The SATA drivers must be installed during OS installation, so if you already have an OS installed, you'll have to resort to a registry patch (available in some web sites, since this is a common problem with the SB600 southbridge) to install the drivers and enable the SATA features (although, again, there will be no indication on the drivers properties in the device manager as to whether NCQ and other SATA-2 features are enabled or not). ASUS has a mobo with exactly the same chipset and provides an installer for the SATA drivers even with an OS already installed.

The manual is very basic and lacks a lot of information about the board's features and connectors. The chipset's northbridge is passively cooled (no fan) and located too close to the PCI-E 16x slot, so if you install a graphics card, it will run much hotter than usual. This is my backup system and it's fitted with a 7600GS video card, which usually runs very cool, but its temperature raised about 10 degrees celsius from when it was fitted on a Foxconn motherboard with a better layout. The increase in the video card's temperature might also be a case of the motherboard supplying the PCIe 16x slot with more power than it should. The case where this board is installed has a lot of ventilation space and 3 extra fans fitted (two 8 inch + one 12 inch), and ambient temperature is currently below 20 degrees celsius. There is no BIOS setting for "smart" control of the system fan speed, just for the CPU fan, so if you use the system fan connector to power a fan it will always run at full speed, thus making the system quite noisy.

The last nail in the coffin is that the sounds produced by the hard drives working leak to the motherboard's sound outputs, so you'll actually hear your HD's through your speakers. I can see no point in fitting a motherboard with a high definition codec and let a flaw like this render it useless. As to whether the board is a budget product or not, that doesn't justify all these flaws. I own another basic mobo (PCChips A33G), which is quite inferior and cheaper than the Gigabyte, and still it does come with the small PC speaker (which I had to borrow for the Gigabyte mobo). It should also be mentioned that Gigabyte's support seems to have gone downhill, as the "technicians" who answer the questions seem to have no clue about what they're saying.

Don't get me wrong here - Gigabyte was for many years one of the brands I trusted the most, but after this board and the (very poor) support I got from Gigabyte, it is very unlikely that I will be buying something from them again in the future. Gigabyte should spend more time designing (and supporting) a product with the consumer's satisfaction in mind rather than making cheap flawed products aimed only at reaping huge profits.

Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }