The short answer is that unless you're only interested in maximising the overclocking potential of your CPU, the DFI LANParty DK 790FX-B M2RSH doesn't hit the right spot because it really lacks on virtually all other important fronts. As much as we don't like the MSI board we've also tested here, the DFI does little to stand out above even this low bar and the few positives are largely countered by an overwhelming "meh" experience.

We used the Asus M3A79-T for several months and certainly feel that it's a better board - it may not be as sexy looking, but it's better featured, far more compatible with different memory and more tolerant to BIOS abuse. The DFI works well enough, and it's certainly not a bad board, but there are better options out there.