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By now ASRock is a familiar household name for many enthusiasts, noted by generally decent product quality, budget-friendliness, and tendency to equip with innovative, if not interesting, features. ASRock attempts to rectify the situation with the 890FX Deluxe 4, a product squarely aimed at AMD enthusiasts and power users. Powered by AMD 890FX chipset, ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 motherboard comes with Socket AM3 processors support with six-core CPU ready, 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots up to 16GB of Dual Channel DDR3 memory, 7.1 channels HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) technology, 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, 2 x PCI slots, 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors and 3 x USB 3.0 ports. The PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots have configuration like this: both of PCIE2 and PCIE4 run at x16 mode while PCIE5 runs at x4 mode for ATI Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX support. If you have ever used Super Speed USB3.0, you already know how conveniently fast it is. In the ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 motherboard, ASRock supply you with an additional two Super Speed USB3 ports on the front of your machine. Priced only $154.99, you can buy ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 Motherboard at Amazon.com.

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With same color scheme as Biostar TA890GXE motherboard that reviewed earlier, Biostar TA890FXE motherboard is more intended for enthusiast users. Based on AMD 890FX chipset, Biostar TA890FXE computer motherboard brings nice features like four PCI Express x16 slots, six SATA 6Gbps ports, solid capacitors, core unlocking utility and more. Biostar TA890FXE mainboard offers support to multi-GPU with quad CrossFireX configuration. Unfortunately, this AMD motherboard doesn't support SLI configuration. At least Biostar used different colors to identify the x16 slots. So if you want to install two video cards make sure to use the white slots. However, Biostar could make a better job identifying which slot runs at x4 and which one runs at x1. Biostar TA890FXE motherboard has four DDR3 sockets to provide 16 GB with it and it is said supports DDR3 memories up to 1,600 MHz through overclocking. On the rear panel of this AMD motherboard, you'll get keyboard and mouse PS/2 connectors, optical SPDIF output, coaxial SPDIF output, six USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire port, one eSATA-600 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and independent analog 7.1 audio outputs. You can buy Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard for only $119.99 at Amazon.com.

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Not to be confused with the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro, ASUS M4A89TD Pro motherboard features the new AMD 890FX and SB850 core logic. Akin to its predecessor, the flagship chipset boasts ATi CrossfireX Multi GPU capability with dual 16x/16x lane speeds. In ATX form factor with 12 x 9.6 inches of dimension, ASUS M4A89TD Pro mainboard features Socket AM3 CPUs including Phenom II and Athlon II series, four DDR3 memory slots support for up to 16GB in total, two 16x PCI-Express 2.0 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology with dual x16 speed, Realtek ALC892 7.1 channel high-definition audio codec, six SATA 6Gbps ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 12 USB 2.0 ports and more. On the cooling side, the large blue heatsink near the I/O ports is a high density fin arrangement with a single heatpipe that serves the purpose of cooling the board's power management circuitry and the AMD 890FX chipset itself. The more important feature of the ASUS M4A89TD Pro motherboard is there are Core Unlocker and TurboKey switches. While a little stiff to use, they respectively enable the hidden cores of compatible CPUs and then dynamically overclock them according to CPU load, just like bringing Intel's TurboBoost to AMD. For what it offers, ASUS M4A89TD Pro computer motherboard is a very competent AMD motherboard that would have no trouble at forming the basis of a high performance computer. With price only $174.99, you can buy ASUS M4A89TD Pro AMD 890FX+SB850 ATX Motherboard at Amazon.com.

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Biostar TA890GXE motherboard is an AMD motherboard based on AMD 890GX/SB850 chipset with microATX form-factor motherboard so it can fit into nearly any case. Biostar TA890GXE motherboard is compatible with any socket AM3 processor, so it's possible to install an entry level socket AM3 Sempron or a six-core Phenom II X6 1090T processor. Like another socket AM3 motherboards, Biostar TA890GXE has built-in Radeon HD 4290 and only supports DDR3 memory module with four memory DIMMs that support up to 16GB of DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600(OC) RAM module. The HD 4290 is not of much use for hardcore gaming, but when it comes to plain old desktop 2D graphics or HD video decoding, the HD 4290 is more than powerful enough. The AMD 890GX chipset is paired with the SB850 makes Biostar TA890GXE mainboard also supports SATA 6Gbps with five internal connections in total and it is added a VIA VT6330 controller for an additional eSATA II port and IDE connector. However, Biostar TA890GXE computer motherboard still doesn't support USB 3.0. With price tag only $99.99 at Amazon.com, Biostar TA890GXE is a cost-effective AMD motherboard solution that forgoes some performance and tweaking features but delivers on most of the core features that have made the AMD 890GX chipset a hit.

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ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard comes in a large crimson themed box and follows a similar theme to its lesser sibling, the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula. ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 12 x 10.6 inches, E-ATX form factor. The AMD 890FX/SB850 planted in this AMD motherboard support AMD Socket AM3 Sempron 100/Athlon II X2/X3/X4 and Phenom II X2/X3/X4/X6 Processors with max 16 GB of Dual Channel memory architecture. Featuring the LucidLogix Hydra Engine chip, ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard lets the users to pair graphics cards across the lineups and GPU vendors up to 3-4 cards regardless of the gaphic cards shape and size. The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme allows you to install up to eight SATA 6Gbps devices where 6 are powered by the SB850 Southbridge while the others are linked to a separate Marvell controller. Aside PCB mounted Power Toggle buttons, ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard offers instant BIOS recovery to power, overclock or diagnose your system remotely and also determine graphics card faults with a switch panel. Buy ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme AMD 890FX/SB850 USB 3.0 and SATA 6 GB/s Motherboard for only $315.75 at Amazon.com.

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ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 is an AMD motherboard based on AMD 880G chipset which is built on a 55nm die and includes an integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 GPU. The ATI Radeon HD 4250 chip used isn't up to gaming, however it's more than sufficient for video acceleration. As AMD Socket AM3 motherboard, ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 mainboard supports Phenom II, Athlon II and Sempron 100 processors. Unlike most high end AMD motherboards that don't support below 1600 and at time 2000MHz, ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 computer motherboard still support 1066, 1333 and 1800MHz (overclocking). On the rear I/O there is a lot of connectivity such as PS2 for mouse keyboard connector, HDMI, D-SUB (VGA), DVI, two USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, Digital audio in the form of optical TOSLINK connector, and then all the way to the right the analog audio connectors. The mid-range pricing of the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 computer mainboard means this AMD motherboard is missing some enthusiast features. However, with capable integrated graphics, easy overclocking and all the ports you could want, the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 motherboard makes a great case for building a budget AMD-based PC. You can buy ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 motherboard for only $125.86 at Amazon.com.

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Supporting Socket AM3 for AMD Phenom II, Athlon II, Sempron 100 Series Processors, Crosshair IV Formula is an AMD computer motherboard of Republic of Gamer from ASUS. ASUS Crosshair IV Formula mainboard is looked like the ASUS Rampage III Extreme Intel Motherboard, with its black and red colour scheme and the Escher-esque heatsinks. ASUS Crosshair IV Formula use AMD 890FX chipset and supports the new six-core Phenom II X6 as well as up to four graphics cards teamed in CrossFireX. The PCI Express slots are clearly labelled so that you know that if you only want to use two graphics cards, you know that it’s the top two that will give you full bandwidth per card. The 890FX chipset connects to the SB850 Southbridge, which brings native SATA 6Gbps support. Asus has attached an NEC USB 3 controller to this Southbridge for a pair of USB 3 ports at the back. Amazon.com offers the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula computer motherboard for only $219.99.

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Sapphire PURE CrossFireX 890GX AM3 is an AMD motherboard from Sapphire designed for AMD Phenom II that support the 6-cores processor, high speed DDR3 RAM module and next generation graphic. The AMD 890GX chipset allows the Sapphire 52032-01-40G Motherboard to implements ATI Radeon HD4290 engine and ATI CrossFireX Technology. The ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology of this AMD motherboard allows users to increase up to 1.75x by enabling the power of integrated graphics core and the add-on graphics card simultaneously. Featured 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, 1 x PCI Express x1 slot, 1 x MINI PCI-E slot and 1 x 32-bit PCI slot, Sapphire PURE CrossFireX 890GX AM3 comes with ATX form factor. This AMD motherboard from Sapphire is sold for $128.99 at Amazon.com.

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The Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 is an AMD based motherboard built on the AMD 890FX chipset and supports AMD 6-core processors. Unlike previous designs, AMD still uses a Northbridge and Southbridge chipset configuration. The Northbridge will handles all of the highspeed connectivity like USB3 and SATA6, while the Southbridge supplies many of the legacy technologies such as USB2, PCI and audio output. With 941 pins of AMD Socket AM3, all current AMD Phenom II CPUs including the 6-core 1090T and 1055T will work with this mainboard. Gigabyte has included 2x banks of dual channel DDR3 that together support up to 16GB of memory. Be sure to purchase the proper kit of DDR3 modules cause the AMD system still use the higher voltage. The Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 motherboard support both of SATA3 and SATA6 with a total of 8 connections. The connections are placed at right angles for better access and video card compatibility. The multi-GPU configuration of this AMD motherboard will be limited to ATI Crossfire in both 2-way and 3-way configurations. Two of the topmost 16x PCI Express slots run with a full 16x lanes of bandwidth. The bottom most 16x slot features 8x lanes while the middle slot is only wired for 4x. Two 1x PCIe and a standard PCI make up the remainder of the expansion slot layout. The rear panel of the Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 mainboard features PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse ports, USB2, IEEE 1394, USB3, eSATA, digital audio either over optical or coax, dual RJ-45 network connection, and 6 analog audio connections. You can get the Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD Motherboard for only $179.99 at Amazon.com.

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The ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard is a Socket AM3 board which officially supports all AMD AM3 CPUs featuring a TDP of up to 140W and makes use of high-quality capacitors and an 8+2 phase power design. A 128MB DDR3 1333MHz SidePort memory module is present, boosting performance of the Radeon HD 4290 IGP. The ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard also supports up to 16GB of DDR3 memory in its four banks with speeds up to 1866MHz overclocked and 1333MHz natively. On the M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard, ASUS changed the way the memory is placed compared to the standard on most AMD motherboards makes it possible to install memory with large and unusual heatsinks. Like other high-end AMD motherboards from ASUS, the M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 also comes with a built-in memory compatibility tester called MemOK!. ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 mainboard comes with two PCI Express x16 slots working at x8 if both are used. If you just running a single discrete GPU, you must installed a loopback card (comes with board) on the first PCI Express x16 slot (the grey slot). The USB 3.0 on the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard is provided by the NEC D720200F1 chip right below the back panel and has blue color. However, there are a couple of items that should be improved by ASUS. When you enabled the Turbo Key II feature, it actually hindered the performance by crippling the memory speed and timings. While this is a great feature for a novice, anyone who is into overclocking will skip this and tune it themselves and those who are not overclockers will actually lose performance with this. And, when two discrete GPU cards are used, the speeds drop down to x8 versus x16. With the speeds and technology that has been out for some time, it would be nice to have the full potential of our hardware to run them as fast as they are designed for. However,if a decent IGP, SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 are features on your shopping list, you can get AMD 890GX and ASUS's M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard for only $149.99 at Amazon.com.

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With the newest AMD 890FX chipset at its heart, the MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 motherboard is the de-facto standard for AMD gaming performance. This socket AM3 mainboard is designed from the ground up for performance enthusiasts and promises innovations like native SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, increased PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth for ATI Radeon video cards in four-way Crossfire, and support for 45nm AMD processors up to 140W TDP including 6-core Phenom II X6 processors. It is possible, cause this mainboard is capable of (potentially) unlocking certain quad-core AMD CPUs to 6-core. MSI has packed the 890FXA-GD70 motherboard with extensive overclocking tools, BIOS-level voltage adjustments, board-level features, and very selectively chosen mil-spec grade electrical components. With a price of around $199.99 at Amazon.com, the AMD 890FX-based MSI 890FXA-GD70 motherboard is a solid foundation for anyone looking to build a massive CrossFireX array with three or four dual-slot video cards and want them working at high performance, and really thinks it is better buying a motherboard with high-end components.

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As with most Gigabyte products, the packaging for the 890GPA-UD3H comes with a wealth of information about this AMD motherboard. Opening the box, you find the accessories sitting on top of a white cardboard insert. The accessories included of this AMD mainboard consist of a rear I/O shield, two SATA cables, one IDE cable, a manual, an installation guide, a drivers disk, and a small Dolby Digital sticker. Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard doesn't only come with the latest technologies, such as USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 and the ATI Radeon HD 4290 integrated graphics processor, but this AMD motherboard also right out of the box comes with more horsepower than the previous generation of AMD mainboards and has features that will appeal across a wide spectrum of users. Along with the top tier performance AMD has integrated on-board graphics with HD 1080P support and CrossFireX, for unsurpassed gaming power that will make the board appeal to gamers, multimedia users, as well as those with more general computing needs. Regardless how well designed a product is there are always a few issues to go along with Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H mainboard. The first is that, even with the large heatsink the 890GX NorthBridge would still get rather hot. The other issue is that the included rear I/O shield did not line up properly with the HDMI port on the rear panel. Also, like the AMD 790GX motherboards, the 890GX can not run CrossFireX at full x16 speeds and when both cards are installed it will be at x8/x8 bandwidth. Even with these issues, the Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H is an extremely versatile an AMD motherboard that offers better performance, support for current technologies, and overclocks much higher than older AMD chipsets. This board comes highly recommended and you can buy this AMD motherboard at Amazon.com for only $139.98.

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The AMD 785G chipset that lies at the heart of the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO is an update to the AMD 780G that launched early in 2008 where the AMD 785G is a relatively minor update of 780G. The ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard supports AMD Socket AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption and AMD CPUs in the 45nm manufacturing process. It features up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus. The layout of this AMD mainboard clearly has areas where it could be improved, such as the IDE port that's angled into the board and low down on the PCB will make getting a cable neatly to the optical drives almost impossible. Then, there are the 4-pin power connector right at the top of the board nestled by the heatsinks. Outside of a case this is easy to use, but when in a built system it will sit right under the PSU or case roof, proving it almost impossible to unclip. Finally, there's the five SATA ports that are just lumped together, despite the fact there's enough space to stick them at 90 degrees along the board edge. With these negatives out the way, the rest of the design deserves credit, like the headers for front panel audio and USB sit at the bottom of the board and are easy to identify, the DDR3 slots are well above the PCI-Express slot. The passive coolers on the power regulation hardware, Northbridge and Southbridge look superb. They are swoopy blue aluminium items that look the part and, more importantly, they do a good job. ASUS has found the space for three PCI slots as well as COM1 and LPT headers but you don't get a floppy. ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard also has three PCI slots, but there are still x16, x4 and x1 slots available for PCI-Express cards. The rear I/O panel of this AMD motherboard is packed out with tons of connectors including six USB 2.0, one eSATA, one 6-pin Firewire, a RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet socket, PS2 keyboard, optical S/PDIF out, HDMI, DVI, d-sub, and six 3.5mm audio jacks providing the 7.1 channel surround sound as well as microphone and line inputs. While there's certainly enough for most of us, be aware of the AMD 785G chipset limitation where you cannot use both DVI and HDMI digital outputs simultaneously. ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard has a little plastic header that you connect the case lights and buttons to the header, then plug the header on the board. It's a little thing, but a real timesaver. Without the CPU-Northbridge multiplier adjustment in the BIOS, you're limited in the amount of HyperTransport overclocking available. The bottom line is that the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO is really a very good motherboard at the right price, but just drops short in our expectations of an outright recommendation.

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	:	ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO - Motherboard - ATX - 785G (BU1850)
	:	ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO ATX AMD Motherboard

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On the early March, AMD released the first of their 800-Series motherboard chipsets, the AMD 890GX, to replace their previous high-end 790GX chipset which is showing its age. The AMD 890GX chipset supports AMD socket AM3 processors, including upcoming 6-core Phenom II X6 processors, and it features an integrated, DX10.1-class graphics core with 40 shader units and a 64 / 128-bit memory interface. You should also note that the graphics core within the 890GX is branded the Radeon HD 4290, but it supports Hybrid CrossFire modes with the Radeon HD 5450. Paired with AMD SB850 Southbridge chip, keywords for this chipset are more processor compatibility, better IGP performance and increased bandwidth for the new technologies. AMD SB850 Southbridge chip is embedded with a Gigabit Ethernet and a SATA 6G controller. To add their AMD motherboards collection, MSI was planted this AMD 890GX chipset on their 890GXM-G65. With micro ATX form factor makes this motherboard as on of AMD motherboards for gaming with Small Form Factor (SFF) system thanks to its Crossfire support with a pair of full-length PCIe ports (which run in x8 mode when Crossfire is enabled). The 890GXM-G65 motherboard sports MSI’s typical blue on black color scheme, and has a nice clean layout. MSI has done a great job utilizing the small amount of real estate available in the mATX form factor. The two PCIe slots are spaced far enough apart for dual-slot video cards, while leaving enough room at the bottom for easily accessing the OC Switch and USB headers. This AMD motherboard from MSI only has a total of two fan headers, the CPU fan and the one near the SATA ports. For any additional fans, you’ve gotta run adapters straight from the power supply. The DDR3 slot placement is typical of most AMD motherboards. It’s all too common for memory slots on these boards to use adjacent slots for dual channel, instead of every other slot like the majority of Intel motherboards. There's 14 USB 2.0 ports available from the MSI 890GXM-G65 motherboard in total and the two blue ports are the USB 3.0 ones. There are DVI, D-Sub and HDMI outputs in the rear I/O block, of which only one digital output can be used at once. There's also an eSATA port, a PS/2 port that can accept either mouse or keyboard, plenty of sound outputs (including optical S/PDIF out) and Gigabit Ethernet too. Overall this is a decent mix of ports, and has enough future upgradability for most people looking for a micro-ATX board. The MSI 890GXM-G65 board has a little something for everybody. It's an awesome net PC or work PC that is power efficient yet delivers a good punch for your business. The wide connectivity feature set and embedded IGP make this AMD motherboard a truly excellent HTPC as well. Still, 1it's not the reason enough to upgrade from the AMD 785/790 series motherboard. But if you are out on the market for an update or new PC, then this MSI 890GXM-G65 motherboard obviously is what you need to take.

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	:	MSI 890GXM-G65 AMD 890GX micro-ATX Motherboard
	:	MSI 890GXM-G65 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

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The ECS 790GXM-AD3 is an AMD motherboard based of the 790GX/SB750 chipset and supports both CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX with the integrated HD 3300 graphics and onboard video memory buffer. To keep the A790GXM-AD3 AM3 board cool while operating, ECS has placed a large amount of copper in their heatsinks. There is one over the voltage regulators, one over the Northbridge to cool the NB and the Sideport memory, and one over the Southbridge. ECS A790GXM-AD3 mainboard has two PCI Express x16 slots which support both CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX with the onboard ATI HD 3300 graphics. There are also two PCI Express x1 slots and two legacy PCI slots for additional expansion card such as networking, audio, and more. Back panel of this AMD motherboard offers a whole lot of connections to get you up and running with minimal fuss. There are a PS/2 mouse and keyboard port, a clear CMOS button, a VGA port, an HDMI port, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port, one LAN port, and the audio port which supports 8 channel HD audio and SPDIF. A few things of note is the inclusion of an eSATA port is almost necessary with external storage having high capacities these days, so it is nice to see ECS keeping up with current and future technology. Although ECS 790GXM-AD3 motherboard has a VGA port and an HDMI port, there is no DVI port on it.

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	:	ECS Socket ATX Motherboard for AMD Phenom II Processors, V1.0/V1.0A (A790GXM-AD3)
	:	ECS A790GXM-AD3 ATX AMD Motherboard

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The ECS 790GXM-AD3 is an AMD motherboard based of the 790GX/SB750 chipset and supports both CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX with the integrated HD 3300 graphics and onboard video memory buffer. To keep the A790GXM-AD3 AM3 board cool while operating, ECS has placed a large amount of copper in their heatsinks. There is one over the voltage regulators, one over the Northbridge to cool the NB and the Sideport memory, and one over the Southbridge. ECS A790GXM-AD3 mainboard has two PCI Express x16 slots which support both CrossFire and Hybrid CrossFireX with the onboard ATI HD 3300 graphics. There are also two PCI Express x1 slots and two legacy PCI slots for additional expansion card such as networking, audio, and more. Back panel of this AMD motherboard offers a whole lot of connections to get you up and running with minimal fuss. There are a PS/2 mouse and keyboard port, a clear CMOS button, a VGA port, an HDMI port, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port, one LAN port, and the audio ports which supports 8 channel HD audio and SPDIF. A few things of note is the inclusion of an eSATA port is almost necessary with external storage having high capacities these days, so it is nice to see ECS keeping up with current and future technology. Although ECS 790GXM-AD3 motherboard has a VGA port and an HDMI port, there is no DVI port on it.

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Motherboard specialist MSI has released the NF750-G55. This AMD motherboard will not only support AM3 CPU and DDR3 memory but will also provide SLI multi-GPU technology to easily boost the output of 3D effects. The MSI NF750-G55 offers support for SLI, Hybrid SLI and has some interesting proprietary technologies of MSI, like the True Blu-ray Audio, Easy OC Switch and Active Phase Switching. The included accessories of this AMD board are: a manual, a quick start installation guide, a drivers and utilities CD, the I/O back panel plate, SATA and IDE cables and a SATA power converter cable. Although the NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI single chipset officially only supports up to 1333MHz, MSI NF750-G55 motherboard comes with 4 memory slots which supports up to 16GB of DDR3 up to 1600MHz by doing a small change to the multiplier in the BIOS. The mainboard has two PCI-E x16 ports and 1 PCI port and the PCI-E ports are separated by quite a big distance. So, you can place a double slot card in the first PCI-E slot, but not in the second one. Cause, if you use a double slot card in the second PCI-E port you will not be able to use the PCI port at all. For the sound and the Ethernet connectivity, MSI uses Realtek ALC889 and RTL8211CL. Both chips are of high quality and supported with excellent drivers. The Fintek chip located next to the battery is in charge of the general I/O functions of the motherboard and also makes it possible to control fans with the popular SpeedFan program. The most interesting feature of this AMD motherboard is the “Easy OC Switch”. It consists of a pink switch that allows us to increase the FSB of up to 35% without having to do any other changes. In principle this feature is excellent, but it will only work well if the processor you are using supports overclocking without needing an increase of the voltage. Inside the BIOS, a unique program called M-Flash lets us update the BIOS and even to backup and recover old BIOS versions.

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The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard comes packaged in a nice white cardboard box. Based on AMD 790GX chipset, this motherboard supports the latest Phenom II processors on the AM3 socket, and that it is part of the Gaming series and supports ATI CrossfireX technology. The AMD 790GX chipset offers an excellent low cost DDR2 solution for Phenom II owners but currently available implementations lack some of the higher-end bells and whistles that many enthusiasts and gamers want. Amd please note also that Socket AM2+ processors WILL NOT work in Socket AM3 boards, whilst Socket AM3 processors will work in socket AM2 and/or AM3 motherboards. The 790GX chipset technically supports Hybrid CrossFireX, allowing two or more discrete graphics cards to team up with the IGP, but many currently available boards generally only offer a single physical PCI-E x16 slot, there are exceptions of course but only a few. The 790FX-GD70 is built on a brown PCB, typical of the MSI motherboards. At first glance, the AM3 socket looks the same as an AM2+ one. In fact, an AM3 CPU has 938 pins instead of 940. On the right side, it is mentioned that it is optimized for Hyper Transport 3.0 technology. The CPU heatsink retention system has not changed so all heatsinks since the AM2 socket will fit. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has four PCI-E slots. Each PCI-E x16 slot can house a graphics card with a dual-slot cooling solution. Using such a setup, there's not going to be much room to add anything else. The MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard has eight SATA 3.0Gb/s ports and one IDE port present for people still using older drives. MSI also kept the floppy disk drive connector. Alongside it are present the front USB headers, the Firewire header, the audio header as well as the CD internal audio connector. Finally, with the board are supplied four SATA cables, one IDE and FDD cable, a Molex to SATA power connector converter, a USB bracket, two CrossfireX bridges as well as a bunch of Q-connectors. These make the connection of the front panel wires easier. Also, standard stuff is the user guide and the I/O shield. MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard is an awesome AMD motherboard with many innovative features. It is a great board for a computer ganing or dedicated for work. Its power saving features allow it to reduce power consumption, while still delivering the performance when needed.

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The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P uses Gigabyte's famed Ultra Durable 3 technology on this budget friendly AMD socket AM3 platform. This technology brings 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance. Based on AMD 770 chipset, the GA-MA770T-UD3P supports all the 45nm AMD AM3 Phenom II series processors that feature DDR3 memory controllers and HyperTransport 3.0 technology. According to AMD the 770 chipset lacks ATI CrossFireX Technology, Quad PCIE Blocks, GPU-Plex Technology, and Auto Xpress. Three of these features revolve around the board only having a single PCI Express 2.0 slot, so if you only plan on running one video card these features don't mean much to you. The layout on the board was actually quite good, with no real issues. The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P has 4 dimm slots that support up to 16GB of DDR3 memory in dual channel configuration at speeds of DDR3 800, 1066, 1333 and 1600 (overclocked). And just to the right of the dimm slots is the 24-pin power connector that is placed perfectly at the edge of the board. The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P has two legacy PCI slots, four x1 PCIE slots and one x16 slot that conforms to the PCI Express 2.0 standard. The six SATA connectors support RAID in 0, 1 and 0+1 modes. The audio on the board is powered by the Realtek ALC888 which provides 7.1 Hi Def audio and LAN is powered by the Realtek 8111C/D(L) chips. The CPU socket is actually clear of all obstructions, and should not have any problems with an aftermarket cooling solution. The bundle is super thin on this board. Just two SATA cables, an IDE cable, owner's guides, the driver and app CD, the backplate, and the all important sticker.

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Biostar TA790GXE 128M motherboard, based on AMD 790GX+SB750 chipset, has ATX form factor, supporting Hyper Transport 3.0 FSB, Socket AM2/AM2+ for AMD processor and DDR-1066 memory modules. This AMD motherboard, integrated with ATI HD 3300 display chipset and on board 128MB RAM, supports HDMI, DVI, Blu-ray DVD, DX10 special affects and UDV technology. The HDMI out is digital. so you can't use a dongle to go dual monitor VGA. Biostar TA790GXE 128M motherboard is equipped with 2 PCI-Express x16 slots, which support dual CrossFireX mode with x8 speed, and which also can form multiple CrossFireX with integrated HD 3300. As for other slots, 2 PCI-Express x1 and 2 PCI slots; 4 DIMM slots support Dual Channel Mode DDR 1066 with maximum capacity of 16GB. PCI slots get covered up by having a big graphics cards in your PCI-Express, tough. This AMD motherboard from Biostar has exclusive features like 4+1-phase VRM design and GPU Technology. 4+1-phase VRM design has high quality power components such as low RDS (on) Mosfet for lower temperature and raises the overclocking ability for Phenom/ Phenom II CPU. BIOSTAR G.P.U (Green Power Utility) is a new function, that will enhance energy efficiency by disabling extra phases while CPU on light loading. It integrated a friendly GUI to monitor what's your CPU resourcing, response and optimized the power saving on your system.

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