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The AMD Bulldozer architecture has seen great overclocking numbers since its launch. Here at Neoseeker, the FX-8150 reached 4.74GHz with the ASUS Crosshair V Formula when cooling was adequate. That board was provided in the review kit at launch, and was most likely selected because it was, in some way better, than competing offerings. Looking at the previous AM3 motherboards, one may wonder if all the available options in the UEFI for adjusting the power regulation circuitry parameters were going to be the norm for the AM3+ offerings. However, is such a circuitry as high-end and as optimized as needed to get the most out of the AMD FX line of processors?
Today, Neoseeker is taking a look at another offering from a different manufacturer, the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5. Despite it being a board for the high-end spectrum of the market, it's quite a bit cheaper than the Crosshair V Formula. It will be interesting to see how it fares on the overclocking front.
| Specifications | |
| CPU |
Support for AMD AM3+ FX™ Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II/Athlon™ Processors |
| Hyper Transport Bus | 5200MT/s |
| Chipset |
Northbridge: AMD 990FX Southbridge: AMD SB950 |
| Memory |
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules |
| Audio |
Realtek ALC889 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S/PDIF Out |
| LAN | 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Expansion Slots |
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) 1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8) 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI slot |
| Multi-Graphics Technology | Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA SLI™ technology |
| Storage Interface |
South Bridge: - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD 2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips: - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices - Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1 |
| USB |
South Bridge: - Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers) 2 x Etron EJ168 chips: - Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) |
| IEEE 1394 |
VIA VT6308 chip: - Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal IEEE 1394a header) |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header 1 x IEEE 1394a header 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header |
| Back Panel Connectors |
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x IEEE 1394 port 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) |
| I/O Controller | ITE IT8720 chip |
| H/W Monitoring |
System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System/Power fan fail warning CPU/System fan speed control |
| BIOS |
2 x 32 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b |
| Unique Features |
Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune Support for Easy Energy Saver Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Cloud OC Support for 3TB+ Unlock Support for Q-Share |
| Bundle Software | Norton Internet Security (OEM version) |
| Operating System | Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
Specifications are courtesy of Gigabyte @ http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3891#sp
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