Gigabyte and ASUS are obviously not the only manufacturers that have built motherboards around the 890GX; the competition is quite ferocious as of late since AMD is doing well with its Athlon II and Phenom II lineups. Another competitor in this market is EliteGroup Computer Systems, more commonly known as ECS. Even though today's subject has been available since the chipset's launch, Neoseeker has just got to it. This is not too bad though; it allows for a more mature BIOS that can potentially fix some issues.
If one recalls the previous AMD motherboard from ECS that entered the labs, the A785GM-AD3, Neoseeker was reluctant to recommend it, especially when comparing to the competitor's solutions. So how will ECS fare this time? Can the A890GXM-A catch up for its predecessors? The answer lies in the following pages.
Specifications
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CPU
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Socket AM3 socket for AMD Phenom™ II processors
Support 125W Phenom™ II X6 processors
High-performance HyperTransport 3.0 CPU Interface
Support transfer rate up to 5200 mega-transfers per second
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Chipset
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North Bridge: AMD 890GX
South Bridge: AMD SB850
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Graphics
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On Chip (AMD 890GX-based with ATI™ Radeon HD4290 graphics )
Integrated DirectX10.1 graphics processor
Share Memory: Maximum up to 512MB
AMD SidePort Memory : DDR3-1333 (64Mx16=128MB)
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Memory
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Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 32 GB
Support DDR3 up to 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM
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Expansion Slots
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3 x PCI Express Gen 2.0 x16 slots
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
*The third PCIEX16 only support bandwidth x4
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Storage
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Support by AMD® SB850
•5 x Serial ATAIII 6.0Gb/s devices
•RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 10 configuration
•1 x eSATA
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Audio
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Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC
Compliant with HD audio specification
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LAN
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Dual Realtek 8111DL 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet Controller
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Rear Panel I/O
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1 x D-sub(VGA)
1 x HDMI Port
1 x DVI Port
1 x Display port
2 x RJ45 LAN connectors
1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x Clear_CMOS button
1 x eSATA
6 x USB ports
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Internal I/O Connectors and Headers
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1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
1 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector
1 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector
1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector
1 x Power on button
1 x Reset button
1 x Speaker header
1 x Front panel switch/LED header
1 x Front panel audio header
1 x SPDIF out header
1 x 4-pin power connector for VGA card
1 x Clear CMOS header
5 x Serial ATAIII 6Gb/s connectors
4 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 8 USB ports
1X Stand by LED (Red Light)
1X Power on LED (Green light)
1 x Chassis intrusion header
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BIOS
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AMI BIOS with 8Mb SPI Flash ROM
Supports Plug and Play, STR (S3) / STD (S4) , Hardware monitor, Multi Boot
Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS
F11 hot key for boot up devices option
Support over-clocking
Support eJIFFY
Support Page Up clear CMOS Hotkey
Support ECS M.I.B III Utility
•CPU voltage adjustable
•Memory voltage adjustable
•NB Chipset Voltage Adjustable
•HT Voltage Adjustable
•External Clock Adjustable
•Multiple Frequency Adjustable by CPU
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Form Factor
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ATX Size, 305mm*244mm
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Specifications are courtesy of ECS at http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=1115&CategoryID=1&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=19&LanID=0
