Gigabyte 890FX-A UD7 Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Published: 5th October 2010 | Source: Gigabyte | Price: £170 |
Introduction
There have been a few AMD motherboards released in recent times since the introduction of the 890 chipset. We've recently looked at a couple that come with the Lucid Hydra chip on board. Today we're going back to basics with a non-Lucid AM3 motherboard.
That doesn't mean that this is a standard AMD motherboard though. By virtue of its perception as the value option for a system, AMD motherboards tend to be lacking some of the more high-end features that we've seen upon its Intel counterparts.
With the recent release of the six core 10xx series of AMD processors being such good performers it was about time that a company took up the mantle and brought out a motherboard that did it justice.
One of the highest quality Intel motherboards around are Gigabytes UD7 series and so it is pleasing to see them apply this methodology to the AMD 890 chipset in the form of the Gigabyte 890FX-A UD7 motherboard.
Technical Specifications
A glance through the technical specs shows the level of detail we have here. The 890FX chipset coupled to a SB850 Southbridge and the ALC889 Realtek audio certainly leaves nothing on the table. Also worthy of note are six SATA 6Gbps connections allowing a more futureproof storage capability over the two ports we normally see.
Finally it's slightly larger than an ATX board, so it's worth checking you aren't trying to shoehorn it into a tiny case.
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| Storage Interface | South Bridge:
GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip:
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| IEEE 1394 | T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
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| H/W Monitoring | System voltage detection
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Most Recent Comments
shame it has no lucid chip as this would of been awsome
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Originally Posted by AMDFTW
shame it has no lucid chip as this would of been awsome |
as its new tech and it seems odd to go back to normal with just usb3 and sata6
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Originally Posted by AMDFTW
as its new tech and it seems odd to go back to normal with just usb3 and sata6 |
i reckon most people will opt for the MSI IMO
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Originally Posted by AMDFTW
i reckon most people will opt for the MSI IMO |
but like you said all 3 have something about them i just think the MSI has lil more
but thats just my opinion fella
but thats just my opinion fella
Luckily the concept of reviews is that people can make their own choice on what they buy.
After all, we all know that people have brand loyalty and the Lucid Hydra setup is really only beneficial for people with two high-end graphics cards from the competing manufacturers. Which only accounts for a nth of the potential audience.
All three are very good boards, with slight variances depending upon personal taste.
After all, we all know that people have brand loyalty and the Lucid Hydra setup is really only beneficial for people with two high-end graphics cards from the competing manufacturers. Which only accounts for a nth of the potential audience.
All three are very good boards, with slight variances depending upon personal taste.
Does the heat-pipe 2 work with the Noctua DH-14? It should, but Noctua themself just say "The Silent-Pipe 2 module might not be usable." on their compability page. So if you got it to work with the noctua please reply. This board seems to be winner for my new rig, i just want to make sure everything will fit.
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