Okay, so first things first. Let’s work out the $240 US price tag. The Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7 is by far the most expensive AMD 890FX based motherboard, making it one of the most expensive AM3 motherboards available. Clearly performance has nothing to do with the price, as you can expect all 890FX motherboards to deliver roughly the same performance.
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Finder |
Posted on: 06/01/2010 10:27 AM
Looks like a cool board but who uses 4 graphics cards? :S |
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Bowser |
Posted on: 06/01/2010 10:48 AM
i think the reviewer is right for that kind of money the core7 is a better choice. still the phenom x6 would work well on this board. |
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JustBecause |
Posted on: 06/01/2010 11:29 AM
this is a pretty sweet board. I think I am going to pull the trigger on one of these! thanks for the review. |
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djocin |
Posted on: 06/02/2010 11:20 PM
I really like the optional heatsink for the north bridge. Sill with the water-block you could make a really quiet system. |
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Richie |
Posted on: 06/03/2010 03:44 AM
thanks for the review but when will motherboards get real USB 3 support? |
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master |
Posted on: 06/03/2010 11:48 AM
This MoBo longer than standard ATX PCB almost in 20mm!!! so i cant mount GA-890FXA-UD7 in ATX case! |
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ProX |
Posted on: 06/03/2010 02:34 PM
@master - That must be good stuff you are smoking, its a standard ATX board and I see no reason why it would not fit in a standard ATX case as it is designed to. Still who in their right mind would buy a motherboard designed to support 4 graphics cards and then use it in a standard case? The design alone calls for a full ATX tower. |
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Steve Posts: 74 Joined: 2010-02-08 |
Posted on: 06/09/2010 12:15 AM
Posted by master on 06/03/2010 12:48 PM
It should fit in a standard ATX case but as ProX said most are going to want to install this motherboard into a full tower case. |
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Sharpy |
Posted on: 06/09/2010 03:26 AM
Man that is one insane looking AMD motherboard. Shame SLI is not supported but I would probably go with a few Radeon HD 5870 cards anyway. Nice review and keep up the good work! |
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Jaw |
Posted on: 08/10/2010 09:22 AM
It isn,t a standard ATX board Its a XLATX board it is 20mm longer than the ATX boards. Coolermaster HAF X, Black, Full Gaming Tower Case with Side Window/USB3, w/o PSU is the only case I have found the accepts this board around £150.00 squids. |