Three AMD 990FX-Based Motherboards For Enthusiasts

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AMD’s flagship FX-series processors squarely target enthusiasts with sub-$1,000 system budgets, and it's hard to get there with an expensive motherboard. We requested every vendor's top-value solution, and received three boards for your consideration.

Results: F1 2012 And Skyrim

Even after retesting multiple times, Asus’ M5A99FX Pro R2.0 (say that five times fast) constantly produced a frame rate drop at our lowest F1 2012 setting. Conversely, it achieved an unexpected lead at 1280x720 and 1920x1080 using our highest-quality preset.

After seeing a few quirks in three other games, our Skyrim results are much more normal-looking.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.