Five $160 To $240 990FX-Based Socket AM3+ Motherboards
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Page 1:990FX: AMD Leads The Chipset Game
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Page 2:ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional
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Page 3:Fatal1ty 990FX Professional Firmware
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Page 4:Asus Sabertooth 990FX
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Page 5:Sabertooth 990FX Firmware
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Page 6:ECS A990FXM-A
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Page 7:A990FXM-A Firmware
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Page 8:Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
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Page 9:990FXA-UD7 Firmware
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Page 10:MSI 990FXA-GD80
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Page 11:990FXA-GD80 Firmware
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Page 12:Test Settings And Benchmarks
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Page 13:Benchmark Results: 3D Games
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Page 14:Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
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Page 15:Benchmark Results: Productivity
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Page 16:Power, Heat, And Efficiency
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Page 17:Overclocking
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Page 18:Which 990FX Board Should You Buy?
Sabertooth 990FX Firmware
Although it was the GUI that often scared new overclockers away from the BIOS, underlying limitations of that technology were the driving force behind Asus’ switch to UEFI. Nevertheless, we enjoy and appreciate the BIOS-like simplicity of the Sabertooth 990FX's UEFI interface.
Spanning three pages, Asus’ Ai Tweaker menu provides a wide range of clock and voltage controls that, unlike those of many competitors, actually work in a predictable manner. For example, when we disabled AMD Turbo Core to stability-test our maximum continuous overclock, the Sabertooth 990FX actually locked in the speed we set.
A little experimentation with Asus’ multi-stage Load Line Calibration revealed that the “High” setting kept our overclocked CPU very close to the continuous voltage we desired.
Asus-specific features are primarily limited to operational modes for its PWM, though all of the expected CPU, DRAM, and chipset voltage settings are also available.
Primary, secondary, and tertiary memory timings are individually selectable from Ai Tweaker’s DRAM Timing Control submenu.
- 990FX: AMD Leads The Chipset Game
- ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional
- Fatal1ty 990FX Professional Firmware
- Asus Sabertooth 990FX
- Sabertooth 990FX Firmware
- ECS A990FXM-A
- A990FXM-A Firmware
- Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
- 990FXA-UD7 Firmware
- MSI 990FXA-GD80
- 990FXA-GD80 Firmware
- Test Settings And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3D Games
- Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
- Benchmark Results: Productivity
- Power, Heat, And Efficiency
- Overclocking
- Which 990FX Board Should You Buy?
So, x58 is irrelevant, because SB beats it. Except AMD's offering is somehow relevant even though both x58 and SB beat it. What?????
If you ignore x58 because SB offers better performance, you ignore anything AMD has because a SB setup offers better performance. If you want 36 or less lanes, x58 still offers better processors than you can hope to get from AMD. Bizarre logic.
Not that AMD is irrelevant, just the logic is badly flawed.
but great chipsets cant offset poor CPU's.
Secondly, I would really like to see a piece on extreme CFX/SLI configurations on rigs like this. It seems an article with reliable information on this would be beneficial to gaming enthusiasts, IT professionals, and HPC builders alike!
Hope to see an article along these lines soon!
So, x58 is irrelevant, because SB beats it. Except AMD's offering is somehow relevant even though both x58 and SB beat it. What?????
If you ignore x58 because SB offers better performance, you ignore anything AMD has because a SB setup offers better performance. If you want 36 or less lanes, x58 still offers better processors than you can hope to get from AMD. Bizarre logic.
Not that AMD is irrelevant, just the logic is badly flawed.
Originally it referred to AMD's insistence of comparing its FX-8150 to the 990X to prove that the FX-8150 had far better value. The original version of the paragraph referred to that comparison method a sham, and THEN referred to the SB vs BD debate. I guess it's neither nice nor necessary to call the 8150/990X price/performance comparison a sham, so the paragraph was altered to improve it's tone
Please do a Tri-Sli review with 580's in it.
Compare the 8150 @ $279 vs the 2500K @ $215, who would you recommend?
Hint: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/03/amd_fx8150_multigpu_gameplay_performance_review/1