ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 AMD 890GX Socket AM3 Motherboard Review

Specifications & Features
CPU Support: AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
– AMD 140W CPU Support
– AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
– Supports 45nm CPU

Chipset: AMD 890GX/SB850

System Bus: Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransport™ 3.0

Memory Support: Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
– Dual Channel memory architecture
*AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz

PCI Expansion:
– 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support ATI CrossFireX™ technology(@dual x8 speed)
– 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
– 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
– 2 x PCI

VGA:
– Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 GPU
– Multi-VGA output support: HDMI, DVI-D and RGB ports
– Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
– Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560×1600 @60Hz
– Supports RGB with max. resolution 2560×1440 @75Hz
– Support H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, DirectX10.1 and OpenGL2.0
– Support Shader Model 4.1, Universal Video Decoder (UVD) 2.0
– Max. UMA Memory Size: 512 MB
– 128MB DDR3 1333 sideport memory support
– Hybrid CrossFireX support

Storage:

– SB850 Chipset:
6 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
– JMicron® JMB361 PATA and SATA controller:
1 xUltraDMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xExternal Power eSATA 3.0Gb/s port

LAN: Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio: ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– BD Audio Layer Content Protection
– Support 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
– DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
– Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
– Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
– ASUS Noise Filter

IEEE 1394: VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (1 at mid-board; 1 at back panel)

USB:
– 12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
– 2 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel)

Back Panel I/O Ports:
– 1 x DVI
– 1 x D-Sub
– 1 x HDMI
– 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
– 1 x IEEE 1394a
– 1 x LAN(RJ45) port
– 8 -Channel Audio I/O
– 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
– 1 x Power eSATA
– 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
– 2 x USB 3.0 ports

Internal Connectors:
– 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports
– 1 x IDE connector
– 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
– 1 x CPU Fan connector
– 1 x Power Fan connector
– 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
– 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
– 1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)
– 1 x S/PDIF Out Header
– 1 x Core Unlocker Switch
– 1 x Turbo Key II Switch
– 1 x MemOK! Button
– Front panel audio connector
– 1 x COM connector
– 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
– 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
– 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
– System Panel

BIOS: 16 Mb Flash ROM , SPI, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability: WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Accessories:
– 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 cable
– 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
– 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
– 1 x Q-Shield
– 1 x VGA Switch card
– 2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)
– User’s manual

Form Factor:ATX Form Factor  12” x 9.6” ( 30.5cm x 24.4cm )

Asus Unique Features:

ASUS Xtreme Design:
ASUS Hybrid Processor — TurboV EVO
– Turbo Unlocker, Auto Tuning, TurboV, CPU Level UP and GPU Boost
ASUS Hybrid Switch
– Core Unlocker
– Turbo Key II
ASUS Hybrid OS — Express Gate
ASUS Power Solutions:
– 8+2 Phase Power Design
– ASUS EPU
ASUS Exclusive Features:
– MemOK!
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
– ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution
– ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY:
– ASUS Q-DIMM
– ASUS O.C. Profile
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 2
– ASUS MyLogo 2
– Percision Tweaker 3
– Multi-language BIOS

Overclocking Features:

Precision Tweaker 3:
– vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.003125V increment
– vDDNB: Adjustable CPU NB voltage at 0.003125V increment
– vCPU PLL: Adjustable CPU_PLL voltage at 0.00625V increment
– vHT bus: Adjustable PCH voltage at 0.00625V increment
– vDRAM Bus: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.00625V increment
– iChipset: Adjustable iChipset voltage at 0.00625V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection):
– PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
– Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
– ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)