ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 AMD Motherboard Review
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Author: Greg Baden
Pages:
- Introduction
- Features & Specifications
- Overview
- Installation
- The BIOS
- Utilities
- Overclocking & Testing Procedures
- Testing - CPU
- Testing - System & Memory
- Testing - Video
- Testing – Gaming
- Final Thoughts
Features
- Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
- Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU
- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1866(OC)
- Supports ATI™ Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- 2 x Front USB 3.0, 2 x Rear USB 3.0, 8 x SATA3, 2 x IEEE 1394
- Dr. Debug, Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Supports XFast USB, AXTU, UEFI, Instant Boot, Instant Flash, APP Charger, SmartView, Turbo UCC
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), THX TruStudio PRO™ and Premium Blu-ray audio support
Specifications
| General | |
CPU | - Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) - Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports CPU up to 140W - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology |
Chipset | - Northbridge: AMD 890FX - Southbridge: AMD SB850 - AMD Vision Black |
Memory | - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. |
BIOS | - 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports “Plug and Play” - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Audio, Video and Networking | |
Graphics | - n/a |
Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports THX TruStudio PRO™ |
LAN | - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
Slots | - 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4 @ x16 mode; PCIE5 @ x4 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots - Supports ATI™ Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ |
SATA3 | - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB850, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions |
USB 3.0 | - 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by NEC UPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by NEC UPD720200, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
Connector | - 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED) |
Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
| Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
Unique Feature | - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock AIWI - ASRock APP Charger - SmartView - ASRock XFast USB - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 CPU Overclocking - Turbo UCC |
Smart Switch | - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED |
Support CD | - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDrive™ Utility, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite – OEM and Trial) |
Accessories | - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - Floppy/ATA 133 Cables - 4 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional) - 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel - 4 x HDD Screws - 6 x Chassis Screws - 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket |
Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore |
Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) |
OS | - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant |
Certifications | - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
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