ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 ATX AMD Motherboard

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This MoBo has tons of attributes. There are plenty of PCIe slots for adding hardware. The SATA 6Gb/s rocks. None This board is mainly for overclockers. If you are not going to over clock I would suggest a slightly less costly board.

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Top notch set of BIOS choices, USB3, and so on. The specs speak for themselves. It was a tiny fiddly receiving it working; I had to swap a few drives around just before Windows would boot properly.

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-Very straightforward to set up, very straightforward to mount vital elements.-heatsinks on the board work very well, MB temps fairly low compared to others when under load. If you are operating two graphics cards, you might run into the concern I had, getting my graphics card is 2 expansion slots tall, with not being able to use the PCI slot, I could not mount my GPU in the very first PCI-E slot, Had to mount it in the second, but this caused no troubles at all. -Antec Lanboy air Yellow Black / Yellow Computer system Modular Case-ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB three. ATX AMD Motherboard-AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban three.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX (O.C. with Turbo OC on motherboard regularly running three.8Ghz)-Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM-ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm two Ball CPU Cooler-Vital Ballistix Sensible Tracer 8GB Ɣ x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with Orange/Blue LEDs Model BL2KIT25664ST1608OB-2x Vital RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 two.five" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Strong State Drive (SSD)-3x Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM SATA six.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Tough Drive -Bare Drive-Pc Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS910 910W ATX12V 2.two / EPS12V two.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Prepared 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Energy Supply Compatible with Core i7-PNY VCGGTS4501XPB GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express two

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Very first, this motherboard has quite substantially all of the BIOS possibilities as the Crosshair IV Formula and Crosshair IV Intense as they are all based on the AMD 890FX chipset. Second, this motherboard is capable of operating two graphics cards in ATI Crossfire at dual X16 speed. Third, this motherboard supports 1600MHz DDR3 without obtaining to overclock the DIMMs. Fourth, this motherboard has a PCIe 4x slot for OCZ RevoDrives which blow SATA six SSDs out of the water. Fifth, the motherboard has catchy blue aluminum heatsinks currently installed on the north and south bridges as well as in other areas on the board. Sixth, the motherboard has received 139 awards which can be viewed on the ASUS site which says a lot about buying confidence. Personally, I believe this is the best bet for an AMD gaming rig if you require significantly less than 3 graphics cards. The most notable downside of this motherboard is that the PCIe x1 slot will promptly be blocked by any two slot graphics card placed in the first PCIe x16 slot. Most sound cards getting manufactured are PCIe x1 cards. Working with such a card with this motherboard will not be possible. In this situation the workaround is to use a common PCI sound card in the second PCI 2.two slot. Accordingly, this motherboard has two PCI two.2 slots, but the 1st PCI 2.2 slot is also blocked by the second graphics card when one particular is installed in the second PCIe x16 slot. This only leaves four slots of the original 6 slots offered such as: 2 PCIe x16 slots, 1 PCIe x4 slot, and 1 PCI two.2 slot. Lack of "usable" expansion slots is as a result, the most major downside of the ASUS M4A89TD PRO USB3.My recommendation if this is a dilemma is to appear for a motherboard with the PCIe x1 slot mounted above the first PCIe x16 slot on the motherboard. This would absolutely free up at least one other slot as well on the board to expa This is one particular of the couple of boards that supports SATA 6, PCI 3, regular DDR3 1600 MHz, and has a PCIe x4 slot for OCZ RevoDrive installation (however OCZ and ASUS are still operating on drivers and BIOS updates for use of the RevoDrive on this board from what I realize). Also, this motherboard (any AMD board) does not support triple channel memory only dual channel memory, so make confident to only by four sticks of RAM at the most. The only other believed I have is that the cost of this board really should be a bit significantly less costly closer to 财 would appear fair due to the poor slot layout on the board.PS: If anybody is asking yourself which RAM I am operating I am utilizing the 8 GB of Kingston KHX1600C9AD3K2ǚG. This RAM is supported in all four slots of the motherboard and can be run by adjusting the BIOS DRAM settings to 9-9-9-27-two and 1.65 volts. This board can not run random RAM in all four slots. If you intend to use 1600 MHz RAM make sure you refer to the memory help list on the ASUS internet site.

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I not too long ago upgraded my entire technique and employed this board along with the new amd 970 deneb and it runs amazingly! im sooo happy with it lol ram was a little tight with my heatsink but i seriously wouldnt even contact this a con lol AMD Phenom II Black Edition 970ASUS M489TD PRO/USB3 (Xtreme Design and style Motherboard)ADATA DDR3 1600G 4GASUS EAH6850 HD RadeonInventive Soundblaster X-FI Sound Card

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Good board have had zero troubles and no technique crashes. Recognized every little thing from the start. Dual PCIE x16. Overclocking is effortless in the bios. You will not be dissapointed. Absolutely none.

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6 cores, runs at 3.72GHz devoid of breaking a sweat, tolerates watercooling well and enhanced my Windows Encounter a complete 1.3 points to 7.two. I haven't even attempted to push it, since I just don't need to have to! I suppose it could be a bit more affordable and have a smaller approach and draw less power. Perhaps triple channel memory assistance would be good, I guess. I've been an Intel fan for numerous years and I haven't had an AMD CPU given that the K7 series. I wanted to save some funds on an upgrade, so I went AMD and I have to say that I'm much more than satisfied for the income I spent. Positive, it's not top of the line or the newest, but I replaced an Intel 975EX chipset, running a P4 D EE 3.73GHz CPU and 6GB DDR2 with this and 8GB DDR3. I'm running a Vital 256GB SSD and I could not be happier with the quicker performance and decrease energy draw of my technique. This ought to last me another three years very easily (I don't need to have cutting edge).

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this board is layout appear good, 2x dual x16mode video card cool i just can't uncover the RAM match for this board, i replace 12 stick of memory ram 1333 and 1600, 2gbstick and 4gb stick, i check asus website assistance for memory list can't make it perform i believed i got terrible stick from Gskill but is not immediately after memtest86 for 12 sticks and all fail, there are no way 12 sticks fail like that i try 1 at a time and nonetheless fail, immediately after 2 weeks attempting to find dilemma why my pc can't pass, now i have to RMA this board to see, did i get the terrible 1 sorry my english suck hope u undertant what i'm saying

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Just wanted to add that right after a month of running this board with an OCed 1055TT at 3.6ghz that I've not had 1 single error or dilemma whatsoever. It is astonishing to see unfavorable evaluations on this board because I am floored by its top quality and performance... none. Don't listen to the haters, this is the ideal x6 board offered right now.

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Supports IOMMU Regardless of obtaining IOMMU to work, allowing me to use a tape drive inside ESXi, the overall encounter with version 4.1 is poor. The board would not hold the appropriate time, would not boot properly with a lot of of the on-board devices enabled, and was somewhat unstable, with random crashes more than the last few weeks. Switched to a GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5, and all these difficulties disappeared.

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Good layout, BIOS upgrades can be burned to a boot disc from an ISO file and booted to upgrade. Enjoy the energy switch / speaker / reset / LED header. These rule. No will need to peer at tiny letters on the MB or some CAD diagram in the manual to hook them up. I purchased 8GB of CORSAIR CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 Ɣx2GB) and the machine crashes in each Win7 and Linux inside 10 minutes of booting up. Memtest v3.four from an Ubuntu CD hard-locked prior to finishing one full pass, but Memtest v3.5b show no memory errors. If I pull out 3 of the 4 sticks, and leave one particular ƒGB) stick in, the method runs steady for days. I RMAed the memory and a new batch of the exact same memory has the very same symptoms. It's 1 of the few 8GB setups in the QVL for six-Core systems. I am feeling quite disappointed in this board. Not positive if I really should RMA the board or choose a 4GB setup that worked for some other folks. I do not really feel that I would propose this board due to the memory issues I experienced. Setup: ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 MotherboardEVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi)CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12VAMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHzCORSAIR XMS3 8GB Ɣ x 2GB)Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM

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It's a wonderful board when it operates or is not killing off every little thing else. The only Con is the reality that Asus top quality is slowly fading. Utilised several Asus boards in the past and only for the final year i've been obtaining troubles with them. The initially board they sent was a dud. Rma was swift. second board posted and ran good for several months. Wasn't till October I was capable to have time to play games again. Video cards burning up. Sent cards back to manufacturer a number of occasions and they final 10 minutes tops beneath load. 41 degrees is highest recorded heat. Tends to make no sense. Cards pixelate monitor and lock up pc. Drivers are not the problem sadly. Leaves just the Mobo. It's often been the issue. 180 bucks not nicely spent not to mention time wasted sending off graphics cards.

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I bought this board to make a information mining machine. 16 GB memory ECC. 1 advantage of AMD is that if you want ECC memory it is a much less expensive way to go than Intel. AMD never stripped out the ECC stuff. You can also use these "Gaming" boards which are customer priced vs the full blown server boards. This was my 1st construct ever and the machine came up 1st time about. Not challenges. I run Fedora 14. do not more than verify. Sound functions, Software raid works. OCZ Revo2 ࿒ GB) operates. Note I do *NOT* boot off the Revo2. None seriously. I was preseantly surprised how easy it is to develop a computer system. The most challenging bit was the cabling. Sort of fiddly and you have to be patient.

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Every thing! I really like the core unlockerI adore the auto overclocking capacityUSB 3 so I have it when I require itPCI Express 2. x16There are indicator lights for every essential element so it will light up green if it is working or red if there is an challenge, this is truly amazing for troubleshooting. Want the ram was a tiny additional away from the cpu so I had space for both of my FRIO cooler fans, but I already have my cpu overclocked from 3.four to three.7mhz at 32 degrees so not that large of a deal. I had difficulty obtaining this to line up with with my case mainly because of the i/o panel, finally got it to go. If I took out the i/o panel it would sit fine but when I place the i/o panel in it gave me some trouble. For this price tag it would have been good to have built in wifi, I have noticed ASUS boards prior to with this, but I possibly would still go with the wired anyway. Antec Nine Hundred Two V3ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890FXAMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHzEVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi)G.Talent Ripjaws Series 16gb 240-Pin DDR3 1600G.Talent Phoenix Pro Series 60GB SSDWD Caviar 1TB 6.0gb/s HDDCorsair 750W PSULG Blu-Ray BurnerLG Blu-Ray DriveWindows 7 Property Premium

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soon after I got my replacement.. it seemes to be OK They didnt have any BIOS loaded when I got my very first 1... had to RMA and get a different 1.

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Awesome Board. easy assembly and user guide. bios has tons of tuning capabilities. dual 16 instances pci-e slots. and sata six ports! none if you have some you most likely got a defective board and or other components are undesirable front audio port connectors was to far away for my higher def audo connection so i have to use my ac 97 connection. but that may well be more of the cases fault.

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recognized all my hardware instantaneously on the first boot! i was a small worried about the small red led's it flashed at me, but i assume it was just checking every single piece, it hasnt occurred given that. Bios was effortless to set up. lots of USB two. for your peripherals. USB 3 and firewire. sata 6gb cables function beautifully with my ssd drive. great MoBo if you have a lot of hardware or just want the space to upgrade later. one particular of the integrated sata cables doesnt like to lock into location. it nevertheless reads the drive fine, but i'm worried it might come loose if i move my personal computer around. hasnt occurred but even though! My setup:AMD Phenom II X6 1090T ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 MotherboardA-Information Gaming Series 4GB DDR3 RAMHIS Radeon HD 6870Corsair Force 90GB Solid State DriveSamsung Spinpoint 1TB 7200 RPM Challenging DriveHP Multiformat DVD WriterCorsair 650W Modular Power ProvideLancool Pc-K62Inventive T3130 SpeakersLogitech G9x MouseLogitech G110 KeyboardASUS 21.5" 5ms 1080P LCD MonitorWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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I purchased mine open box so price tag was awesome, having IDE to use my existing drives, functions wonderful for OC, Turbo V and all utilities are useful, dual 16x slots this point is wonderful! Why commit a lot more for the IV Formula or IV Intense when you can match the chipset for less costly ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black EditionWD Caviar Black 750GB SATA six.0Gb 64mb cacheG.Ability Sniper 8GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 NZXT APOLLO Tower hec XP1080 1080W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan AOC FC-2000 PCI Slot Case Cooler

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Really solid, excellent board!Setup is simple! Given that it's a relatively new board, I got an OCZ Revodrive just before undertaking my homework, the drive didn't operate at the initial install. Had to go back and forth with OCZ and Asus's tech guys, Asus's tech guys didn't give me any enable at all except for an e-mail saying an updated bios possibly required to make it function, but they can't say when will the new bios come out. Challenge lastly solved by the OCZ tech and it's working good with the board now!

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It looks quite very good in my Corsair 800D case. Other than that, it has every little thing I will need. I'm not a massive fan of the colour brown, but what can i say it's brown. My computer system appears like an coffee espresso machine with this mobo inside...It's amazing!