MSI 890FXA-GD70

Zitat: Pluspunten: + Prettig bios + Goede cpu-voeding + Overklokt goed Minpunten: - Grafische prestaties op standaardsnelheid Deze MSI bewijst wederom dat MSI het goed doet. De moederborden overklokken goed, beschikken over een prettige layout en zijn ook nog betaalbaar. Kortom: ´premium pick´ voor de fanatieke gebruikers!

Zitat: With the release of the Thuban processors earlier this year, AMD has brought six core CPUs into the realm of affordable desktop machines. And their latest 800-series chipsets are designed to fully support them. Of course the new chips are also backwards compatible (with a BIOS update) to older 700-series AM3 and even some AM2+ boards. But to realize the full functionality of the Turbo Core and other features, the newer chipsets must be used. Combining the MSI 890FXA-GD70 with a 1090T X6 processor and an ATI Radeon 5850 is part of AMD´s new "Leo" platform, replacing the previous "Dragon" nomenclature of 790GX/FX and HD4800 era. If you plan on running multiple 5800 series cards in CrossFireX, the 890FX chipset is the one to have. Featuring 32 dedicated graphics PCI-e lanes in combinations of 8x or 16x configurations, it offers twice the bandwidth of the 890GX or 880G boards. The MSI 890FXA-GD70 supports dual, tri or quad CrossFireX capability with five full length PCI-e slots to accommodate various card spacing. Unlike the 890GX, there´s no onboard graphics, but that frees up room for more USB ports, dual NICs and other features like the external CMOS reset button and OC Genie controls. MSI bundles their flagship 890FXA-GD70 with such amenities as the bolt-through thermal heatpipe design, their customary military-class components, DrMOS active power phase switching circuitry and Highly-Conductive polymer capacitors. The board features attractive black, blue and white aesthetics with super-bright blue LEDs that can thankfully be turned off using the Green Power function. There are a few things I found with the MSI board I consider to be quirks, the older 3Gb/s rear eSATA port, the lone blue 3Gb/s internal SATA port, lack of a floppy controller and minimal voltage monitoring capabilities. Retail cost on the MSI 890FXA-GD70 is right around $200, putting it at the upper end of the 890FX scale, which is already AMD´s top of the line product. When you see Biostar, Gigabyte and ASUS all offering 890FX boards priced 10%, 20% even 30% less, you have to consider that although the 890FXA-GD70 is a full-featured, fine-performing board, you are definitely paying a premium for these additional features over other similar competing products.

Zitat: Top Hardware Award Positiv: + Sehr gute Performance + Viele OC Einstellungsmöglichkeiten + Lieferumfang + Layout + P/L Angebot Negativ: - Teils nervige Bios Einstellung (RAM Timings) - OC Genie stellt hohe Spannungswerte ein