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MSI FM2-A85XA-G65
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MSI FM2-A85XA-G65

19 Oct 2012
Overall rating 8.5/10Most Overclockable ProductWinner

Adopting the AMD A85X chipset, the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 comes with proprietary technologies like ClickBIOS II, OC Genie II, Military Class III, as well as AMD's Cool'n'Quiet technology which reduces heat and noise.

Tags: motherboard, msi, trinity, amd a85x, socket fm2

Performance:
8.5
Features:
8.5
Value:
8
THE GOOD
Consistently good performance
Good overclocker
Rich feature set
Features Military Class III components for stability and durability
THE BAD
No eSATA
No DVI output (need to convert from HDMI / DisplayPort)

Product Specification

Processor Support and Chipset Type
  • AMD Socket FM2 Accelerated Processing Units
  • AMD A85X FCH (Hudson D4)
  • System Bus: UMI 2.0, up to 2GB/s
Memory
  • Up to 4 x DDR3-2400+(O.C)
  • 64GB Maximum
Storage 8 x SATA 6Gbps connectors by AMD A85X
Audio
  • Realtek ALC892 HD audio CODEC
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port
  • 6 x analog audio jacks
Video
  • APU integrated graphics engine
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
Networking Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit LAN
Rear I/O
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  • 4 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x RJ45 (LAN) port
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port
  • 6 x audio jacks
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x USB 3.0 header (2 ports)
  • 3 x USB 2.0 header (6 ports)
  • 1 x CPU fan connector
  • 4 x Chassis fan connectors
  • 1 x S/PDIF out connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector
  • 1 x Front panel connector
  • 1 x Power button
  • 1 x Reset button
  • 1 x OC Genie button
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x Voltage Checkpoints connector
Expansion Slots
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (x16, x8/x8)
  • 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
  • 2 x PCI slots
Other Features
  • DigitALL Power
  • Military Class III
  • OC Genie II
  • ClickBIOS II
  • M-Flash
  • Super Charger
  • USB Safeguard
  • Live Update 5
  • Winki 3
Form Factor ATX (30.5 x 24.5cm)

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