A Trio of AMD 890GX Boards - More Mainstream AMD Madness
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In our previous article introducing the new AMD 890GX chipset, we looked at the major changes from the older 790GX. The new Southbridge was the highlight, bringing native SATA 6Gbit/s support while the integrated graphics got a minor boost, mostly in the standards and compatibility aspect. Enthusiasts however, found that AMD has removed from the 890GX the Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) feature that allowed users to unlock AMD processors on the 790GX.
While our initial article featured a microATX board and a normal ATX-sized board from MSI and Gigabyte, we are returning to the 890GX scene with three more ATX boards, from ASUS, ECS and Jetway. Interestingly, the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 touts a hardware Core Unlocker feature that apparently allows for hassle-free unlocking of the AMD CPU's cores with a flick of a switch. That immediately piqued our interest, but before we explore the ASUS board, here's a comparison of the three boards featured today.
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 | ECS A890GXM-A | Jetway HA09 | |
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CPU Support | Support for AM3 processors - AMD Phenom II/Athlon II | ||
Chipset | AMD 890GX + SB850 | ||
Graphics | Integrated Radeon HD 4290 graphics processor with 128MB DDR3 SidePort Memory | ||
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PCB | mATX Form Factor (24.4 x 24.4cm) |
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