Time for 890FX goodness.

Zubasa · Apr 28, 2010

Yup finally it is time to upgrade my mobo

So the Choices are:

Asus Crosshair IV formula (avaliable)
[*]MSI 890FXA-GD70 (not yet)
[*]Gigabyte 890FX-UD5 (not yet)
[*]Asrock 890FX extreme 3 (avaliable, great bang for the buck)

Which of these boards is the shit?

I am also open for suggestions.

Crazykenny · Apr 28, 2010

Crosshair IV, that is going to be my board in the near future aswell. Accompanied with a 1090T and some nice Dominator RAM.

Reefer86 · Apr 28, 2010

have u seen the gigabyte 890fx - UD7 also that board looks awesome!

Zubasa · Apr 29, 2010

Reefer86 said:
have u seen the gigabyte 890fx - UD7 also that board looks awesome!

Oh yes I have, but the problem is the real thing is no where to be seen even in Hong Kong. :eek:

pr0n Inspector · Apr 29, 2010

Are there any 890FX matx boards?
there's a MSI 890GXM-G65, but I'm not sure about the IGP.

Psychoholic · Apr 29, 2010

I cant speak for the others, but im loving my crosshair iv + 1090T combo.

Zubasa · Apr 29, 2010

pr0n Inspector said:
Are there any 890FX matx boards?
there's a MSI 890GXM-G65, but I'm not sure about the IGP.

The whole point about the FX boards is CrossfireX, an MATX board only got 4 slots and hardly fits 2 dual slot cards

PaulieG · Apr 29, 2010

Zubasa said:
Oh yes I have, but the problem is the real thing is no where to be seen even in Hong Kong.

Nor in the US. It's pising me off too. Seriously, only 2 Asus and one MSI 890FX boards available after a major CPU release? :banghead:

pr0n Inspector · Apr 29, 2010

Zubasa said:
The whole point about the FX boards is CrossfireX, an MATX board only got 4 slots and hardly fits 2 dual slot cards

So they are identical other than PCIE lane counts and the IGP?

Zubasa · Apr 29, 2010

pr0n Inspector said:
So they are identical other than PCIE lane counts and the IGP?

Practically yes, they even have the same southbridge.
In fact the 890GX is build on 55nm vs 65nm of the FX, so the GX with the IGP shut off will be cooler.

pr0n Inspector · Apr 29, 2010

Zubasa said:
Practically yes, they even have the same southbridge.
In fact the 890GX is build on 55nm vs 65nm of the FX, so the GX with the IGP shut off will be cooler.

Good to know. Thanks, Zubasa.
Ordered the 890GXM-G65.

OMFG WHAT HAVE I DONE I SWITCHED TO AMD

mav2000 · Apr 29, 2010

but are the power setups similar as well? 6+2/4+2/8+2?

Zubasa · Apr 29, 2010

mav2000 said:
but are the power setups similar as well? 6+2/4+2/8+2?

That really depends on the individual boards

My 770 board have 8+2 phases which is better than 90% of the 780/785/790GX boards.

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Right now I like the slot and ram slot placements of the MSI 890FXA-GD70 the most.

Or put it the other way around, it is the "least bad" in terms of placement.

Zubasa · Apr 30, 2010

Nevermind MSI you fail :shadedshu
My 770 clocks better than that.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2010/04/27/msi-890fxa-gd70-motherboard-review/3

b82rez · Apr 30, 2010

Go the Asrock board, you can't go wrong with Asrock! :rockout:

btarunr · Apr 30, 2010

Get the ASRock Extreme3 board, it's decent.

mav2000 · Apr 30, 2010

Read that review on the MSI 890FX and was wondering if the FSB was actually that bad....anyway I think I will wait a bit, am not able to get a clear picture on which board to buy this time around. I used the Asus CHIV and its nice and all that, but does not give me anything better than the GD70...maybe memory but thats about it.

Zubasa · May 6, 2010

The Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 finally shows up in stores now.
I shall wait for some reviews.

Radical_Edward · May 6, 2010

I'd go with the ASRock mobo. But the Gigabyte board does look nice...

(FIH) The Don · May 6, 2010

the MSI or ASUS, they have the best pci-e layout imo, and looks best

Drac · May 7, 2010

If i buy a 1090T i wont have problems with OC'ing with that motherboards, right?
Anyway, do the 4 motherboards reach 250 FSB?

(FIH) The Don · May 7, 2010

the Crosshair seems to do fine at that range afaik,

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=642099

(FIH) The Don · May 7, 2010

you could wait for the CHIV Extreme http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/18750/1/

that looks sicko

Zubasa · May 7, 2010

(FIH) The Don said:
you could wait for the CHIV Extreme http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/18750/1/

that looks sicko

Yup I am.
I am waiting to see if this board can make me pay the premium.

PaulieG · May 8, 2010

Wanna see 890fx goodness? I'll show you 890FX goodness...LOL

Processor	Core i7-12700k
Motherboard	Z690 Aero G D4
Cooling	Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad
Video Card(s)	RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming
Storage	Plextor M10P 2TB
Display(s)	InnoCN 27M2V
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XT
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	FSP Aurum PT 1200W
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Monolith // Fileserver
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.4GHz // 2x Intel Xeon Nocona, @ 4x 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z // ASUS NCCH-DL Socket 604
Cooling	Corsair H60 // 2x Thermaltake Full Copper Blocks
Memory	16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair // 1.5GB of Kingston and Corsair @ 400MHZ
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX570 DCII // ASUS X800XT 256MB
Storage	2x Samsung 830 128GB, 1TB Samsung, 1TB WD Black // 74 WD Raptor, 120GB Seagate
Display(s)	3x 22" LG LCD Screen // Neovo 15" LCD Screen
Case	Lian Li PC-A71F // Chieftec Big Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative F4tality Champion Series 7.1 // Onboard AC97 audio
Power Supply	Corsair HX 1000W // BeQuiet 520w
Software	Windows 7 Professional x64 // Windows XP Professional x86
Benchmark Scores	Can play Pacman and Space Invaders. Lags a bit, but still playable :D

System Name	Betty The Dirty Dragon
Processor	AMD 8350 @4.8
Motherboard	ASUS sabertooth rev 2
Cooling	Watercooling - Swiftech GTZ - XSPC RS360 - XSPC RX120
Memory	8GB corsair vengeance cas 9
Video Card(s)	280x 1100core 1600 mem
Storage	240 gb ssd- 2 tb Storage
Display(s)	Samsung 24" 2433BW
Case	Corsair 650d
Audio Device(s)	Xfi Fatality Titanium Pro
Power Supply	XFX 850 fully modular
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Processor	Core i7-12700k
Motherboard	Z690 Aero G D4
Cooling	Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad
Video Card(s)	RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming
Storage	Plextor M10P 2TB
Display(s)	InnoCN 27M2V
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XT
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	FSP Aurum PT 1200W
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Teh Beast
Processor	Intel i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z790E-E
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Elite 280
Memory	64GB G.Skill T5 6400Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus 4070 Super OC
Storage	1X 1TB SN850X - 1 X 4TB SN850X - 2 X 2TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	LG 38" 38GL950G + LG 27" 27GP83B-B
Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	Project [E]
Processor	AMD Ryzen 3500x @ 4.2 Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aurous Pro
Cooling	Air cooled
Memory	16 Gb Crucial Ballstix @ 3600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3060
Storage	500 GB Crucial NVME, 500 GB Crucial Bx500
Display(s)	27" Acer 1440p
Case	Caselabs
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	1000 Watt Cooler Master Gold
Mouse	Logitech
Keyboard	TT Esports Mechanical
Software	Windows 10

System Name	B82REZ-2010
Processor	AMD 1090T at 4ghz - 1.425v
Motherboard	ASrock 890GX Extreme 3
Cooling	Corsair H50 - Push/Pull with Noctua NF-P12's Connected Via Zalman Fan Controller
Memory	8GB Corsair Dominator's 1600mhz (Dual Memory Config)
Video Card(s)	Asus 5850
Storage	60GB Corsair SSD, 2x 1TB, 1x 750GB, 5x 2TB
Display(s)	23" Full HD LG LCD, 19" Acer LCD
Case	Cooler Master HAF X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 850HX Modular PSU
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	GLaDOS
Processor	AMD FX-9590 X8 4.7GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
Cooling	Corsair H80i v2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 24GB (2x8GB, 2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMINGOC
Storage	WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB Internal PC SSD
Display(s)	2 Acer S231HL 23" LED backlit LCD's on a Dual LCD stand
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Onboard - Corsair Void Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Corsair 850HXi 850W
Mouse	Corsair Sabre RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX RGB
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

System Name	Ivy Biatch
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling	bleh
Memory	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card(s)	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Storage	120gb Vertex
Display(s)	226BW
Case	whats that, oh my table
Audio Device(s)	stock onboard thing
Power Supply	HX850W
Software	7

Time for 890FX goodness.

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