AMD A85X Mobo Roundup: ASRock, Gigabyte, Asus
Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4
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| CPU: | Supports AMD Socket FM2 100W Processors |
| Chipset: | AMD A85X (Hudson-D4) |
| Memory: | Dual Channel DDR3 memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and AMD Memory Profile (AMP) |
| Graphics: | 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600 * Support for 2560x1600 resolution requires both a monitor and cable that support Dual Link DVI. * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600 Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology |
| Audio: | Realtek ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out |
| LAN: | Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Slots: | 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX1_3 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. When the PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 1 x PCI slot |
| SATA3: | 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~6) supporting up to 7 SATA 6Gb/s devices 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 6Gb/s device Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD |
| USB 3.0: | Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 8 ports available through the internal USB headers) Etron EJ168 chip: Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel |
| Rear Panel: | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x HDMI port 1 x DisplayPort 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) |
| Form Factor: | ATX Form Factor |
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In addition to all the ports and outputs of the Asrock board, the Gigabyte also has a DisplayPort. It has four USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 in the rear. This is a bit awkward if you have a USB keyboard, mouse, and external optical drive, as you’ll have a hard time installing the drivers for the USB 3.0 ports without all three.
Gigabye officially supports DDR3/1866 at the highest, while the other two boards support overclocking up to DDR3/2400 in theory (or "2600+," in ASRock's case. Finally, Gigabyte opts for Realtek audio and Ethernet controllers and adds an Etron USB 3.0 chip for two additional USB 3.0 ports in the rear panel.
