ASUS AM3+ SABERTOOTH 990FX S/L

Title : ASUS AM3+ SABERTOOTH 990FX S/L
ASIN : B0053GR2HA
Description : Motherboards
Features :

• Chipset Type:AMD 990FX / AMD SB950
• Max Processors Qty:1
• Max Bus Speed:2600 MHz
• Compatible Processors:Sempron, Phenom II X3, Athlon II X2, Phenom II X2, Athlon II X4, Athlon II X3, Phenom II X4, Phenom II X6
• Product Type:Motherboard - ATX

List Price : £198.04



category: Products
brand: Asus
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.1
Review : Best Motherboard I used to date
5 star board, should be 10 stars!

I have recently built 2 systems for my home office, one based on Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 rev. 1.2 and the other on ASUS Sabretooth - both have similar builds (AMD FX 6-core CPU, 8GB RAM) so can give an unbiased comparison.

ASUS system was much easier to set up and runs more stable now and much faster. I did not need to upgrade BIOS to use Bulldozer CPUs, and Corsair Vengeance Memory (2x4gb) 1866mhz is working at full speed (1866 without overclocking) on ASUS - but only at 1333mhz on Gigabyte without overclocking, and "overclocking" it just to 1600 would crash the system every time.

I totally liked ASUS UEFI BIOS which is not just easier to work with, but gives much better control over all settings. Overclocking is a breeze too - in fact I overclocked my system without even knowing I did! I just pressed "performance" settings on the first screen, and FX6200 went from 3800 to 4400Ghz without a squeak. Temperatures still are...