High overall build quality, Very easy overclocking options, Overclocking profiles, Out of the box AMD X6 support, Quad CrossFireX support, Aesthetically appealing
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MSI’s 890FXA-GD70 is a fantastic premium board at a very reasonable price. For $169 USD (w/ $20 rebate) you get Phenom II X6 support out of the box, Quad CrossFireX support, a usable PCI slot when using CrossFire, a Crosshair IV contender, and appeali...
As we've only recently reviewed the mATX 890GXM-G65, this is more of a companion piece than a standalone review. We found that the £110 G65 was a great motherboard. A pocket powerhouse. Costing substantially more (around £165) this GD70 has to offer plent...
Sammanfattning: The MSI 890FXA-GD70 performs well against some stiff competition and provides lots of goodies for novice and expert users alike. And it strikes an excellent balance between features and price.
The performance of the 890FXA-GD70 was not quite up to the task. Against the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, it could only win in one benchmark. That is quite deceiving, but explanable. As was said in the overclocking section, the MSI board is very accurate w...
Sammanfattning: Although Biostar’s model was a little underachieving as an overclocker, the motherboard is very high quality, well equipped and excellently priced, so if you need a strong system based on AMD’s latest, yet on a budget, feel free to buy it. MSI is, on the other hand, top-quality, quadruple..
Sammanfattning: It seems that all high-end board manufacturers have a gimmick with which they claim superior durability compared to competitors. MSI’s latest advancements are “military grade” solid capacitors with a claimed 10-year lifespan at full..
The MSI 890FXA-GD70 is a premium AM3 motherboard, and enthusiasts will no doubt be looking at it as an option for AMD's Thuban hex-core chips, particularly if SATA III and USB 3.0 are on the wish list of upgrade features. In terms of layout and design,...
Sammanfattning: The bargain hunter in me appreciates the fact that MSI's 890FXA-GD70 rings in at just under $200. The GD70 is a solid mobo, offering plenty of PCIe slots, adequate BIOS-level fan speed controls, and modest idle power draw. However, the board..
It's been a long, hard wait for those who have wanted a high-performance, high bandwidth AMD chipset. There is now a worthy successor to the 790FX in the AMD 890FX chipset. Like its predecessor, the AMD 890FX chipset doesn't compromise discrete graphi...
