[Buckeye]

-- GIGABYTE Unveils Industry-leading AMD 800 Series Motherboards --
-- Featuring 4-Way CrossfireX, CPU Core Auto Unlock, On/Off Charge for iPhones, USB 3.0, 3x USB Power and more... –-

Direct news link
http://www.gigabyte.us/News/Motherbo...px?NewsID=1546

Taipei, Taiwan, April 27, 2010 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today unveiled an exciting range of motherboards based on the highly anticipated AMD 890FX, 880G and 870 chipsets. The new models are the GA-890FXA-UD7, GA-880GMA-UD2H and GA-870A-UD3, all of which support the AMD Phenom™ II X6 six-core processors, native SATA 6Gb/s (via the SB850 Chipset) and ATI CrossFireX™/Hybrid CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technologies. The new additions also boast unique GIGABYTE technologies such as Auto Unlock that enables hidden CPU cores, On/Off Charge for enhanced iPhone/ iPad/iPod Touch charging, USB 3.0 and 3x USB power that distinguish them as industry leaders in this market segment.

Direct Links to Gigabyte
GA-890FXA-UD7
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3423
GA-880GMA-UD2H
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3434
GA-970A-UD3
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3430

[Chuchnit]

lol, I was just on their site and stumbled across these new 890FX boards. UD7 looks nice.

[Neuromancer]

Arent they the last 800 series chipset manufacturer to have core unlocking?


Marketing is funny.

[Buckeye]

Yeah that UD7 + 6 core looks very nice

I will be looking at that setup for a main rig replacement. New AMD is clocking very well on Air and Phase form what I hear.

And could be new speed records on LN2 and LHe

[Cecil]

I see nothing listed on the 890FXs page about unlocks, but it does on the 870A.

If they had core unlocking on the GX boards, Id have one of them instead of this ASUS.

[Chuchnit]

Originally Posted by Buckeye

Yeah that UD7 + 6 core looks very nice

I will be looking at that setup for a main rig replacement. New AMD is clocking very well on Air and Phase form what I hear.

And could be new speed records on LN2 and LHe

I'm telling ya Bill. If I had the budget to do a pure gaming rig right now, I think 1090T + one of the 890FX is where I'd be. Performance seems nice and the price is just amazing. Well Thuban is i7 levels now, but the mobos are going to be cheaper than the same quality 1366 boards.

[Buckeye]

Originally Posted by Chuchnit

I'm telling ya Bill. If I had the budget to do a pure gaming rig right now, I think 1090T + one of the 890FX is where I'd be. Performance seems nice and the price is just amazing. Well Thuban is i7 levels now, but the mobos are going to be cheaper than the same quality 1366 boards.

Agreed

I have been running a 975 setup for main rig and its pretty powerful, but to be honest a 6 core would be just fine and cheaper also for a gaming rig.

I havent had a chance to try one with encoding and what not, but I dont expect it would be to far behind.

Just about all my Intel stuff have been dogs at over clcoking tbh, but the X6 looks like it will be pretty strong.