GIGABYTE F2A85XM-HD3 Review
Packaging & First Look
The front of the box is a nice crisp white with the model number and brightly coloured lettering. It states the main features of the board such as the Dual UEFI Bios, the 3D bios, and the AMD logos which state what CPU’s the motherboard supports. The packaging itself is very eye catching.
On the rear it shows an illustration of the F2A85XM-HD3 itself with a detailed diagram of connectivity, ports and expansion slots etc. It also features a detailed specification on the bottom left and is laid out brilliantly.
The GIGABYTE F2A85XM-HD3 comes bundled with a manual, warranty information booklet, 2 SATA cables and the usual I/O shield.
From a quick first look at the F2A85XM-HD3, we see the board itself has a GIGABYTE blue PCB, with usual lighter blue SATA ports, and DIMM slots. The board itself has 8 x SATA3 ports which is fantastic for those who need them for the latest SSDs, which themselves have come down a lot in price over the past 12 months. The SATA3 ports are powered by the A85X chip. Having the options to connect many HDD’s make this perfect for a home media PC, or the basis for a home built NAS box.
The board has 4+2 power phases, but unfortunately the MOSFETs don’t have heat sinks attached. Also featured on the board are 2 PCI EX x 16 slots which supports for AMD Crossfire in x16/x4 and also support for eyefinity.
The front of the box is a nice crisp white with the model number and brightly coloured lettering. It states the main features of the board such as the Dual UEFI Bios, the 3D bios, and the AMD logos which state what CPU’s the motherboard supports. The packaging itself is very eye catching.
On the rear it shows an illustration of the F2A85XM-HD3 itself with a detailed diagram of connectivity, ports and expansion slots etc. It also features a detailed specification on the bottom left and is laid out brilliantly.
The GIGABYTE F2A85XM-HD3 comes bundled with a manual, warranty information booklet, 2 SATA cables and the usual I/O shield.
From a quick first look at the F2A85XM-HD3, we see the board itself has a GIGABYTE blue PCB, with usual lighter blue SATA ports, and DIMM slots. The board itself has 8 x SATA3 ports which is fantastic for those who need them for the latest SSDs, which themselves have come down a lot in price over the past 12 months. The SATA3 ports are powered by the A85X chip. Having the options to connect many HDD’s make this perfect for a home media PC, or the basis for a home built NAS box.
The board has 4+2 power phases, but unfortunately the MOSFETs don’t have heat sinks attached. Also featured on the board are 2 PCI EX x 16 slots which supports for AMD Crossfire in x16/x4 and also support for eyefinity.
