GIGABYTE F2A85XM-HD3 Review

Editor: Gavin Bonshor  Date: 18-04-13   0 Comment(s) - Join the discussion here
Closer Look

Around the CPU socket area which supports AMDs FM2 socket processors, we have the 4+2 power phases, also we can see the 4 x pin 12v power connector to power up the CPU.



On the other side of the CPU socket we have the 2 x 240pin dimm slots for DDR3 memory which supports up to 1866 + OC speeds. During our tests we hit speeds of 2400MHz which is simply fantastic.



Here we can see the 8xSATA3 ports which is powered by AMDs latest A85x chipset. Just above these we have the southbridge heat sink.



From this angle we can clearly see the board packs 2 x PCI-EX2.0 x 16 slots for graphics cards of which one runs at x4, 1 x PCI-EX x 1 slot and 1 x PCI slot. The board itself supports CrossFire.



On the I/O section we have 2 x USB 3.0, 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x DVI-D, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ-45, 3 audio jacks (Line in/Line out/Microphone), 1 x D-sub port and 1 x PS/2 port for a compatible keyboard or mouse.



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