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MSI 890FXA-GD70 AMD 890FX Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International
Product: 890FXA-GD7
Date: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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Legit Reviews Test System

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair Dominator memory modules were run in double-channel mode at 1600MHz with 8,8,8,24 timings. The ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 10.6 CATALYST suite drivers. The MSI 890FXA-GD70 motherboard was running the latest V1.6 BIOS. The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T processor was running at the default clock of 2.8GHz with turbo enabled.

 

AMD Test Bench

 Processor  AMD Phenom II X6 1055T  Live Pricing
 Motherboard  MSI 890FXA-GD70  Live Pricing
 Memory  Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 2x2Gb  Live Pricing
 Hard Drive  Western Digital Black 640gb  Live Pricing
 Video Card  HIS Radeon HD5870  Live Pricing
 CPU cooler  ThermalTake SpinQ VT  Live Pricing
 Chassis  None - Open Bench  
 Power Supply  Corsair TX750  Live Pricing

 

MSI 890FXA-GD70 Test System

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula System Settings

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Review Index
Page 1 - MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard
Page 2 - MSI 890FXA-GD70 Retail Packaging
Page 3 - MSI 890FXA-GD70 Board Layout
Page 4 - MSI 890FXA-GD70 System BIOS
Page 5 - Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - PCMark Vantage
Page 7 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 8 - SiSoft Sandra 2010 Memory Bandwidth
Page 9 - USB3 Testing
Page 10 - Network Throughput
Page 11 - Rightmark Audio Analyzer
Page 12 - Aliens Vs. Predator
Page 13 - MSI 890FXA-GD70 Overclocking
Page 14 - Final Thoughts and Conlusion