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GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H Motherboard Listed on Newegg For $139

Online retailer Newegg.com has has listed Gigabyte's GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard up on their site, which is the first listing of an AMD 890GX + SB850 chipset motherboard that we have seen in the Unites States. This socket AM3 motherboard supports native SATA 6 Gb/s thanks to the new chipset, but still relies on the NEC controller for USB 3.0. The Radeon HD 4290 integrated graphics look powerful as the front of the retail box states that it can score above 3300 3DMarks in 3DMark06. More pictures can be found in the forums!

he GA-890GPA-UD3H supports socket AM3 AMD Athlon II and Phenom II series processors, including support for the upcoming Phenom II X6 six-core processors. It also supports dual-channel DDR3 memory at speeds of over 1866 MHz by overclocking. Expansion slots include two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x8/x8 when both are populated), three PCI-E x1, and two PCI, bringing CrossfireX support. The SB850 gives out six SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10, and JBOD modes. An NEC-made USB 3.0 controller also provides two USB 3.0 ports. The IGP connects to displays over D-Sub, DVI, and HDMI.

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Posted by | Thu, Feb 25, 2010 - 10:16 AM