I see Asus is starting revision 2.0 mobos in the 970-990 series.
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
M5A99X EVO R2.0
M5A97 EVO R2.0
M5A99FX PRO R2.0
etc.
Where is the improvement?
I see Asus is starting revision 2.0 mobos in the 970-990 series.
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
M5A99X EVO R2.0
M5A97 EVO R2.0
M5A99FX PRO R2.0
etc.
Where is the improvement?
thunderbolt support lol
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
There's an Asus TB add-on card for these mobos, just not free and not for sound
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)
http://vr-zone.com/articles/asus-s-a...rt-/16207.html
Last edited by cezar; 07-07-2012 at 03:04 AM. Reason: additional url
I would much rather see a the realtek nic replaced by a intel or broadcom nic and/or newer DRMOS stye mosfets instead of thunderbolt capability for revision 2.
Gigabyte will have revisions 1.1,.....3.1 for some boards. You have to be careful when buying their boards as some of the revisions are more than cosmetic.
ASUS M5A88-M
FX-8320 cpu
Thermalright XP-90 cooler
12 GB 1333 MHz ECC RAM
Antec Solo Case
The Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 is the one I am most familiar. From version 1.1, it jumped to 3.1, and the socket changed to AM3+ (from AM3) and lost the ide ports. It you read the newegg reviews, some users ordered during the change, and were surprised to find the ide connector missing when they recieved version 3.1 instead.
Often the changes are merely with the circuitry to improve overclocking, stability, etc, but these minor changes are often not on the site. For example GA-970-UD3 from 1.0 -> 2.0, had some minor circuitry changes to improve load line calibration.
You need to be aware of these changes when purchasing, as a lot of sites will not list the version number with the model number, especially if they are selling old stock.
ASUS M5A88-M
FX-8320 cpu
Thermalright XP-90 cooler
12 GB 1333 MHz ECC RAM
Antec Solo Case
over all r2.0 versions will be mo betta!
looks like updated better power delivery, power circuitry (VRM), win8 support, updated cpu support, probably revised BIOS' more sata usb 3.0 ports, better sound blah blah blah
oh and thunderbolt like we talked about...so much more AMD lightingbolt
Last edited by tbone8ty; 07-10-2012 at 05:43 AM.
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
Yesterday Asus has opened a site for SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD...woj&templete=2
From short description the differences against rev.1 are:
* New DIGI+ Power Control - All-New Digital Power Control for both CPU and DRAM
* USB BIOS Flashback - Easy, Worry-free USB BIOS Flashback with Hardware-based Design
* Remote GO! - One-stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment
* Windows 8 Ready – Assured Compatibility
* ErP Ready
Changes in the specification:
* ASMedia® PCIe SATA controller (instead of JMicron's in rev.1)
* Additional ASMedia USB 3.0 controller w/ 2 ports
* TB connector
* Some add. ASUS features
* 64 Mb Flash ROM
official press release for Asus Windows 8 ready AMD mobos
http://vr-zone.com/articles/asus-out...rds/16770.html
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
Biostar has the first FM2 mobo "aproved" for Win8, no thunderbong though
When will this be in stock online? I need to upgrade now before my wife spends my bonus money !
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z in action!
The new Crosshair V Formula-Z and Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 are the 2012 upgrades to ROG and TUF’s premium AMD boards. With subtle improvements for AMD’s existing FX ‘Bulldozer’ and future ‘Piledriver’ architecture, there are feature revisions that both can and can’t be seen. One of these is an improved memory performance through higher attainable frequencies – even when using 4-DIMM – thanks to the same T-Topology that ASUS Z77 and ROG Maximus V boards already use, and DIGI+ VRM controlling the power regulation to the memory channels. To learn more about T-Topology, read our earlier article.
Below we have listed the typical performance using a 4-DIMM G.Skill kit of 16GB 2,400MHz DDR3 (with an initial QVL listed below). We’ll follow up with more Crosshair V Formula-Z and Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 news in the coming days, so keep an eye on ROG front page, AMD fans!
1.65V over 2500 MHz Hyperpi 1M
http://rog.asus.com/141502012/crossh...th-990fx-r2-0/
ROG Power PCs - Intel and AMD
CPUs:i9-7900X, i9-9900K, i7-6950X, i7-5960X, i7-8086K, i7-8700K, 4x i7-7700K, i3-7350K, 2x i7-6700K, i5-6600K, R7-2700X, 4x R5 2600X, R5 2400G, R3 1200, R7-1800X, R7-1700X, 3x AMD FX-9590, 1x AMD FX-9370, 4x AMD FX-8350,1x AMD FX-8320,1x AMD FX-8300, 2x AMD FX-6300,2x AMD FX-4300, 3x AMD FX-8150, 2x AMD FX-8120 125 and 95W, AMD X2 555 BE, AMD x4 965 BE C2 and C3, AMD X4 970 BE, AMD x4 975 BE, AMD x4 980 BE, AMD X6 1090T BE, AMD X6 1100T BE, A10-7870K, Athlon 845, Athlon 860K,AMD A10-7850K, AMD A10-6800K, A8-6600K, 2x AMD A10-5800K, AMD A10-5600K, AMD A8-3850, AMD A8-3870K, 2x AMD A64 3000+, AMD 64+ X2 4600+ EE, Intel i7-980X, Intel i7-2600K, Intel i7-3770K,2x i7-4770K, Intel i7-3930KAMD Cinebench R10 challenge AMD Cinebench R15 thread Intel Cinebench R15 thread
So, there is some new function at board (and good function think), better digital power system of vrm area+dram (t-topology system) etc. Im looking forward at this board.
ROG Power PCs - Intel and AMD
CPUs:i9-7900X, i9-9900K, i7-6950X, i7-5960X, i7-8086K, i7-8700K, 4x i7-7700K, i3-7350K, 2x i7-6700K, i5-6600K, R7-2700X, 4x R5 2600X, R5 2400G, R3 1200, R7-1800X, R7-1700X, 3x AMD FX-9590, 1x AMD FX-9370, 4x AMD FX-8350,1x AMD FX-8320,1x AMD FX-8300, 2x AMD FX-6300,2x AMD FX-4300, 3x AMD FX-8150, 2x AMD FX-8120 125 and 95W, AMD X2 555 BE, AMD x4 965 BE C2 and C3, AMD X4 970 BE, AMD x4 975 BE, AMD x4 980 BE, AMD X6 1090T BE, AMD X6 1100T BE, A10-7870K, Athlon 845, Athlon 860K,AMD A10-7850K, AMD A10-6800K, A8-6600K, 2x AMD A10-5800K, AMD A10-5600K, AMD A8-3850, AMD A8-3870K, 2x AMD A64 3000+, AMD 64+ X2 4600+ EE, Intel i7-980X, Intel i7-2600K, Intel i7-3770K,2x i7-4770K, Intel i7-3930KAMD Cinebench R10 challenge AMD Cinebench R15 thread Intel Cinebench R15 thread
Crosshair V Formula-Z Overview:
http://rog.asus.com/146752012/labels...oard-overview/
... and it's gallery:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...2223541&type=3
Looking forward to some Piledriver action with this board. It's already on sale here, but for 300 bucks, sheesh. I hope ASUS will allow us to purchase the updated CV without the thunderbolt card for a lower price. And AMD better not delay piledriver so we can get some engineering samples tested on this board.
Ryzen 9 3900X w/ NH-U14s on MSI X570 Unify
32 GB Patriot Viper Steel 3733 CL14 (1.51v)
RX 5700 XT w/ 2x 120mm fan mod (2 GHz)
Tons of NVMe & SATA SSDs
LG 27GL850 + Asus MG279Q
Meshify C white
More on Sabertooth R2.0:
http://rog.asus.com/152802012/sabert...spec-overview/
Sabertooth R2.0 -- is the 70s artwork in the southbridge removable?
From the ROG forums - What Asus guy tells about the Sabertooth 990FX mobos:
"If you ever want to run fast 4 DIMM or use Win8 features, then get the 2.0. 2.0s will also get the focus of BIOS work for future CPUs. 1.0s will be sold out very soon."
Last edited by cezar; 08-31-2012 at 01:25 AM. Reason: added info source
New BIOS for Sabertooth 990FX R2.0: 1006, Oct 22
1.Improve system stability.
2.Support new CPUs.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...-ASUS-1006.zip
ASUS adds PCIe 3.0 to SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 !!!
http://technewspedia.com/asus-announ...en3-card-r2-0/
There is one important thing with some of this new mobos, thats DTS Connect, sadly new sabertooth doesnt have it, thats why i bought the new 970EVO pro .I was thinking about going intel, but these new mobos made me stay .The new FX however im a bit underwhelmed atm :-/ .Maybe thats asus`s thing but CNQ doesnt work properly for me, in idle it gets to 3700(sic!) in load its like it should 3500, havent seen one bump to 4.0 .Im on 8320, ive changed powerplan to laptop and it started to working, however still not properly, in load it gets down to 2.9 for no reason, doesnt really turbo to 4.0 .Maybe a new bios will help.
Getting back to the features, if RAJA had anything to do with this new DTS connect ,thank you!
PCI-Express 3.0 is most welcomed in this motherboard I believe.
Main Rig:
Processor & Motherboard:AMD Ryzen5 1400 ' Gigabyte B450M-DS3H
Random Access Memory Module:Adata XPG DDR4 3000 MHz 2x8GB
Graphic Card:XFX RX 580 4GB
Power Supply Unit:FSP AURUM 92+ Series PT-650M
Storage Unit:Crucial MX 500 240GB SATA III SSD
Processor Heatsink Fan:AMD Wraith Spire RGB
Chasis:Thermaltake Level 10GTS Black
wow, nice!
ROG Power PCs - Intel and AMD
CPUs:i9-7900X, i9-9900K, i7-6950X, i7-5960X, i7-8086K, i7-8700K, 4x i7-7700K, i3-7350K, 2x i7-6700K, i5-6600K, R7-2700X, 4x R5 2600X, R5 2400G, R3 1200, R7-1800X, R7-1700X, 3x AMD FX-9590, 1x AMD FX-9370, 4x AMD FX-8350,1x AMD FX-8320,1x AMD FX-8300, 2x AMD FX-6300,2x AMD FX-4300, 3x AMD FX-8150, 2x AMD FX-8120 125 and 95W, AMD X2 555 BE, AMD x4 965 BE C2 and C3, AMD X4 970 BE, AMD x4 975 BE, AMD x4 980 BE, AMD X6 1090T BE, AMD X6 1100T BE, A10-7870K, Athlon 845, Athlon 860K,AMD A10-7850K, AMD A10-6800K, A8-6600K, 2x AMD A10-5800K, AMD A10-5600K, AMD A8-3850, AMD A8-3870K, 2x AMD A64 3000+, AMD 64+ X2 4600+ EE, Intel i7-980X, Intel i7-2600K, Intel i7-3770K,2x i7-4770K, Intel i7-3930KAMD Cinebench R10 challenge AMD Cinebench R15 thread Intel Cinebench R15 thread
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