AMD 890 Chipset is here

[agentk7]

I wouldn't be surprised if 890gx boards start showing up for sale stateside before the end of the week. I remember that happened with the 790gx chipset getting out in retail before the NDA was lifted.

I'm curious about the Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 and how many total usable SATA ports it has. The pictures show 6 internal ports and a separate esata port. I know an additional chipset is being used for the IDE port, I wonder if that also provides support for the esata port.

just bought a new CM 690 II case that I was getting ready to transplant my existing system into. Now I think I'll wait and buy one of these boards as soon as they're available.

[tbone8ty]

ICEEXOL posted a link in another thread with like every possible angle of the asus 890gx board

http://www.teknofrikik.com/2010/02/a...gtd-prousb3/2/

no displayport on the asus board

[Stoner133]

Those are some better photos of the board. You can see they didn't do away with the heat pipe in those photos. It's still there but now only runs between the northbridge and MOSFETS. The raised CPU 8 pin connection does look like its an accident waiting to happen and why are they still bothering to put that black cap on four of the pins.

[Dumo]

By Monday?

Asus M4A89GTD Pro....http://www.google.com/products?q=asu...N&hl=en&tab=wf

[FlanK3r]

Cthim Black Diamont 890FX-G :-)

[Dyn0miteMat]

I'd buy that board in a heatbeat if those ram slots were red ^^^ (I'd pull the sticker off the nb anyway)

Socket is 90* too on that

edit:
Might as call release date as today
Asus 890gx board:
http://www.frys.com/product/6185269?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

edit:
Another one at newegg, gigabyte board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...8435&Tpk=890gx

[zalbard]

Cthim Black Diamont 890FX-G :-)

The board looks nice except for the swamp green...
But Cthim? I've never heard about the company. Wouldn't touch this motherboard with a 10 foot pole.

[Zeus]

The molex connector at the bottom of the board is ..eh.... surprising?

[FatAlbert]

what the hell is this mobo come from?

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

The jumper by the 8 pin power is just odd.

I've also never heard of this company. I would like to see some reviews before I say if it's good or bad.

[FlanK3r]

think, its some china mobo

[chew*]

The jumper by the 8 pin power is just odd.

I've also never heard of this company. I would like to see some reviews before I say if it's good or bad.

Jumper by 8 pin looks normal to me, seems like it would be an overvolt jumper considering it's close proximity to PLL chip .

[demonkevy666]

that's one big heat sink and vr section.

[chew*]

Change the ram slots to red and it almost looks like something EVGA designed.

Did a little research. For those interested it appears they have been an OEM motherboard supplier since 1994.

http://littlebird2.en.busytrade.com/

[agentk7]

Newegg has the Gigabyte board GA-890GPA-UD3H in stock.

I went ahead and ordered this board as it included two extra internal SATA ports (6 SATA 6.0 + 2 SATA 3.0) which I needed more then the 6 internal + 1 esata port on the Asus board.

More pictures on this board can be found here.

[SocketMan]

As I getting older more and more I appreciate this "overclocking for dummies" approach from mobo vendors! I've got exhausted in youth days with nF4 LP, and now I need switches, dials and easy BIOS!

Time to retire and buy an iMac


As far as NDAs go:it's an agreement between 2 (or more) parties,not some kind of "law" that everyone has to obey.
Basically if I (or anyone else) "acquire" a product before it's released officially
I can do whatever I want with it - post pics of it,overclock it, or
throw it in the garbage.


Now when someone signs any agreement and then breaks it - that's a
whole different story.

One thing I really don't like is when there is an NDA in place,but one or
both parties "let it slide", like in the case when
P55 motherboards were available in China only (I think) weeks
before the "official" launch.

[generics_user]

there are great ATX boards out there; more than enough...

we need osme proper micro atx boards as there are only 2 models out there: the jwele 785g extreme and the dfi JR 790GX...

[Winchip]

The MSI 890GX motherboard is ready to launch... just yet under nda.



MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7542 ver: 1.x) specs:

North Bridge: AMD 890GX
South Bridge: AMD SB850
Integrated Graphic: ATI Radeon HD4290 GPU
Memory: Support 4 DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 1800 *(OC)/ 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066/ 800 SDRAM (total 16 GB Max) in dual-channel mode
LAN: Supports PCIE LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8111DL
Audio: by Realtek ALC889/ ALC892 (optional)
IDE: 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB368
SATA: 5 SATA 6 Gb/s and 1 E-SATA port by AMD SB850
RAID: SATA 1~5 support RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5 mode by AMD SB850
Connectors:
Back panel: 1 Optical S/PDIF-Out port, 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port, 1 VGA port, 1 DVI-D port, 1 HDMI port (The HDMI and DVI-D ports can not work simultaneously), 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 blue ports, 1 E-SATA port, 1 LAN port, 6 fexible audio ports
On-Board: 4 USB 2.0 connectors, 1 Chassis Intrusion connector, 1 Serial port connector, 1 Parallel port connector, 1 CD-In connector, 1 Front Panel Audio connector, 1 SPDIF-out connector, 1 TPM Module connector
Slots: 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots *, 1 PCI Express x1 slot, 1 PCI slot
* CrossFireX et Hybrid CrossFireX compatible
* when you install two expansion cards into both PCIE x16 slots, the PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 lanes will run with x8 speed
* if you intend to install only one expansion card, please install it into PCI_E1 slot, and the PCI_E1 lane will run with x16 speed
Form Factor: Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4 cm)

[~CS~]

there are great ATX boards out there; more than enough...

we need osme proper micro atx boards as there are only 2 models out there: the jwele 785g extreme and the dfi JR 790GX...

There is also a 785G board by DFI , really nice too and cheaper then GX cousin .

[mav2000]

I like that mobo...except the green color. Seems to be the best heatpipe implementation for a while on AMD boards. Also the 90 deg socket makes a lot of sense for a lot of coolers that dont like being turned on an AMD.

[SubZero.it]

Hate that sata position

[imamage]

Cthim Black Diamont 890FX-G :-)

OH man that's nice

[=SOC= Admiral]

yah I was kinda hoping a 6 core would be enough but i guess it's bulldozer or bust then.

chew Im with you on the bulldozer. This Triple Core is going to have to hold out till then or there is going to have to be a real cheap Hex core. But what I want for MSI and the bulldozer is a board with the Lucid Hydra. Im waiting for some info back from my contact in Lucid.

[ajaidev]

The MSI 890GX motherboard is ready to launch... just yet under nda.



MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7542 ver: 1.x) specs:

North Bridge: AMD 890GX
South Bridge: AMD SB850
Integrated Graphic: ATI Radeon HD4290 GPU
Memory: Support 4 DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 1800 *(OC)/ 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066/ 800 SDRAM (total 16 GB Max) in dual-channel mode
LAN: Supports PCIE LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8111DL
Audio: by Realtek ALC889/ ALC892 (optional)
IDE: 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB368
SATA: 5 SATA 6 Gb/s and 1 E-SATA port by AMD SB850
RAID: SATA 1~5 support RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5 mode by AMD SB850
Connectors:
Back panel: 1 Optical S/PDIF-Out port, 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port, 1 VGA port, 1 DVI-D port, 1 HDMI port (The HDMI and DVI-D ports can not work simultaneously), 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 blue ports, 1 E-SATA port, 1 LAN port, 6 fexible audio ports
On-Board: 4 USB 2.0 connectors, 1 Chassis Intrusion connector, 1 Serial port connector, 1 Parallel port connector, 1 CD-In connector, 1 Front Panel Audio connector, 1 SPDIF-out connector, 1 TPM Module connector
Slots: 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots *, 1 PCI Express x1 slot, 1 PCI slot
* CrossFireX et Hybrid CrossFireX compatible
* when you install two expansion cards into both PCIE x16 slots, the PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 lanes will run with x8 speed
* if you intend to install only one expansion card, please install it into PCI_E1 slot, and the PCI_E1 lane will run with x16 speed
Form Factor: Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4 cm)

Not a bad one at all looks great for my HTPC setup was considering a 785g based one. Anyone know if this supports LPCM 7.1?

[generics_user]

The MSI 890GX motherboard is ready to launch... just yet under nda.



MSI 890GXM-G65 (MS-7542 ver: 1.x) specs:

North Bridge: AMD 890GX
South Bridge: AMD SB850
Integrated Graphic: ATI Radeon HD4290 GPU
Memory: Support 4 DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 1800 *(OC)/ 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066/ 800 SDRAM (total 16 GB Max) in dual-channel mode
LAN: Supports PCIE LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8111DL
Audio: by Realtek ALC889/ ALC892 (optional)
IDE: 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB368
SATA: 5 SATA 6 Gb/s and 1 E-SATA port by AMD SB850
RAID: SATA 1~5 support RAID 0/ 1/ 10/ 5 mode by AMD SB850
Connectors:
Back panel: 1 Optical S/PDIF-Out port, 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port, 1 VGA port, 1 DVI-D port, 1 HDMI port (The HDMI and DVI-D ports can not work simultaneously), 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 blue ports, 1 E-SATA port, 1 LAN port, 6 fexible audio ports
On-Board: 4 USB 2.0 connectors, 1 Chassis Intrusion connector, 1 Serial port connector, 1 Parallel port connector, 1 CD-In connector, 1 Front Panel Audio connector, 1 SPDIF-out connector, 1 TPM Module connector
Slots: 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots *, 1 PCI Express x1 slot, 1 PCI slot
* CrossFireX et Hybrid CrossFireX compatible
* when you install two expansion cards into both PCIE x16 slots, the PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 lanes will run with x8 speed
* if you intend to install only one expansion card, please install it into PCI_E1 slot, and the PCI_E1 lane will run with x16 speed
Form Factor: Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4 cm)

not enough sata for me; i need at least 7 internal ports to statisfy my modded v350 with 6tb of storage