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« on: July 17, 2010, 05:33:22 pm »
   Hi, there! I'm looking for a trusty mobo for my Phenom X6 1090T, and I was wondering which of these two can be my choice. I might do some mild overclocking in the future, though I don't care about it very much right now. The most important to me is the motherboard compatibility with my CPU right out of the box, without needing to flash. I read on the net that the 890FXA-UD5 doesn't need the BIOS update for the 1090T, while the 890GPA-UD3H needs it to run the CPU at it's full performance. Anyone out there with this configuration 890GX/FX + 1090T?  Help me, plz!! Thx!
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2010, 05:36:10 pm »
You are quite right that certainly was the case but I would have thought by now that both the boards would be shipping with the updated BIOS versions to take the new chip. No doubt someone will verify that soon.
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2010, 05:41:28 pm »
By the way, how would I be able to identify whether the board is a revision or not? Is it written on the box or the on board itself? Is it related to the serial number? Thx!
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2010, 05:54:08 pm »
It is printed on the board in the bottom left corner going up the board(just below the slots) and I am not sure about on the box I will have a look and get back to you. I have just checked and it is also printed on the box along with the model and serial number etc.
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Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

lou_001

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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2010, 05:57:31 pm »
Thx a lot!
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2010, 06:34:35 pm »
I think one of our moderators absic has exactly the same setup that you are talking about, I'm sure he will know the answer to your question for definite.
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Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
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HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2010, 06:40:25 pm »
For out of the box compatibility you will need the GA 890FXA-UD5
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2010, 06:44:46 pm »
Thx for the help!!
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2010, 06:53:43 pm »
What do you say about revisions 2.0 and 2.1 of the 890GPA-UD3H? Do they offer out of the box compatibility as well? I'm asking this because I'm from Brazil, and the price difference between these two boards here is around US$ 100. Is the 890FXA-UD5 worth the cash?
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2010, 07:02:49 pm »
Actually, it's the same price range of ASUS Crosshair IV!
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2010, 07:11:16 pm »
Not sure of the real differences between revisions but there shouldn't be any problems.

Is the 890FXA-UD5 worth the cash?

It's more motherboard than I would ever need so I don't have one ( I am using the GA-790XTA-UD4)  but like the vast majority of Gigabyte boards the short answer is yes, I think it is worth the money.
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Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2010, 07:13:11 pm »
Thx, absic, I'll keep that in mind! Any help I need, I'll return to the forum! See ya!
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