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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: lou_001 on July 17, 2010, 05:33:22 pm

Title: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 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!

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: Dark Mantis 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.

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 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!

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: Dark Mantis 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.

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 on July 17, 2010, 05:57:31 pm

Thx a lot!

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: Dark Mantis 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.

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: absic on July 17, 2010, 06:40:25 pm

For out of the box compatibility you will need the GA 890FXA-UD5

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 on July 17, 2010, 06:44:46 pm

Thx for the help!!

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 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?

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 on July 17, 2010, 07:02:49 pm

Actually, it's the same price range of ASUS Crosshair IV!

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: absic 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.

Title: Re: 890gpa-ud3h x 890fxa-ud5
Post by: lou_001 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!