Biostar TA990FXE AM3+ Review 9

Biostar TA990FXE AM3+ Review

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Introduction



On October 12th, 2011, AMD released their newest CPUs, the "FX" Bulldozer line. Although not met with the warmest of welcomes, these new CPUs are just part of AMD's latest desktop platform, which also includes AMD Radeon GPUs and, of course, 9-series chipset products. Over the next several weeks we'll be taking a closer look at those 9-series chipset products, the first of which was provided to us by Biostar. The Biostar TA990FXE comes from their "Extreme Edition" product line which features several products designed to meet the needs of "extreme" users, while still keeping the Biostar company focus of providing affordable solutions that don't break the bank. Outfitted with an AMD 990FX chipset and a SB950 I/O hub, the TA990FXE is ready for to provide everything the AMD Scorpius platform requires.

Specifications

Specifications: Biostar TA990FXE AM3+
CPU SUPPORT:AMD AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon™ II/Sempron 100 Series Processors
POWER DESIGN:CPU Power: 4+1 phase
NB Power: 1 Phase
Memory Power: 1 Phase
CHIPSET:AMD 990FX/ SB950
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS:Not Applicable
MEMORY:4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 1066 to DDR3 2000
BIOS:Biostar UEFI BIOS with 32 Mb Flash ROM
SLOTS:3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x16/x4)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
HDD CONNECTIVITY:1 x External SATA 6.0 Gb/s port at rear (AMD SB950)
5 x SATA 6.0Gb/s (AMD SB950)
NETWORKING:Atheros AR8151 PCIe Gigabit Lan
PORTS:12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 at back panel, 4 at front panel)
4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 at back panel, 2 at front panel)
1 x PS/2 mouse combo connector
1 x eSATA port
1 x RJ45 LAN connectors
1 x Audio port with 6 audio jacks
2 x SPDIF Output(1x Optical/1x Coaxial)
2 x IEEE 1394a ports (1 at back panel, 1 at front panel)
AUDIO:Realtek ALC892 HD CODEC
FORM FACTOR:ATX Form Factor (305 mm x 244 mm)
Biostar FEATURES:
  • BIO REMOTE 2
  • 100% Solid Capacitor
  • Rapid Switch
  • Rapid Debug3
  • TOverclocker
  • G.P.U.(Green Power Utility)
  • Charger Booster
  • BIOS Online Update
  • Tweak Tech
  • BIOS Flasher
  • BIO-ReLife
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