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Rating from FVELLA 5 Stars ()

Advantages Great Mobo and seesm to run very cool

Disadvantages If you are using the FX range CPU make sure the BIOS is at 0705 minimum else BIOS won't boot

Review summary
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX Motherboard installation and review. Liquid Cooler Corsair H60 used to cool system. Processor = 1100T AMD 6 Core. Review on my google site: https://sites.google.com/site/tecchie201​1/

An update after 6 months:

6 months on and so far the system has been running without any issues. No overheating what so ever. I have been testing out Windows 8 and that is going well so far.

At present I have no need to upgrade to the FX (bulldozer) range of CPUs from AMD.
For what I use at present all runs without delays. Will reconsider if the Windows8 code shows benefits.



Hi, I have bought this mobo (mobo is short for motherboard) just before Xmas so it has had a month or so of usage so far. I have installed Windows7 64 with 16G of Ram. I was initially intending to get an AMD FX series processor (Bulldozer) but after reading many reviews I decided upon the AMD1100T (This is a 6 Core CPU running at 3.3Ghz but can be overclocked upto 4GHz). Overclocked is term used when the CPU is made to run at a faster speed.

I have added the Corsair HD60 Liquid Cooler as my PC is in a desk with moderate ventilation. A liquid cooler is an alternative to air cooler (ie a fan).
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX
My case did not have fitting holes for a a liquid cooler. I ended up modifying the case to make it fit. This was not that difficult if you have a few DIY tools. Pictures and review of the H60 Corsair liquid cooler via link below.
http://sites.google.com/site/tecchie2011​/home/corsair-h60


I have tested with PRIME95 and at no point has the mobo gone over 40C. (Prime95 is program that executes maths code to find a prime number). This can put all the cores of the CPU at 100%.

I have created a web site which has various pictures and comments.

If you can spare the time take a look.

http://sites.google.com/site/tecchie2011​/

This mobo uses the new type of BIOS (BIOS stands for Basic Input Output Settings) called UEFI which is very good once you get used to all the hidden function.

I have had this mobo up to 4.0Ghz without too much trouble or any overheating. As I do not use this system for gaming I have reverted back to the power saving mode and this mobo ticks along at about 21C.

My main uses are watching HD TV and BLU_RAY videos and this motherboard with my medium spec ATI card HD5770 gives me no problems.

I have no issues recommending this motherboard to anyone.

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