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MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD 890FX Socket AM3 Motherboard Product Details

ATX Form Factor 890FX Chipset
SATA III 6Gbps CrossFireX Ready
USB 3.0 Gigabit LAN

MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD Socket AM3 Motherboard
The MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD Socket AM3 Motherboard is a sophisticated Motherboard with the new AMD 890FX/SB850 chipset base with support for the latest AMD Six Core CPUs in the Socket AM3 package. The MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD Socket AM3 Motherboard features the latest technologies for the enthusiast such as SuperSpeed USB 3.0, with speeds x10 faster than current USB 2.0 standard, SATA III Interface running at 6.0 Gb/sec, the fastest in the market, and support for CrossFire (multi-GPU) configurations thanks to ATI CrossFireX Technology and integrated dual PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots.

The MSI 890FXA-GD65 AMD Socket AM3 Motherboard offers superb stability thanks to its Military Class Components. This innovative technology from MSI features the highest quality components in the industry. Just like military products, these top quality components have incredible long lifetime, stability, low temperature, and also improved overclocking potential.

What It Is And Why You Need It:

  • Supports 64bit AMD® Phenom II X6/X4/X3/X2, Athlon II X4/X3/X2 and Sempron CPU.
  • Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(OC)/1800(OC)/2133(OC) DRAM, 16GB Max
  • HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 5200MT/s
  • Features AMD® 890FX and SB850 Chipset and SATA III with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 modes
  • Features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports and Realtek Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Mbps)
  • Dual PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots with ATI CrossFireX Technology support

Specifications

Motherboard Specifications
Processor Socket AMD
Processor Interface Socket AM3
Form Factor ATX
Processors Supported AMD Phenom II
  AMD Athlon II
Multi-GPU Support CrossFireX Ready
HyperTransport Bus Up to 5200 MT/s
Chipset
Northbridge AMD 890FX
Southbridge SB850
Memory
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Supported DDR3 1333MHz
  DDR3 1800MHz (OC)
  DDR3 1600MHz (OC)
  DDR3 2133MHz (OC)
Number of Pins 240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB - 64bit
Number of Slots 4
Max. Memory Supported Per Slot 4GB
Audio
Channels 8 Channels
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC892
LAN
LAN Type 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
I/O Ports
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port
USB Ports (Total) 14
USB 3.0 Ports 2
USB Rear Panel Ports 8
USB Onboard Headers 2 - (expandable to 4 USB ports)
LAN Ports 1
Audio Out Jacks 4
IDE Headers None
FDD Headers None
Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s Headers 6
ATX Power Connectors 1 24-Pin Connector
PC Power Connectors 1 - 8 Pin
S/PDIF Connectors 1 - Coaxial
  1 - Optical
VGA Ports None
DVI Ports None
HDMI Ports None
DisplayPorts None
Expansion Slots
PCI Slots 1
PCI Express X1 Slots 4
PCI Express X16 Slots 2
RAID
RAID Support Yes
RAID Modes 0
  1
  10
  5
Dimensions
Length 30.5cm
Width 24.4cm

Customer Reviews

4.3 (36 customer reviews)

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Value
 4.5
Features
 4.2
Quality
 4.2
Performance
 4.4
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Overall
1.0
Value
 1.0
Features
 1.0
Quality
 1.0
Performance
 1.0
Reviewer:
slalicker
Date:
Nov 03, 2012
Caught on FIRE

Unboxed the board and set up my build. Pushed the power button and poof sparks, smoke, fire. One of the capacitors under the military cooler burned up. Luckily for me it did not damage anything else. Had to go out and buy an new board, not MSI, and now all works great. I may just be unlucky with this board. First and last time I use MSI.

Overall
5.0
Value
 5.0
Features
 5.0
Quality
 5.0
Performance
 5.0
Reviewer:
lyndonws
Date:
Jun 10, 2012
I love MSI

Nothing bad to say! Running 6 months strong!! I really like the onboard digital display, for temp, but wish it had an extra digit for displaying Fahrenheit. Didn't take long to get used to Celsius though ...

Overall
2.5
Value
 4.0
Features
 3.0
Quality
 1.0
Performance
 2.0
Reviewer:
drkelh,
Date:
May 12, 2012
Fine, but the RAID controller is poor

As a motherboard, in general, it performs admirably. However, if you are expecting a quality RAID controller integrated with it, you will be disappointed. Recovering from a failed disk is a nightmare. You can not add a replaced drive to the array via the RAID BIOS interface, you have to use RAIDxpert in Windows, and the program is wonky at best. If you're willing to trust your RAID to something that can be called wonky, it's a fine motherboard otherwise.

Overall
4.8
Value
 5.0
Features
 5.0
Quality
 5.0
Performance
 4.0
Reviewer:
Vince
Date:
Mar 28, 2012
Great Board

I built kind of a mish mash computer with this and a few new parts then old parts from an older computer, this MoBo is great, and especially if you're on a budget get it, it's well worth the price

Overall
5.0
Value
 5.0
Features
 5.0
Quality
 5.0
Performance
 5.0
Reviewer:
gkcslc
Date:
Mar 10, 2012
What a board

real nice, fast and met my standard for gaming

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  • Manufactured by: MSI Computer
    Warranty provided by: MSI Computer
    Limited Warranty: 12 months parts; 12 months labor
    Mfg Part No: 890FXA-GD65
    UPC No: 816909081879
    Box Size: ( Length: 13, Width: 10, Depth: 3 )
    Shipping Weight: 0.3500 pound(s)
    Dimensional Weight: 2 pounds

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