ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 motherboard main features are:

• Socket: AM3.
• Chipset: AMD 890FX + SB850
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6775F
• Parallel ATA: One ATA-133 port controlled by a VIA VT6330 chip
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) and two SATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9120 chip
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port.
• USB: Eight USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard and four available through two headers on the motherboard. Four USB 3.0 ports controlled by two NEC μPD720200 chips
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one normal-sized soldered on the rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by a VIA VT6330 chip
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a VIA VT2020 codec (8-channel, 110 dB signal-to-noise ratio for its outputs, no more technical information is provided). On-board optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111E chip, connected to the system through one PCI Express x1 lane
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (the first always working at x16, the second always working at x16 and the third slot alwa
  ys working at x4), two PCI Express x1 slots and two standard PCI slots
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR3-1800 through overclocking)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector (PWM control) for an auxiliary fan and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: POST diagnostics LEDs, utility for unlocking hidden CPU cores inside the motherboard setup, external clear CMOS button
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 155.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.