ECS A85F2-A Golden Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ECS A85F2-A Golden include:

• Form Factor: ATX
• Socket: FM2
• Chipset: AMD A85X
• Super I/O: Fintek F71869ED
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Seven SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5)
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by the chipset
• USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Six USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through a header on the motherboard, four controlled by the chipset and two controlled by an ASMedia ASM1042 chip 
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): No
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU; HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI-I, and VGA connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a VIA VT1819S codec (7.1 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 100 dB SNR for the outputs, and 98 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111E chip 
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0 or x8/x8), three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2600, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: None
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.ecs.com.tw
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 117.00

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