Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the ECS A890GXM-A2 include:
- Socket: AM3
- Chipset: AMD 890GX
- Super I/O: ITE IT8721F
- Parallel ATA: None
- Serial ATA: Five SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10)
- External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by the chipset, one additional eSATA-600 port if the included adapter is used
- USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard and eight available through four headers on the motherboard, and two USB 3.0 ports, controlled by an EtronTech EJ168A chip
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
- On-board video: Yes, Radeon HD 4290 engine running at 700 MHz (40 processing cores), with 128 MB GDDR3-1600 memory (Hynix H5TQ1G63BFR-12C)
- On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (8-channel, no more technical information was provided), on-board optical SPDIF output
- On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled by two Realtek RTL8111DL chips, connected to the system through two PCI Express x1 lanes
- Buzzer: No
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (the first two working at x8 when two video cards are installed and the third one always working at x4), one PCI Express x1 slot and one standard PCI slot
- 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 and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Infrared Interface: No
- Extra Features: External clear CMOS button, LEDs to monitor the phases of the voltage regulator circuit, eJiffy
- Number of CDs/DVDs that come with this motherboard: One
- Programs that come with this motherboard: Norton Internet Security 2011
- More Information: https://www.ecs.com.tw
- Average price in the US: This motherboard wasn’t available on the market on the day we published this First Look article.
