Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 motherboard include:

• Socket: AM3+
• Chipset: AMD 990FX
• Super I/O: ITE8720F
• Parallel ATA: None
• 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 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 e 1)
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by another Marvell 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
• USB 2.0: 14 USB 2.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through four headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Four ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard, controlled by two EtronTech EJ168A chips
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by a VIA VT6308P chip
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC889 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 104 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 108 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), 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: Five PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (16x/4x/16x/4x/8x, supporting CrossFireX and SLI), one PCI Express x1 slot, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2000, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: Legacy serial port, two BIOS chips
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 200.00

* Researched at Google Shopping on the day we published this First Look article.