MSI 990FXA-GD80 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the MSI 990FXA-GD80 motherboard include:

• Socket: AM3+
• Chipset: AMD 990FX
• Super I/O: Fintek F71889AD
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10)
• External SATA: Two eSATA-300 ports controlled by a JMicron JMB362 chip
• USB 2.0: 10 USB 2.0 ports, six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Two ports, soldered on the motherboard rear panel, controlled by an NEC (Renesas) µPD720200 chip; two ports are available through a header on the motherboard, but they are shared with the two rear ports
• 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 VT6315N chip
• On-board video: No
• On-boa
  rd audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), on-board coaxial and optical SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111E chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Four PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (16x/0x/16x/4x or 16x/8x/8x/4x, supporting CrossFireX and SLI), two PCI Express x1 slots, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2133, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and four three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: Legacy serial port, POST diagnostics display
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.msi.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 195.00

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