Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 Phenom II X6 Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

In this unboxing and first look, Linus Tech Tips dives into the Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 motherboard, highlighting its packaging, included accessories, and initial physical impressions. The host starts with the unboxing itself, noting the box design and the IO shield, user manual, and various cables that accompany the motherboard. He emphasizes the board’s feature set, including USB 3.0 support, SATA 3, three-year warranty in the US and Canada, and the new on-off charge capability that lets devices charge even when the PC is powered off. The discussion then moves to the board’s layout and capabilities: the AM3 socket supporting Phenom II X6 processors, dual-channel DDR3 memory, a robust eight-pin CPU power connector, and multi-graphics expansion through three-way Crossfire X support. The host also comments on power design elements, the cooling solution for the Northbridge and MOSFETs, and the card slot configuration that enables flexible Crossfire or SLI-like setups, while noting that SLI is not supported on this AMD platform. The segment concludes with a tour of expansion options, ports, and the back panel, highlighting native SATA 3 support via the ATI SB850, six SATA 3 ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, a PS/2 combo, and advanced connectivity such as FireWire and eSATA on the rear I/O. By the end, the host provides a practical sense of how this board positions itself against the UD7 variant and positions it for builders aiming to maximize Crossfire and USB 3.0/SATA 3 capabilities in an AM3 system, foreshadowing performance expectations and potential BIOS considerations for AMD’s 6-core CPUs.

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