Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the MSI 990FXA-GD80 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI 990FXA-GD80.
December 2011
(82%)
52 Reviews
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The 990FXA-GD80 was limited in the overclocking department but compensated with a high CPU frequency. The resulting speed wasn't amazing compared with the competition, but it was enough to secure a solid position. The most disappointing aspect of the GD80...
Finals Words and conclusionSo, just like the other AMD 990FX based motherboard reviews allow me to split up this conclusion into two segments, the AMD chipset and the MSI motherboard. We'll start off with the chipset. To be totally honest I expected more...
The MSI 990FXA-GD80 brings several nice features, such as four PCI Express x16 slots, two FireWire ports, two USB 3.0 ports, six SATA-600 ports, POST diagnostics display, decent audio quality with coaxial and optical SPDIF outputs, a very high-end volt...
The MSI 990FXA-GD80 motherboard comes to us feeling very unfinished. The BIOS is not up to snuff and needs some work. Today's enthusiast expect to be able to turn some dials and throw some BIOS switches and still enjoy the Turbo and power savings featu...
Abstract: The 990FX and SB950 chips are identical to the previous 890FX and SB850. They are the same silicon. For those hoping for new technology will be disappointed. But all is not lost! AMD did increase the HyperTransport specification from 3.0 to 3.1, which all...
Abstract: AMD and Intel have long been rivals in both the CPU and chipset markets and this has resulted in price wars for the last decade as both companies vie for your hard earned cash. AMD has traditionally been the underdog in this game, but during their AMD64 h...
Abstract: AMD and Intel have long been rivals in both the CPU and chipset markets and this has resulted in price wars for the last decade as both companies vie for your hard earned cash. AMD has traditionally been the underdog in this game, but durin...
Abstract: Bulldozer is coming. AMD lifted the lid on its next-generation processor architecture in August of last year, and PC enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting its arrival ever since. As one might expect from something named after a multi-ton piece of machine...
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Published: 2011-05-30, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
The MSI 990FXA-GD80 motherboard proved to be a solid performing platform, but it really needs AMD's upcoming Zambezi processors to really show what it can do and those aren't out yet! ...
Abstract: MSI has taken a different path to the over-the-top builds of GIGABYTE, ASUS and ASRock. With the top-end GD80 more in line with the low cost ethos of the AMD FX processor, it's packed in a number of nice features but managed to keep the price tag down ...
