Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

3
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Quad CrossFireX support; topnotch performance; ports aplenty.
Good performance, on/off charging, good cooling, 4-way CrossFire ready, clean layout, extensive overclocking options in BIOS

Cons:

XLATX formfactor; painfully slow autooverclocking tool; expensive.
No SATA 3 cable bundled, very expensive, CPU temperatures weren't being reported in windows, Silent Pipe 2 cooler can't be installed with certain GPUs

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Last revision on August 18, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Quad CrossFireX support; topnotch performance; ports aplenty
Good performance, on/off charging, good cooling, 4-way CrossFire ready, clean layout, extensive overclocking options in BIOS

Reviewers Didn't Like

XLATX formfactor; painfully slow autooverclocking tool; expensive
No SATA 3 cable bundled, very expensive, CPU temperatures weren't being reported in windows, Silent Pipe 2 cooler can't be installed with certain GPUs

Expert reviews and ratings

There is a hell of a lot to like about the Gigabyte 890FXA UD7 and not a lot to dislike.Firstly it's great to see a manufacturer taking the lessons they have learnt from high-end Intel motherboards and applying them to the AMD platform.The UD7 list...

By Overclock3D on October 05, 2010

This oversized mobo is incompatible with most cases Gigabyte has a frustrating habit of releasing a dozen motherboard models per chipset, and sometimes more—we counted no fewer than 15 Gigabyte boards based on Intel’s X58 chipset. That...

By Maximum PC on September 09, 2010

Another Enthusiast offering, Gigabyte's GA-890FXA-UD7 ships with an interchangeable water block and large passive cooler for the north bridge....

By PC Authority on June 25, 2010

If you like what this motherboard could bring to your system, make sure to visit bit.ly/c5CSa2 to determine which cases have been certified to support such a large motherboard. You won’t get much performance-wise if you spring for the UD7 instead of the...

By ComputerPowerUser on June 11, 2010

The Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7 motherboard retails for Rs.19,900 and comes with a three-year warranty. For many, including enthusiasts, this is going to be very expensive. While the feature set of this board is nothing short of impressive, the price seems...

By TechTree on June 02, 2010

The GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7 is definitely a premium, solid performing entry to the 890FX arena. For starters, the packaging and the unboxing experience is one of the things that many people love about opening up a brand new product. With all the...

By FutureLooks on May 10, 2010

The Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7 is a premium AM3 motherboard, and enthusiasts will no doubt be looking at it as an option for AMD's Thuban hex-core chips, particularly if SATA III and USB 3.0 are on the wish list of upgrade features. In terms of layout and...

By Pureoverclock on October 17, 2010

The 890FXA-UD7 is the motherboard that GIGABYTE created to dominate every other AM3 motherboard on the market, and although it is a very well designed product, I'm not convinced that it achieved its stated objective. From a popularity standpoint...

By Hardware Canucks on October 13, 2010

After a brief conversation with the simpler and cheaper GA-890GPA-UD3H yesterday, today we have a meeting with the bigger and stronger brother, the GA-890FXA-UD7. This is a high-end motherboard that's ment for enthusiasts and gamers that would...

By IT-Review on July 14, 2010

The Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7 is really a top-shelf motherboard for AMD processors. If you want to build a gaming computer based on a Phenom II CPU and are looking for a motherboard with plenty of PCI Express x16 slots in order to make a three-way or...

By Hardware Secrets on June 22, 2010

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