Gigabyte 990X-UD3 R5 and 990FXA-UD5 R5: Refreshed Motherboards for AMD FX

Gigabyte has released refreshed motherboards, model GA-990X-UD3 and GA-990FXA-UD5 for the AMD FX series processors. The new models feature a better sound system, which should be of interest to gamers.

Motherboards GA-990X-UD3 R5 and GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 based on the ATX format and work with AMD FX socket AM3 + – although manufacturer in both cases applied a 10-phase power section, only the second model provides official support for top models FX-9000. Since four slots of memory allocated to support 2-channel DDR3 kits with the frequency to 2000 MHz.

Gigabyte GA-990X-UD3 R5 has seven slots for expansion cards – three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x16 / x8 / x4), two PCI-Express 2.0 x1 and two PCI usual. Allows you to connect two graphics cards in SLI or two / three in CrossFireX mode. AMD SB950 chipset supports six SATA connectors 6Gb / s.

Gigabyte 990X-UD3 R5 and 990FXA-UD5 R5: Refreshed Motherboards for AMD FX Series Processors

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Gigabyte GA-990X-UD3 R5

The GA-990FXA CD-UD5 R5 has one available PCI-Express 2.0 x1 and PCI and five PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x16 / x8 / x16 / x4 / x4) – can therefore no longer connect the two / three graphics cards in CrossFireX / SLI. This model also offers eight slots SATA 6Gb / s.

GA-990FXA CD-UD5 R5

Boards primarily distinguished by the sound system. The manufacturer has applied here 8-channel Realtek ALC1150, which has been enhanced with an amplifier for the connectors on the rear panel and high quality capacitors Nippon Chemi-Con. It is worth noting that in the new versions have abandoned several connectors on the rear panel.

Model	Gigabyte GA-990X-UD3 R5	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 R5
Format	ATX
Holder	AM3 +
Chipset	AMD 990X + SB950	AMD 990FX + SB950
Memory	4x 8 GB DDR3 2000 MHz
PCI (e)	3x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2x PCI	5 x PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe 2.0 x2, PCI
SATA connector	6x SATA 6 Gb / s	8x SATA 6 Gb / s
Rear Panel	One PS / 2 port Eight USB 2.0 ports Two USB 3.0 ports RJ45 connector Audio connectors (including S / PDIF)	One PS / 2 port Eight USB 2.0 ports Two USB 3.0 ports eSATS two sockets 6Gb / s RJ45 connector Audio connectors (including S / PDIF)

The new models are not yet commercially available, but their prices are not expected to vary substantially relative to the normal version.