Product Features

Technical Details

• Processor Socket: AM3
• Form Factor: ATX
• Warranty: 3 years

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 990FXA-UD3 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.

Key Feature

• Supports newest AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II series processors
• Advanced 8+2 phase CPU VRM power design for AMD high-TDP CPU support
• 4 PCI-E 2.0 interfaces for 2 way AMD CrossFireX and SLI multi-graphics support
• AMD SB950 provides 6 native SATA3 ports with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
• Supports USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
• GIGABYTE 3x USB Power with On/Off Charge USB ports
• Ultra Durable 3 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
• Turbo XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease
• Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
• Hi-def 108dB Signal-to-noise ratio Blu-ray DVD audio playbackt
• Patented DualBIOS with Hybrid EFI technology for 3TB HDD support
• Supports Dolby Home Theater audio

Overview

Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU

Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support new generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ multi-core processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.

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Multi-display Support with 2 way SLI^TM and 2 way CrossFireX

Flexible graphics capabilities - Up to 2 VGA cards are supported for either 2 way CrossFireX^TM or 2 way SLI^TM action (running at two x16 bandwidth), delivering the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.

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Ultra Durable 3 – Classic

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards are equipped with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours, and GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS^TM technology (providing dual hardware BIOS protection). GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards promise to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.

DualBIOS^TM 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)

 

Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.

GIGABYTE DualBIOS^TM is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS^TM allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS? now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

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Specifications

Model:	GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU Support	AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II CPU
CPU Socket	AMD Socket AM3+
FSB	5200MT/s(HT3.0)
Chipset	AMD990FX+SB950
Graphics Interface	4*PCI-E 2.0x16(2*x16,2*x4)
Memory Type	Dual Channel DDR3 2000+/1866/1333/1066 MHz
Memory DIMM	4*DDR3(Max 16GB)
Expansion Slots	2*PCI-E 2.0x1+1*PCI
ATA connector	6*SATA 6Gb/s+2*eSATA
SATA RAID	0,1,5,10(SB950)/0,1,JBOD(SE9172)
USB	4*USB3.0+14*USB2.0
Audio	8-channel HD
1394 / LAN	2*1394a / 1*GbE LAN
Features & Software	USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, 3x USB power,8+2 phase, Ultra Durable 3- Classic, On/Off Charge, 2 way SLI+CrossFireX,DualBIOS 3TB+ HDD Support, 108dB SNR Blu-ray, Dolby, EES, ET6
Form Factor	ATX (305x244)

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AMD FX-8150 FX 8-Core Black Edition Processor (FD8150FRGUBOX)

Product Features

• Overclocking capabilities - Unlocked for a big boost in performance and speed.
• "Bulldozer" architecture - Designed to increase core communication for unparalleled multitasking and pure core performance.
• AMD Turbo CORE Technology - A burst of speed for the task at hand. Delivers dynamic core performance boosts depending on users' workload at frequencies of up to 900MHz faster.
• AMD OverDrive software - Tuning controls to push performance to the limits and monitors system stability when overclocking
• 32nm die shrink - Stable and smooth performance with impressive energy efficiency
• Advanced Instruction Support - accelerates a new generation of applications:SSE3, SSE4.1/4.2, AVX, AES, XOP, FMA4
• Includes Heatsink and Fan.
• Larger Caches - increase everyday performance with support up to 8MB L2 Cache and 8MB L3 Cache

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

• Number of Processors: 8

Cases and Expandability

• Size (LWH): 5.91 inches, 3.35 inches, 5.12 inches
• Weight: 1 pounds

• AMD FX Key Architectural Features  

  AMD FX Processors

  We call it the new AMD FX 8-Core Processor Black Edition and it’s unlocked for your overclocking pleasure.¹ Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the industry’s first 32nm 8-core desktop processor. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive™ and AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software suites. But the best part of all? You’ll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You’ll be asking yourself “what competition?” in no time.

  AMD FX 8-Core Processors

  

  • The industry’s first and only native 8-core desktop processor for unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with all-new “Bulldozer” architecture.
  • New 32 nanometer die shrink designed to reduce leakage for improved efficiency, increased clock rate headroom and better thermals.

  AMD Turbo CORE Technology

  • The AMD FX Processors come equipped with AMD Turbo CORE Technology. AMD Turbo CORE Technology is a performance boosting technology that helps increase performance on the applications that need it the most.

  New Instruction Capabilities

  • AVX 
    • Advanced Vector Extensions increase parallelism tailored for scientific and 3D applications that use heavy floating point calculations
  • FMA4 and XOP
    • Floating Point Vector Multiply -Accumulate  improves throughput and performance on many vector functions (integer and floating point)
  • AES
    • Advanced Encryption Standard noticeably increase performance on the latest encryption applications like TrueCrypt and benchmarks like PCMark

  AMD Balanced Smart Cache

  • Shared L3 cache ( up to 8MB) 
    • Improved scheduling and pre-fetch capabilities
    • 64-ways (16-ways/sub-cache)
    • Increased data queue sizes
    • Coherency for 8-cores

  AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator

  • Shared FP Scheduler
  • Dual 128-bit Floating point engines – capable of teaming together for 256-bit AVX instructions or operating separately with each core.

  HyperTransport™ Technology

  • One 16-bit link at up to 5600MT/s 
  • Up to 8.0GB/s HyperTransport™ I/O bandwidth; Up to 16GB/s in HyperTransport Generation 3.0 mode
  • Up to 37GB/s total delivered processor-to-system bandwidth (HyperTransport bus + memory bus)

  Benefit: Quick access times to system I/O for better performance.

  Integrated DRAM Controller with AMD Memory Optimizer Technology

  • A high-bandwidth, low-latency integrated memory controller 
  • Supports up to DDR3-1866
  • Supports new low voltage memories of 1.35V and 1.2V
  • Up to 29.9GB/s memory bandwidth for DDR3
  • New Pre-Fetcher improvements
  • Direct communications to each core in Dual-Core module (APIC registers in each core)

  Benefit: Optimized memory controller to feed more cores

  AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) Technology with IOMMU

  • Silicon feature-set enhancements designed to improve the performance, reliability, and security of existing and future virtualization environments by allowing virtualized applications with direct and rapid access to their allocated memory.
  • IOMMU is an extension to AMD64 architecture to support address translation and access protection on DMA transfers
    • Security for User Level application and Virtual Machine guest operating system
      • Address translation and access control
      • Device isolation
      • Device assignment in virtualized systems
      • Security & trusted boot support
      • Unified interrupt management

  Benefit: Helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently enabling a better experience when dealing with virtual systems

  AMD PowerNow!™ Technology (Cool’n’Quiet™ Technology)

  • Enhanced power management features which automatically and instantaneously adjusts performance states and features based on processor performance requirements
  • C6 power state for cache flush, and voltage down individual core
  • CC6 power state allows all cores in C6 to power even lower
    • For quieter operation and reduced power requirements 
  • Separate memory controller power control
  • IO-based c-state interface
  • Works automatically without the need for drivers or BIOS enablement. 
  • Power can be switched on or off within a single clock cycle, saving energy with no impact to performance.

  Benefit: Helps users get more efficient performance by dynamically activating or turning off parts of the processor.

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  To cool those 8 cores we need the

  Corsair Cooling Hydro-Series All-in-One High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CWCH60

  

  Product Features and Technical Details

  Style: H60

  Product Features

  • A new improved micro-channel cold-plate design more efficiently transfers heat.
  • An all-new 120mm fan optimizes static pressure and airflow while delivering low noise levels.
  • The H60 uses FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) tubing to significantly reduce evaporation of coolant, providing an MTBF of over 50,000 hours
  • Pre-applied thermal compound
  • Quick and easy installation brackets make it easier than ever to upgrade to watercooling.
  • A five year warranty and lifetime access to Corsair?s legendary technical support and customer service.
  • CPU Compatibility: Intel LGA 775, Intel LGA 1155, Intel LGA 1156, Intel LGA 1366, AMD Core AM2, AMD Core AM3
  • Includes mounting hardware compatible with all modern CPU socket designs

  Technical Details

  • Brand Name: Corsair
  • Model: CWCH60

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  Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B

  

  Product Features and Technical Details

  Product Features

  • Designed for Sandy Bridge Platform and AMD Platforms
  • 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 for AMD, Intel Dual Channel processors and Sandy Bridge 2nd Generation Intel Core platforms
  • Intel XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) Support
  • Speed: 1600mhz
  • Timing: 9-9-9-24
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Pin Out: 240-pin
  • Voltage: 1.5v

  Great Looking, Great Overclocking Memory at a Great Price

  Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory modules are designed with overclockers in mind. Vengeance DIMMs are built using RAM specially selected for their high-performance potential. Aluminum heat spreaders help dissipate heat, and provide the aggressive look that you want in your gaming rig. As a bonus, the attractive low price of Vengeance memory will also leave lots of room in your system build budget.

  Optimized for Compatibility with the Latest CPUs and Motherboards

  Vengeance memory is designed specifically for the latest CPUs. Vengeance modules run at 1.5V for maximum compatibility with all Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 processors, as well as the 2nd generation Intel processor family. Vengeance DDR3 memory is available in single modules, and two or three module kits, making it easy for you to match the DIMM population requirements of your motherboard.

  Next-Generation Density for the Ultimate Power User

  Most Vengeance DIMMs are built with two gigabit RAM ICs. These extra-dense memory chips allow you to have 8GB of memory using only two DIMMs, or to populate your triple channel system with up to an insanely large 24GB of system memory for extreme multitasking performance.

  Product Description

  High-performance 16GB Vengeance Dual Channel Kit, 1600MHz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5V

  Key Features

  • Maximize your system memory capacity for ultimate performance
  • Specially selected RAMs for overclocked performance
  • 1.5 V VDIMM spec ensures compatibility with 2nd generation (Sandy Bridge) Intel Core processor family
  • Includes XMP performance profile
  • Guaranteed to work on all dual channel Intel platforms
  • Aggressive Look you want
  • Attractively low price
  • World famous Corsair reliability and performance
  • Cerulean Blue heatsink

  Package Contents

  Four 4GB memory modules

  System Requirements

  Designed for use with all DDR3 motherboards with four memory channels

  • Warranty Lifetime
    Size 16GB Kit (4 x 4GB)
    Performance Profile XMP
    Fan Included No
    Heat Spreader Vengeance
    Memory Configuration Dual Channel
    Memory Type DDR3
    Package - Memory Pin 240
    Package - Memory Format DIMM
    Tested Voltage 1.5
    SPD Voltage 1.5
    Speed Rating PC3-12800 (1600MHz)
    SPD Speed 1333Mhz
    Tested Speed 1600Mhz
    Tested Latency 9-9-9-24
    SPD Latency 9-9-9-24

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  OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 3.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD3-2VTX120G

  

  Product Features and Technical Details

  Product Features

  • NAND Flash Components: Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory, Interface: SATA II 3.0Gbp/s, Form Factor: 3.5" form factor
  • Life Expectancy: 2 million hours Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF), Reliability: ECC: 27 bytes of redundancy per 512 bytes data, up to twelve 9-bit symbols correctable
  • Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C, Storage Temperature: -45C - 85C, Shock Resistance: 1500G, Certifications: RoHS, CE, FCC
  • Max Read: up to 285 MB/s, Max Write: up to 275 MB/s, Sustained Write: up to 250 MB/s, 4k Random Write (Aligned): 50,000 IOPS, Seek time: 0.1 ms
  • Power Consumption: Active 2Watts Idle:0.5Watts, Performance Optimization: TRIM (requires OS support)

  Technical Details

  • Brand Name: OCZ
  • Model: OCZSSD3-2VTX120G
  • Hard Disk Size: 120 GB
  • Warranty: 3 Years
  • Hard Disk Interface: Serial ATA-300
  • Weight: 135.0 grams

   

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  Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200RPM 2 TB SATA 6 GB/s NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive

  

  Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive

  ST2000DM001

  SPECIFICATIONS
  Model Number	ST2000DM001
  Interface	SATA 6Gb/s
  Cache	64MB
  Capacity	2TB
  Areal density (avg)	625Gb/in2
  Guaranteed Sectors	3,907,029,168
  PHYSICAL
  Height	26.1mm (1.028 in)
  Width	101.6mm (4.0 in)
  Length	146.99mm (5.787 in)
  Weight (typical)	626g (1.38 lb)
  PERFORMANCE
  Spin Speed (RPM)	7200 RPM
  Average latency	4.16ms
  Random read seek time	<8.5ms
  Random write seek time	<9.5ms
  RELIABILITY
  Annual Failure Rate	<1%
  POWER
  Maximum start current, DC	2.0

   

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  EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty 01G-P3-1563-AR

  

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