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ECS A890GXM-A

24 Mar 2010

The ECS Black Series A890GXM-A is based on the AMD 890GX chipset with 140W Phenom II processor (Socket AM3) support. The A890GXM-A has integrated with ATI Radeon HD 4290 graphics IGP, which includes AMD CrossFire ,Hybrid Crossfire technology and DirectX 10.1 capabilities. A890GXM-A also has an extra USB 3.0 PCIe x1 card for supporting USB 3.0 technology.

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HWZ's Overall Rating: 8.0

Performance:

8.5

Features:

7.5

Value:

Polished design and layout

Good value for its price

BIOS is lacking

Standard features only

<h2 class="header-green">Product Specification</h2>
<table class="specs">
			<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Processor Support and Chipset Type</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			<ul><li>Socket AM3 socket for AMD Phenom II processors
</li><li>AMD 890GX and AMD SB850</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Memory</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			<ul><li>Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture
</li><li>4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 32 GB
</li><li>Support DDR3 up to 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Storage</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			<ul><li>Support by AMD SB850
</li><li>5 x Serial ATAIII 6.0Gb/s devices
</li><li>RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 configurations
</li><li>1 x eSATA</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Audio</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Video</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			<ul><li>AMD 890GX-based with ATI Radeon HD4290 graphics
</li><li>Shared Memory: Maximum up to 512MB
</li><li>SidePort Memory: DDR3-1333</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Networking</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Dual Realtek 8111DL 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet Controller		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Rear I/O</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			<ul><li>1 x D-sub(VGA)
</li><li>1 x HDMI Port
</li><li>1 x DVI Port
</li><li>1 x Display port
</li><li>1 x Serial port (COM1)
</li><li>2 x RJ45 LAN connectors
</li><li>1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
</li><li>1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
</li><li>1 x Clear CMOS button
</li><li>1 x eSATA
</li><li>6 x USB ports</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Internal Connectors</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			<ul><li>1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
</li><li>1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
</li><li>1 x 4-pin CPU FAN connector
</li><li>1 x 3-pin PWR FAN connector
</li><li>1 x 3-pin SYS FAN connector
</li><li>1 x Power on button
</li><li>1 x Reset button
</li><li>1 x Speaker header
</li><li>1 x Front panel switch/LED header
</li><li>1 x Front panel audio header
</li><li>1 x SPDIF out header
</li><li>1 x 4-pin power connector for VGA card
</li><li>1 x Clear CMOS header
</li><li>5 x Serial ATAIII 6Gb/s connectors
</li><li>4 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 8 USB ports
</li><li>1X Stand by LED (Red Light)
</li><li>1X Power on LED (Green light)
</li><li>1 x Chassis intrusion header</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Expansion Slots</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			<ul><li>3 x PCI Express Gen 2.0 x16 slots
</li><li>2 x PCI Express x1 slots
</li><li>1 x PCI slot</li></ul>		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Other Features</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Support eJIFFY		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Form Factor</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			ATX, 30.5cm x 24.4cm		</td>
	</tr>
	</table>

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