A good selection of port and easy
overclocking make it an excellent AMD Trinity motherboard.
Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 supports the latest
“Trinity” chip of AMD, such as Best Buy-winning A10-5800K. F2A85X-UP4 use
high-grade A85X chipset, so you will have 7 SATA3 connectors and no SATA2. You
will no longer need to compromise or swap SATA cables to have the best speed
for any new devices you’d like to use; just need to plug the newest SSD in. It also
has many ports on the top and back panels.
You have 4 USB3 ports on the back panel and
1 USB3 connector, with 2 more USB ports on the back panel and 3 USB connectors.
The motherboard also has 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, the 7.1 surround sound output,
1 optical S/PDIF output, 1 eSATA port and 1 legacy PS/2 port.
The supplement of graphics outputs includes
D-sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, providing outputs for every
case. Perhaps the most important thing for gamers is the three PCI-E x16 slots.
2 of these can be configured to run in CrossFire mode, although the second one
only runs at x8. The board also has three PCI-E x1 slots, but one will be
locked if you install a graphics card in one of the first two PCI-E x16 slots.
It also has a legacy PCI slot, which is handy if you need to install a FireWire
or USB expansion card.
The
most important thing for gamers is the three PCI-E x16 slots.
When installed with AMD A10-5800K and 4GB
DDR3 1600MHz, our tests give us the total score of 63. This is what we expect
from A10-5800K. We overclocked the chip to 4.2GHz and ran the tests again. It
got a 10-percent increase in performance, which helps to increase the overall
score to 69. UEFI BIOS of F2A85X-UP4 is pretty basic, but it provides every essential
setting and some good overclocking settings.
Gigabyte
GA-F2A85X-UP4 supports the latest “Trinity” chip of AMD.
F2A85X-UP4 has the selection of ports,
graphics outputs and excellent upgraded slots. It’s easy to overclock and has
comprehensive yet basic UEFI BIOS. If you need a Trinity motherboard and want A85X
chipset, it’s an excellent choice.
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General info
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Price: $141
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Rating: 4/5
Technical specs
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Microprocessor: Socket FM2
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Chipset: AMD A85X
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Memory slot: 4 DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1800
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Expanded: 2 PCI Express x16 slots, 3 PCI
Express x1 slots, 1 PCI slot, 7 SATA3 ports
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Warranty: 3-year RTB
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Total score of Shopper: 63
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Video coding of Shopper: 63
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Dirt Showdown: 16.4fps
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Dirt Showdown (integrated): 51fps
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