upgraded to the Sabertooth as my old motherboard was having a few off days (although from the time i ordered the new one until the time it showed up do you think my old board played up once LOL) anyway easy to setup and install board and very easy to use UEFI Bios makes it a breeze, only problem i...

We've seen a flurry of activity from manufacturers for the release of 990FX chipset motherboards in advance of the highly-anticipated CPU launch called Bulldozer from AMD. One of those companies that's been busy is ASUS.

The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX, I bought this motherboard for my new personal home build and if I'm honest I was half captivated by the name. Something about sabertooth just struck me. So first of all let's take a look at the specifications of the board itself. * Supports AM3+ CPU up to 8 cores.

Reliability

I have really enjoyed my time with the Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 , the board has a well laid out design with 4 chassis fan headers and two CPU fan headers all of which feature PWM Control.

We've been keen on Asus' Sabertooth line of motherboards for a while. They typically offer great performance and a healthy set of features, and represent good value for money too.

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Good overclocking potential; Good thermal capabilities; High-class components; Good SATA III connectivity; Good board design and slot layout; LED Error displays; UEFI BIOS

Low USB 3.0 connectivity on rear I/O; No included USB 3.0 ports

I paired this mobo with an AMD fx 8 core processor and maxed out the Ram @ 32 gig. Although it doesn't support DDR4 or PCIE 3.0, for the price, quality, and shipping speed. There are very few out there that can beat it.

The top-of-the-range AMD 990FX chipset in the Asus Sabertooth 990FX motherboard is all about adding support for AMD's formidably titled and mysterious Bulldozer CPUs . Those eight-core, quad-mod Bulldozer chips should at the very least match the Intel i7 2600K pace for pace.

It's not often that you can purchase a motherboard equipped with a chipset/socket designed for a new CPU architecture well before the appropriate CPUs have been released. AM3+ is the latest socket type by AMD, which facilitates the extra pin required for Bulldozer processors to unleash their power...

Great mobo. Everything works as it should. And I'm a novice builder. Easy enough to understand and build, clear manual. Comes with thermal radar which if your not familiar with its basically fan control to increase flow through your case. Either way . I would be recommend it.