The motherboard
The motherboard we have on the test bench today is the F2A85V PRO the high end FM2 motherboard offering from Asus based on A85 Chipset.
The board in itself has impressive specifications:
| CPU | AMD Socket FM2 Athlon™/A- Series Processors Supports CPU up to 4 cores Supports AMD® Turbo Core 3.0 Technology |
|---|---|
| Chipset | AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4) |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Support AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory |
| Graphics | Integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series Graphics in A-series APU Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB/DisplayPort ports – Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz – Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ Hz – Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1600 @ 60 Hz – Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB AMD® Dual Graphics technology support Supports DirectX 11 |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ MVP Technology |
| Expansion Slots | 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI |
| Storage | AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4) chipset : 7 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD |
| LAN | Realtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel |
| Special Features | ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control : SMART DIGI+ : – Smart DIGI+ Key- Quickly delivers optimized VRM frequency, voltage and current for superior APU/DRAM overclocking performance with one click. ASUS TPU : – Auto Tuning – TurboV – GPU Boost – TPU switch ASUS EPU : – EPU – EPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design : – Industry leading Digital 6 +2 Phase Power Design – CPU Power Utility – DRAM Power Utility ASUS Exclusive Features : – Remote GO! – USB BIOS Flashback – MemOK! – AI Suite II – Ai Charger+ – USB Charger+ – Anti-Surge – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface – Network iControl – USB 3.0 Boost – Disk Unlocker ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : – Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution – ASUS Fan Xpert 2 ASUS EZ DIY : – DirectKey – Precision Tweaker 2 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-Shield – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-Connector 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector 1 x 8-pin CPU Power Connector |
| Fan Headers | 1 x CPU (4-pin) 4 x CHA (4-pin) |
| Product page | Link |
Now that we are done with the specification lets have a look at the motherboard and the package.First the BOX!
Front side:
Back side:
Nothing to say here actually..just standard motherboard box with stuff written all over.
Box contents:
again there is enough stuff to start off a simple HTPC system.
Turn over for a closer look.
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