ASUS M4A89GTD Pro - A Core Unlocking 890GX for $140
by Rajinder Gill on March 10, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Gaming and 3D performance
Far Cry 2
Featuring fantastic visuals courtesy of the Dunia Engine, this game also features one of the most impressive benchmark tools we have seen in a PC game. For single GPU results we set the performance feature set to Very High, graphics to High, and enable DX10 with 2xAA.
Not a great show here from AMD in comparison to the Intel counterparts, but playable nevertheless.
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II
We are big fans of the Warhammer franchise, especially Dawn of War II. One of the latest RTS games in our library is also one of the more demanding titles on both the CPU and GPU. We crank all options to Ultra, enable AA, and then run the built-in performance benchmark for our result.
Things are a bit better in Warhammer, with AMD a shade behind the standard.
AutoCAD 2010 x64—Cadalyst 2008
We utilize AutoCAD 2010 x64 and the Cadalyst Labs 5 benchmark.
We were expecting a bit of a better standing for AMD’s HD 4290 IGP in the Cadalyst benchmark but it appears Intel’s processor crunching advantage and bus I/O performance keeps things on a near even keel with the i3 540.
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Rajinder Gill - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
Should clarify - I do not add GPU PCIe power draw because that is a separate entity from board consumption really. It's drawn from ATX 12v on most boards so is easy for me to factor out.later
Raja
strikeback03 - Thursday, March 11, 2010 - link
You might want to do a writeup on what exactly you are including, as I was wondering how the CPU, chipset, and GPU all totaled only 29W at idle.Rajinder Gill - Thursday, March 11, 2010 - link
In hindsight I should have - I'll be sure to do so in future.later
Raja
Kibbles - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
For a second there I though the sticker ontop of the USB3 ports were an additional 2 internal USB ports. I was thinking "oh cool, that's nifty, don't know what I'd use it for (wifi?) but it's still nifty." Then I saw a closer picture and realized it was just a sticker lolFoggg - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
The blue header with the yellow sticker by the SATA's must be a PATA 133 IDE connector. It doesn't appear on your spec sheet on page 3.strikeback03 - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
I thought all AMD motherboards had the cage to mount a cooler to around the CPU socket. I don't remember the CPUs coming with this, is it included but not mounted? Do some coolers not use it?Rajinder Gill - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
Hi,They still come with the cage, I uninstalled it to mount the Corsair H50 cooler. So yes, some coolers do not use AMD's mounting plate..
regards
Raja
DigitalFreak - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
WTF is up with the PCI-E switch card? They couldn't swing for automatic switching on a $150 motherboard?xeopherith - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
I wish all the motherboard reviews were this detailed.. Good Job!Most don't have a bunch of "new" features to try out really but I really think you set a new standard by including all the BIOS screens and such.
sampoerna - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
does anyone know if the heatpipe below the chipset heatsink directly touches the HD 4290 IGP core?thnx.