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ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

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AM3+
AMD 990FX
4×240pin DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066

TUF /tΛf/, stands for The Ultimate Force.

Born for extreme overclockers and DIY professionals, the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 motherboard incorporates first class components (military standard) and a generous set of design and build innovations, pushing the boundaries of your expectation with unprecedented performance, unmatched stability and unbeatable durability. With new DIGI+ Power Control, this AMD 990FX chipset based motherboard delivers robust and precise power for both DRAM and CPU up to 8-core. Aerospace-grade CeraM!X cooling technology adopts revolutionary ceramics with 50% larger area for efficient dissipation. TUF Thermal Radar technology employs an array of sensors to monitor temps and accordingly adjust fan speed in real time. Rest assured TUF Components - Alloy Choke, Cap. & MOSFET, Certified by Military-standard promise rugged strength and durability to withstand rigorous environments. Also enjoy great peace of mind as the ESD Guards effectively protect your motherboard components against damaging electrostatic discharges (ESD). Complete with a series of Windows 8 exclusive features, such as Fast Boot, ASUS Boot Setting and DirectKey for one-button access to BIOS, your user experience would enter a brand new level like you have never experienced before.

"Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solution The CeraM!X heatsink coating technology features innovative ceramics to effectively conduct heat away from the system. It replaces traditional anti-oxidant to dissipate heat better with its microscopic irregular surface and enlarged area. Better cooling leads to overall improvement in system stability. The TUF Thermal Radar monitors temps in critical parts of the motherboard in real time, automatically adjusting fan speeds to make sure the system maintains high stability without overheating. It consists of multiple sensors for various components on the motherboard, giving users the ability to monitor each area, while increasing options for fan control housed inside the chassis. The Thermal Radar automatically calculates ideal fan speeds based on different parameters selected by users for each component, keeping everything cooler and longer lasting.
New DIGI+ Power Control & E.S.P. Efficient Switching Power Design New DIGI+ Power Control includes multiple digital voltage controllers, allowing ultra-precise modulation and tuning for both the CPU and DRAM. This innovative and industry-leading ASUS technology provides extremely accurate voltage tuning for better efficiency, stability and performance. Exclusively for this motherboard, the switching power design is provided not only for the CPU and memory, but also for other key components such as graphics cards, LAN and USB 3.0. E.S.P. dramatically improves system efficiency and reduces heat generation.
TUF Components (Alloy Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; Certified by Military-standard) Get rugged performance even in the most challenging conditions with robust TUF chokes, solid capacitors, and MOSFETs--certified through third-party, military-grade testing. TUF Chokes, also known as the “Alloy Choke”, is a made of a compound of various types of metal instead standard iron, enables the support of up to a massive 40A of rated current, 25% higher than conventional component. Furthermore, the single piece packaging also eliminates the emission of vibration noise, delivering superb characteristics as well as durability under extreme conditions.
"Safe & Stable!" Guardian Angel - MemOK! & ESD Guards MemOK! quickly ensures memory boot compatibility. This remarkable memory rescue tool requires a mere push of a button to patch memory issues. MemOK! determines failsafe settings and dramatically improves your system boot success. Get your system up and running in no time! Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can happen suddenly and its damaging effects is often underestimated. Exclusive ASUS anti-static chip, a protective circuit design, and the I/O shield provides four times better protection to extend component lifespan.
USB BIOS Flashback A truly revolutionary hardware-based update solution. USB BIOS Flashback offers the most convenient way ever to update the BIOS! It allows users to update new UEFI BIOS versions even without hardware such as a CPU or DRAM installed into the motherboard. Just plug in a USB flash drive containing the BIOS file, and press the BIOS Flashback button for 3 seconds with the power supply connected. The UEFI BIOS will then automatically update without requiring further interaction. With its new, complementary Windows application, users can regularly check for UEFI BIOS updates and download the latest BIOS automatically. Hassle-free updating for the ultimate convenience!
Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support! SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 brings multi-GPU configurations through both SLI and CrossFireX. This motherboard features the powerful AMD 990FX/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in multiple GPU configurations. Expect a brand new gaming style like you’ve never experienced before!

Learn more about the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Model

Brand: ASUS

Model: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type: AM3+

CPU Type: FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

FSB: 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)

Chipsets

North Bridge: AMD 990FX

South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin

Memory Standard: DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066

Maximum Memory Supported: 32GB

Channel Supported: Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16: 3 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8)
1 (x4 mode, black)

PCI Express x1: 1

PCI Slots: 1

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s: 8 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s) (brown) Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset: None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC892

Audio Channels: 8 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset: Realtek 8111F

Max LAN Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2: 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

USB 1.1/2.0: 8 x USB 2.0

USB 3.0: 4 x USB 3.0

eSATA: 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s

S/PDIF Out: 1 x Optical

Audio Ports: 6 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB: 2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors: 1 x TPM connector(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x 4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel connector(s)
1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
1 x DirectKey Button(s)
1 x DRCT header(s)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Physical Spec

Form Factor: ATX

Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6"

Power Pin: 24 Pin

Features

Features: TUF CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Tech. - 50% Larger Area for Heat Dissipation with the Revolutionary Ceramics-coating Technology.

TUF Thermal Radar - Real Time Temp. Detection and Heat Removal

TUF Components [Alloy Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; Certified by Military-standard] - Certified for Tough Duty

New DIGI+ Power Control - All-New Digital Power Control for both CPU and DRAM

USB BIOS Flashback - Easy, Worry-free USB BIOS Flashback with Hardware-based Design

Remote GO! - One-stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment

Windows 8 Ready - Assured Compatibility

Quick Info

Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years

Manufacturer Contact Info

Customer Reviews of the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (8) Last 6 Months (189) All Reviews (228) 63% (143) 14% (33) 7% (16) 4% (9) 12% (27) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 23 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
N/A 5/21/2013 3:39:10 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5	Rating: 1/5Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Pros: At least it worked when installed. Layout was ok and looks fine. Cons: Using Windows 8, the computer kept on waking up very early in the morning on various nights after it was installed--wasn't nice since it was in bedroom. This finally stopped for no reason at all. The Fast Boot feature worked for a while, then stopped. The board has been confirmed to not work properly with Adaptec 2405 and 5805 RAID controllers. When coming out of Sleep Mode, I get a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). On another computer, using the same board, I cannot do a Windows 7 to 8 upgrade because of an incompatibility issue with an Adaptec 5805 RAID controller. (Adaptec says their board works fine with other motherboards.) I keep getting an error message concerning ASUS software after a reboot. ASUS has not resolved this and most other issues remain unresolved for several months. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Pauly 5/17/2013 10:29:39 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Works Great Now. Thank you ASUS and AMD. You solved my issues. Pros: Super happy now that I am finally able to use it. Rocks with the Phenom II Black Edition 980 3.7ghz! Will eventually upgrade to an FX chip but is plenty fast for now. Cons: I had to knock off an egg for the customer service problems I had with Customer Service. First board was DOA. 2nd one had a socket issue, pulled the pin out when i took it out. Customer Service refused to help me this time, just gave me numbers for the manufacturers. I was very unhappy at this point, but hey they don't cover broken pins and that's your fault. Other Thoughts: Broken pins are not always the customers the fault, and when it's just one pin, I mean come on I've been building for 10 years! Never had this happen before. I'm just glad ASUS and AMD took care of it. Hated to think I was going to be out of $500 + dollars I spent on all this stuff!!! If I could give the manufacturers 5 stars or eggs I would do so immediately. They id a super job taking care of the issues from my purchases here. Sorry Newegg, your egg goes to the manufacturer, and I will definitely think twice about any future purchases. P.S. I didn't knock off any more eggs than one because the board rocks, and deserves 5 stars. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Frostwolf 5/10/2013 3:37:11 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Fantastic Pros: Excellent gaming board. Nice layout with side SATA connections that don't get in the way like the standard vertical ones. Very simple BIOS screen, for those who like simplicity, and an "Advanced" screen that has all the bells and whistles for a tech-savy person to tweek the machine just right Cons: RAM is a bit close to the CPU, which makes my Noctua cooler cover all 4 RAM slots. Thankfully, Noctua took all that into account and made a tall enough cooler to clear the Ram easily. Other Thoughts: I have built 3 gaming computers with this motherboard, and all three have been functioning at full graphics on every game imaginable without a hiccup. My build: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX ADATA S510 Series AS510S3-120GM-O 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL Rosewill Tachyon Series Tachyon-750 Continuous 750W @ 50 Degrees C ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
JAD Tech 5/10/2013 12:19:35 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Very Nice MB! Pros: Install went off without a hitch. The memory I had installed,(Kingston HyperX Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 2133) didn't auto-config properly, but with one touch of the MemOK! button, everything started up with no issue. The UEFI BIOS is a wonderful thing as well, and the advanced area allows you to tweak about anything you need to. I'm running the memory at 2133MHz and the system is running smooth with no BSODs or other hiccups. Motherboard normal medium temp is around 45C, which I don't think is to bad for my application. Cons: Memory placement... ASUS always seems to place the memory and processor too close. Right now I've got the stock CPU cooler on and it has enough room, but I'm looking to expand and I'm not sure how much area I actually have without limiting myself. I've got the memory in the farthest spots away from the processor, the light brown slots, and if I wanted to add more memory I'm not sure of the room I'll have for a larger cooler. HDD... The UEFI BIOS as I said before is a nice thing, but, you have to play around with the HDD config before Windows installation works properly, it's not that hard but just a bit of a pain, especially if installing a RAID configuration. Other Thoughts: This is an all around great board and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a performance MB. My Setup: MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-131-877 CPU: AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285 Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator Series 8GB DDR3 2133 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104330 Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-N65TOC-2GI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125446 Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 5/9/2013 5:58:42 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Solid Motherboard Pros: Feature rich, awesome bios, good warranty So far solid Cons: None Other Thoughts: Don't skimp on your motherboard. Everything ties into it. Plus you may shoot yourself in the foot for adding things in later, or realizing you're missing features. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
SheridanDavid 5/8/2013 9:12:50 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Good Job ASUS Pros: Bought this for my first PC build. And i am very impressed. The advanced features of this motherboard are amazing. The quality of this board if out of this world. Tuff military grade component that will last you forever. North Bridge and South Bridge work great. Sata6 and 3.0 USB connections are top of the line. The amount of 2.0 3.0 esata and other connections on the back are very helpful. I love all of the Fan connectors of the board. There are tons of more things that I love about this board but the main thing is that this board was built to last and to be Over Clocked you wont have to worry about upgrading for a very long time. Amazing job Asus very impressed and happy with this product. Cons: I really can think of anything bad about this board. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 5/8/2013 6:29:45 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Very Nice Pros: This board does everything but the dishes. My favorite feature is the LED trouble lights that let you know where trouble is at a glance, came in handy a few times. Cons: I will never be able to buy an affordable motherboard again. These things are expensive, but worth it. Other Thoughts: If you can afford it buy it! Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Southwind2035 5/7/2013 12:30:28 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5My Second review Pros: Solid, sturdy,good looking Cons: I did a review on this board about a month ago. The audio failed when I added a second card so I'd like to add that I bought a PCI-E ASUS sound card and it's working great so far. Other Thoughts: I'm seeing people beating themselves up over the gen3 sabertooth board. There's no reason to beat yourselves up because there is little differences between the gen 2.0 and 3.0 here are some results from a guy that preformed the test with metro 2033 to give you a general idea. Do research to find more results. PCI-E 1.1 •Total Frames: 5196, Total Time: 59.34303 sec •Average Framerate: 87.66 •Max. Framerate: 248.57 (Frame: 4790) •Min. Framerate: 13.55 (Frame: 2409) PCI-E 2.0 •Total Frames: 5523, Total Time: 59.83703 sec •Average Framerate: 92.40 •Max. Framerate: 250.56 (Frame: 5357) •Min. Framerate: 21.65 (Frame: 2547) PCI-E 3.0 •Total Frames: 5602, Total Time: 59.43283 sec •Average Framerate: 94.36 •Max. Framerate: 255.62 (Frame: 5102) •Min. Framerate: 19.72 (Frame: 2623) 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Bayson 5/2/2013 7:43:00 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5	Rating: 5/5I love this Motherboard Pros: Excellent Bios Handles everything I have thrown at it Cons: None Other Thoughts: I wanted something that would last me for a good time to come. I don't think I could have picked a better MB. The Bios alone is something to see. It's so user friendly with tool tips to tell you what everything does in case you are unfamiliar with them. I would suggest this board to any of my friends. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
kMainRet 5/1/2013 5:16:40 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5This thing is a beast Pros: Handles everything I throw at it and it have not yet set on fire. Cons: I wish I knew the Gen3 was coming out.... I bought this thing a week or 2 before Gen came out... I wonder if I called Asus if they would let me pay alittle bit more to trade up. Other Thoughts: ASUS Contact me please or let me know if that even possible and I will contact you then. Thank you for an amazing well built product. I just be more happy with the Gen3 Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS