Question 1

Does it have usb 3.0 or not? It says optional, and 8 usb 2.0's. I count 10 usb ports in that picture.

Accepted Answer

Yes, rear only.  The two blue colored USB ports on the rear panel are USB 3.0.

There are a few onboard USB headers, but they are all 2.0.  I wish it had the 20 pin USB 3.0 header :(

Question 2

Hey, with this motherboard, can the PCI-E 2.0s work with PCI-E 3.0s? As well as with SLI?

Accepted Answer

As long as the device fits in the slot, with PCI-e, all devices are forwards and backwards compatible.  A PCI-e 2.0 device in a PCI-e 3.0 slot will run at PCI-e 2.0 speeds (limited by the slot), and a PCI-e 3.0 device in a PCI-e 2.0 slot will run at PCI-e 2.0 speeds (limited by the device).

SLI should work just fine with this board.

Question 3

Maybe i am reviving a old topic, but if anyone is having trouble with this motherboard regarding the cpu frequency, you just need to disable core c6 state in the bios:

Advanced > CPU configuration > Core C6 State >Disabled

Looks like AMDs are having trouble with this. Mine for exemple just hang with high loads, disabling this fix the problem. Disabling Cool and Quiet also helps, but the CPU peak in 60-65º all the time.

Also, can anyone tell me if the turbo boost of some AMD CPUs work with it?

Accepted Answer

I have had very little success with AMD overclocking, With all of the AMD versions I used, I always had issues.  I am just happy to run at spec.
This MB is currently running a FX 6350 at spec and runs great.

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