Question 1

Is this board compatible with Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

According to Gigabyte it is.  Gigabyte has Windows 10 drivers, bot 32-bit & 64-bit, on their website for download and on their web page state "Support for Windows 10/8.1/7"

Question 2

Working on three is a charm!
I've bought two GIGABYTE GA-990FX-Gaming AM3+ MoBos so far, and sent them back; they where DoA- having gone through extensive research and using two separate compatible CPUs, two sets of DDR 3 memory sticks, and two different power supply with more than 500 watts each.  I used an anti-static wrist band and made sure that all connections where solid; can't understand what I have done wrong, even using Gigabyte tech support.  Anybody had this kind of experience?

Accepted Answer

Though I haven't had an experience like yours, I have in the past forgotten to connect the video card to the 8-pin connector, which was quickly realized when I had no video to check the BIOS settings.

The only advice I can think of is, make sure the 4-pin or dual 4-pin connectors for the CPU are installed. Check that the 24-pin main PSU connector is securely fastened in. Memory is seated properly in the channels, and that they are in the proper slots, example slots 1 + 3, or 2 + 4, disregard if you are using all 4 slots. Video card seated properly and connected (depending on video card, some have 1 8-pin, some have dual 8-pin).

As far as PSU itself, if you have a tester, I use a very cheap one, it has green lights that when I plug in the 24-pin connector to it and power it up, the lights light up to verify that the PSU is hitting the 12 volts. I say it's cheap meaning, it's not digital, but it works!

But, to test a motherboard, those are the only components needed. CPU (connected to power), PSU 24-pin, ram (memory) DDR3 for this motherboard, Video card (connected to power), and of course a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. SSD or HDD can be installed once you have a known working motherboard and the above components.

I guess my question would be, are you at least getting an error code on the motherboards digital readout (i.e. EE, 06, FH,,, anything like that)?

If you're not even getting some kind of power, only the PSU would be guilty, if it's a good motherboard (not DOA). Even if memory wasn't seated properly, CPU wasn't connected (though I've never tested that one), Video card not connected, but the 24-pin connector is, the motherboard would at least light up error codes, or beep in a very annoying manner.

I've been using Gigabyte Motherboards exclusively since around 2005 or so and never had a DOA out of about 20 or more over the years, mine, friends, and co-workers builds I've done. Not to say it can't happen.

Hope this helps, and wish you the best of luck!

Question 3

What is a good video card for this motherboard?

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I combined it with a Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 100406NT+8GBOCL 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 X 16 HDCP Ready Video Card, 1342 MHz, and a Fractal Design Define R4 White Window Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case (Define R5 is newer and slightly improved), with an AMD FX 8350 overclocked to 4.6 Ghz using a Corsair H100i water cooler.  I know you only asked about the video card, but this combination makes for a very sweet gaming computer.  I added 16 MHz of Crucial Tactical Tracer memory and an EVGA Supernova B2 750 watt power supply.

Question 4

Can this use 1866 memory?

Accepted Answer

I have GSkill 1866 memory installed in mine, however, I'm not by any means a pro at overclocking. With that said, I have it stable at 1600 and working great for my needs. I've tried adjusting voltage and such in the BIOS with no luck. Upon reboot it goes right back to 1333 default, so I reset it to the 1600 which does run stable and have left it there since with no issues.

I'm sure if you have experience with the overclocking, you'll probably have more luck than me, who has little to no experience with overclocking.

Question 5

Is the M.2 slot bootable?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is. I am using a Samsung 950 pro in the M.2 slot and have my OS installed on it.

Question 6

Can this motherboard Handle the FX 9590 with it's 220 Watt TDP ??

Accepted Answer

Yes it can per the CPU list on a F1 BIOS. AMDFX-95904700MHz1MBx88MBVishera32nmC0220W5200F1

http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=5655

Question 7

Is there a new version of this board where they fixed some of the issues people are talking about here? Does it overclock without crashing now?

Accepted Answer

On the Gigabyte website there is a 1.0 and 1.1 version of this board as Ronald said. A Gigabyte rep told me that this board for sale is the 1.0 board, and the 1.1v has only been out since June, and has not yet made it's way to the Newegg warehouse. The only difference that he could see was that the LAN chip was upgraded. In any case, there was no ETA on when the 1.1 board was going to be for sale on Newegg, but it should be "soon" according to the rep. I'll be waiting for the 1.1 board hoping that it overclocks better than the 1.0 board, but my main intention is to upgrade from a board with PCIE 2x m.2 slot to a PCIE 4x slot. If you are having problems with the 1.0 board, might I suggest disabling the LAN port and retry overclocking.

Question 8

How many fans with either 3 or 4 pin connections can I plug in?

Accepted Answer

1 x CPU fan (4pin)
2 x system fan (1x3pin and 1x4pin)
1 x power fan (3pin)

Question 9

do i need to reinstall window if i change the motherboard although i coming from asus M5A99fx. pro2?thanks

Accepted Answer

No, but I would recommend it because windows may require you to revalidate your copy of windows. Other than installing alternate drivers and revalidating windows their should not be any issues.

Question 10

Hi, this gigabytes is revision 1.0 or 1.1 ?

Accepted Answer

My copy is revision 1.0, but I ordered mine several months ago so it is conceivable that revision 1.1 is now available.  I did download a later edition of the user guide from the GIGABYTE website.

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