Question 1

This board does not support USB 3.0 , correct?

Accepted Answer

4 USB 3.0 ports. Two on back panel, two on motherboard internal header.
Additionally, 15 USB 2.0 ports. Eight on back panel, six on motherboard internal header.
Manual in PDF is available for download at Gigabyte website.

Question 2

What revision is this motherboard?

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received mine a couple of weeks ago.  have not installed yet so I cant give you any feedback.   it is 4.0.  plan on building tonight or tomorrow.  using 
fx6300 
gskill ripsaw4gbx2  
msi hd 7850
corsair 600w

Question 3

Does this have USB 3.0 headers for the front of my case?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this motherboard does have headers for USB 3.0. It also has headers for USB 2.0 in the event that your case doesn't have 3.0 integrated into the front panel.

Question 4

if i bought this motherboard would i be able to use AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX as a CPU?

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Absolutely! I'm using an AMD 8350 with mine no problems just check which revision board you get. There are four versions that I'm aware of and the revision three board dose not like the 8 series CPU. So hope you get the rv 4. Make sure you keep the drivers disk that comes with the board. After you get your OS on the drive put that baby in or your going to tread water for a long time.

If you didn't read all that then yes that CPU will work with that board no problem at all.

Question 5

Are all these boards being sold on newegg now the rev 4? I want to pair this board with a AMD FX8350 will this be a match?

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I have an 8350 running on mine and it's been flawless.  If you're upgrading, be sure to check you're memory.  Your current memory may not be compatible.  I got the Kingston HyperX 16GB kit (2-8's).  Very good combination.

Question 6

One last question is what is with the boot? When I boot up the board it turns off for a second, then turns on again, then off, then FINALLY turns on and boots.... This is very confusing? Someone explain?

Accepted Answer

If you change the BIOS settings to something beyond what your installed memory or CPU is capable of it will reboot and boot to the backup BIOS.  Happened to me a couple times.  Also, this issue resulted with the OS System setting (Windows 8 or Other OS) I installed Windows 7 then upgraded to Windows 8 and changed the BIOS setting to Windows 8 and this same thing occurred.  Left at Other OS and haven't had the problem since.  Messed around with UEFI and Legacy settings too just below the OS System settings and the same would occur depending on what was selected.  Finally, I loaded the Optimized Settings and left it alone...works great.

Question 7

What rev do you are selling? I need the rev 4.0 please tell me.
Do you have in stock the Ga-990fxa-UD3 (Rev 4.0) ?

Accepted Answer

My friends and I all ordered this board recently.  We all got revision 4.0's.  They're all working great!  Highly recommend this board!

Question 8

Do I need a networking card with this motherboard or is it built in?

Accepted Answer

It us built in I believe, im a little tired atm so I'm out of it but if you mean wireless then u need one if u mean wired you're fine. If neither than I'm an idiot and need sleep lol

Question 9

In referance to RAM for this MB your website says the max support is 32GB with four slots. The manufacturers website says 16gb. I purchased a 8 GB stick. Am I going to have to purchase two 4 GB sticks instead?

Thank you

Accepted Answer

You should be able to configure Ram in any way you want. I used to have two 8GB sticks of 1600mhz RAM in it, which certainly means that I could have had four sticks. However I have recently changed to two 4GB sticks of 1866mhz RAM, due to the fact that I don't need 16GB of RAM and faster RAM is more useful. But to answer your question, yes, this motherboard is compatible with 8GB sticks of DDR3 RAM. Just make sure that if you decide to go 4-channel, to have the EXACT same model of RAM for all four sticks.

Question 10

Is this a revision.4 board?

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Thanks Joshua rev.3 and before had trouble with heat building up especially when using high wattage quad and hex core CPU's.
As explained by reviews and other info around the web.

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