Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Review

The AMD Bulldozer architecture has seen great overclocking numbers since its launch. Here at Neoseeker, the FX-8150 reached 4.74GHz with the ASUS Crosshair V Formula when cooling was adequate. That board was provided in the review kit at launch, and was most likely selected because it was, in some way better, than competing offerings. Looking at the previous AM3 motherboards, one may wonder if all the available options in the UEFI for adjusting the power regulation circuitry parameters were going to be the norm for the AM3+ offerings. However, is such a circuitry as high-end and as optimized as needed to get the most out of the AMD FX line of processors? ... Neoseeker