ASUS M4A89GTD Pro - A Core Unlocking 890GX for $140
by Rajinder Gill on March 10, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Conclusion
Although there are areas that ASUS need to work on with the M4A89GTD Pro, what they’ve managed to do is set a paper baseline around the $150 mark that is going to be hard for any vendor to compete against. We think ASUS are bang on the money with BIOS layout, automated overclocking, fan control and core unlocking features.
The only thing we see as a potential hindrance at this stage is the random S3 resume behavior we experienced with our Corsair TX950 PSU. As it stands, out of every ten sleep mode resume attempts, you might find one that requires an AC power cycle to reboot. We know of one other person who has encountered this thus far, and that was after going out to find it on purpose at our behest by using the same components. Given the scarcity of the problem, we could probably live with it if we had to, but these things should work properly and it’s our job to point out when they don’t.
Most of the issues we’ve encountered during the course of this review may not affect you at all depending upon component choices and how you intend to use the board. In fact, a lot of what we’ve pointed out relates to Elpida Hyper memory modules, which many of you won't be pairing with a $150 motherboard. If you fall into that category, then we have no hesitation in recommending the M4A89GTD Pro to you. However, if you’re looking for a little more certainty all round, we’ll repeat a familiar mantra at this point and urge you to wait another month before laying down dollars on this platform.
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deputc26 - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - link
I am extremely happy that you decided to include a dpc latency screenshot, I am not a true audiophile I just hate stuttering audio, would be great if you could include this on laptops as welll where it is more often an issue.Ben90 - Thursday, March 11, 2010 - link
Are there computers out there that actually have problems streaming real time audio? The results look the same as my $400 laptop purchased around 2003.alm4rr - Sunday, May 9, 2010 - link
Was a memory module compatibility list ever published for this board?Thx
chillmelt - Sunday, July 4, 2010 - link
These benchmarks are unfair. The AMD processor's worth less than a hundred pitted against Intel's cores at much higher value? Even a Phenom II X4 965 costs less than an i5 750 and it's nowhere to be seen on these benchmarks....doylecc - Sunday, July 4, 2010 - link
This is an interesting review, but it seems more like a processor review. This review should have compared the performance of several AMD-compatible MOTHERBOARDs using several popular AMD processors--say 665, 630 and 555--so that we can make informed MB purchasing decisions. We already know about the performance of Intel and AMD processors from their respective reviews. Let's keep motherboard reviews focus on comparing motherboards.oktam - Thursday, July 15, 2010 - link
Does anyone know if it is possible to use IGP on ASUS M4A89GTD board in CrossFire with GPU Radeon 5770 and connect together 5 displays?2 displays connected to IGP, 3 displays to GPU. All via DVI (via reductions).
Thanks!