ASUS M4A87TD EVO ATX AMD Motherboard

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Fantastic looking board. Core unlocker. EVO. Simple down and dirty game board. Overclocking software, that JUST tends to make it a lot easyer. I looked at this board for a when. I knew what it's got on it, and what it didn't have on it, Befor I got it. It is what it says it is. So I have no cons. The items I know now. What I would do distinct. EVO only performs with processors with unlocked multipliers. So I should have gotten a, 560, 970, 975, or 1100t. don't worry I nonetheless have turboV to overclock with. Its just EVO overclocks for you and by demand. thats quite cool. I can't say I utilized EVO I'm going to have to get 1 of the above CPU'sthis unlocked my 555 to to four cores but right after two days one core had troubles so three cores is what I'm acquiring. I assume it did that so I will buy a much better CPU. Teasing me with 4 cores. It won I'm going to get the 1100t. Thats six cores. Somebody cease Me.

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Excellent mobo with a lot of attributes at a wonderful value. None so far. I decided on this board mainly because I wanted to be capable to unlock the Athlon II 455 three core, but program is running so quickly and smooth, can't see any point.

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Fantastic specs for the price tag. I didn't seriously think considerably of what persons were saying about the I/O shield not fitting effectively, but it is truly fairly annoying; the nuisance is only compounded by how simple it need to have been to get suitable. Yes, I'm knocking off two eggs for the shield; it bothers me that much. I've study folks complaining about the form issue, as it is a slim motherboard, but I've had no issues with the overhang on the suitable side. As long as you install your memory just before mounting this mobo in your case, the lack of proper side mounts is genuinely no dilemma.

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This motherboard has four ram slots, it has a ton of sata ports, three. usb and an amazing core unlocker. Not sufficient ide ports for these who dont have sata at that moment, and considering that its a atx it cant fit into specific cases. there is no on board graphics. I bought a case that had it hardrives facing away from the cd/dvd drive region. (Storm scout) so some of the cables had been hard to move around. but all in all this motherboard is wonderful.

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Haven't encountered any functionality challenge. So far, so fantastic. None. As reported by other reviewers of this mobo, I also encountered the I/O Plate alignment issue. This alignment problem was a minor inconvenience to fix: You gently bend all these small metal tongues on the I/O Plate about a 20 degree angle downward (downward toward the mobo mount side of the case). This will resolve the challenge of any of those tongues causing an obstruction to the I/O sockets on the mobo.Mainly because those tongues on the I/O Plate are stamped from a flat plate of metal, those tongues are going to twist and rotate a small bit as you bend them downward.I've read on the net that you shouldn't remove these little tongues from the I/O Plate as they serve a dual goal of grounding the plate and preventing the plate from popping out and falling into the case.When plugging in the 24-pin power connector, or when plugging in memory sticks, I advise sliding a flat stick in among the mobo and case wall to give support to the mobo on that end lacking of standoff

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Wonderful specs. Bios tends to make it incredibly simple to OC, if you are in to that sort of issue.RAID was quite effortless to configure, but I had to use the RAID drivers from the integrated DVD during Windows 7 installation.SATA6. is rapid! No screwholes on the edge close to the 24pin connector, so caution need to be employed when hooking up energy.Backplate is seriously, really affordable. By default, the numlock light on your keyboard will stay on when the computer system is powered down.Only comes with two SATA6. cables and two SATA3. cables. No IDE cables. Just hold that in mind if you are buying OEM drives.

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It was very simple to install. It posted correct away the initial time. My sixth Asus board and not a undesirable a single yet. The individual wires are tough to hook up due to the fact of my large fingers. I don't overclock my CPU, but I may well with this board. This rig is fairly fast for a price range method.Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870 SATA 6GBAMD Phenom II X4 840WD Caviar Black 1TB 6GB SATAG.Talent Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1600Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3OCZ Fatal1ty 550w

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Really standard AM3 board-almost everything was laid out in logical manner and came with great accessory package as it was the only board I saw that had four SATA cables ƒ SATA II and 2 SATA III) which saved me a handful of bucks. The Q-connector issue was nifty and assisted with installing front panel connectors as I hate playing with those tiny connections. Booted up initial time no troubles and BIOS was a snap to setup. Really a wonderful board to work on and for the value you can't go incorrect. Rear I/O shield is garbage and even although I appreciated the added SATA cables I would rather they invest in some sort of heatsink on the MOSFET's. Other than that no complaints here. My technique:ASUS M4A87TD EVO AMD Phenom II X4 840 three.2 GHz w/ Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU coolerG.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB DDR3 1333EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MBWD 320 GB & 500GB SATA II Challenging DrivesHAF 912 situation ƒ top 120mm fans, 1 rear rear exhaust 120mm,and front 200mm to retain things frosty)

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unlocked my Phenom II 740 no challengeswift overclocking choice in BIOSboots considerably quicker than my old nvidia 570 board none that I ran into BIOS overclocking tool worked quite nicely, acquiring quite significantly the exact same final results in 5 minutes that I did in spending hours performing it manually. Got my Phenom 740 to three.5 ghz with no voltage boost, I had better benefits maintaining HT close to spec, while I did overclock the NB.

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Good function set, some room to upgrade, looks great, nicely laid out. Relatively extensive BIOS characteristics. Core and Turbo unlock are nice. Performs with enormous Corsair A70 heatsink, even though you may want four hands to install. None so far. I read some evaluations beforehand that stated the I/O panel plate was crummy, but all I did was pre-bend the spring fingers prior to putting in the board and it slid proper in devoid of catching any of the fingers. Just take a little bit of the bend out of the fingers and it functions wonderful. I double-checked from the back of the case to make certain nothing at all had caught in the ports and anything was in the appropriate place.

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All items deemed, this motherboard performs wonderful! I assume I just got a bit of a dud. The core unlocker switch is cool and everything is user friendly. Front USB Ports lead to the pc to restart. I have even replaced the case since of my denial issues relating to a faulty motherboard. Not so high on ASUS ideal now

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This is why I always buy ASUS motherboards. No hassles, no configuration issues, no hardware incompatibilities. Does the job flawlessly. none

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Not on fire. Has all of the feautures of a nice board and it's low cost. The bios stalls startup for about 20 seconds even after update so if you're an overclocker shoot yourself in the foot ideal now it'll by no means boot faster than 30 seconds even with a SSD. If you have a bottom mounted psu you are forced to install your video card in the pci-e 1. slot instead of the good speedy two. slot due to the horrible style. The 2. slot is at the really bottom If you've read the testimonials reguarding the I/O panel, people just don't know how to put it on. It fits perfectly.

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I purchased this to build an energy effective desk leading and it has exceeded my expectations, the computer software that comes with the board affords low level surfing with ease and power cost savings but when you fire up Starcraft it lets loss the energy vital to obtain seamless gamming. Even although my 1st board arrived DOA the board has so exceeded my expectations that it was worth each the difficulty and the wait. Newegg was fantastic with a hassle absolutely free return and replace, as usually. The initial a single arived DOA. I overclock my major process but this one particular was just for enjoyable and save a tiny on the energy bill. Right after seeing how properly this runs with an Athlon II quad 3Ghz I might never fire up the Intel once more. This system is featured slowed but runs better at a reduce expense, what additional can one ask for?

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It has USB 3., 7.1 CH integrated sound, esata, firewire, gigabit lan, SATA IIIǜ.0GBs, and most importantly it worked right out of the box! the 4pin power rather of 8pin makes me a bit worried but I don't consider it would ever drawn that amount of power anyways.

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functions great with my 6 core amd. I am now hearing that crazy sound threw my speakers that this board is causing . its like a low sounding power buzz and pops just about every now and then . Asus demands to figure this out . other then that the boards awesome . I'm not taking it apart but but if it gets worse i guess ill have to , and rma it . noise it tends to make sucks .

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It's an ASUS, has USB3 ports, core unlocker and overclocking abilities, it's sweet seeking. Like one more reviewer talked about, for some purpose there are no mounting points on one particular side of the board. This side of the board also contains the power connection, so you have to support the bottom of the board prior to pluging it in. Also, there is only one particular situation fan connector on the board - there really should be numerous. This board complements my set up well.*GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N470SO-13I GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express two. x16ƦX Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA three.0Gb/s three.5" Internal Tough Drive in RAID0*COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Situation*Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W *ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner *G.Skill 3GB Ɠ x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-3GBNQ

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Straightforward to create on, mostly worked nicely out of the box with minimal tweaking. An apparent manufacturing defect in the whole line prevents the use of a reset switch on the case if you want to use front-panel USB ports. This is a case-independent "feature". Analysis on the internet revealed a forum subject (started Soon after I bought and installed the board) describing the Precise issue I was possessing, practically predictable restarts when plugging in a USB device to the front panel. The answer? Don't plug in the reset switch, I have not fully tested this theory but it seems to function reliably for other individuals.This is the initial actual dilemma I've had with any of 4 Asus boards I've employed in the last 4 builds I've accomplished, except for the popped capacitors on an virtually 4 year old board prompting this new develop. AMD Phenom II 965 BE8 GB OCZ BE DDR3 1600Antec Solo caseAntec TP-650 PSU

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Wonderful install. No difficulties. I place in a AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb two.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX925WFGIBOX, with CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M1A1600C7, inside a Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Laptop or computer Situation (great obtain for 45 bucks!). only 1 ide :(

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This is the most control I have ever had on a MoBo. To coin the phrase "there's an app for that;" is an understatement. Memory and Cpu management is so easy by way of the bios and through the MoBo applications in my OS. The bios also has a "mini" OS as nicely. That would almost certainly be valuable in the situation of hard drive failure or an OS crash. None so far Works as advertised.

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This board is wonderful. Particularly if you get the proper processor to go with it. I've had it, and am running it rather challenging and it still hasn't began to slow down. Practically 3 months later. USB three., 6b/s esata, and substantially additional. The prebuilt in operating method, does not work with USB/wireless mouse/keyboard combo's. But that is in the way they function, not in the way this performs. It can't cook your breakfast for you? Though I'm working on that. Great Board, a single I'd advocate to anybody, and use on practically any pc I construct.

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Excellent board!Effortless installation with no hiccups. was element of a combo and a excellent deal. Non as of nevertheless.other then space for ram i'm getting to add later won't fit but that is my cpu cooler causing that concern. Fantastic baord for a person w/o a bottomless spending budget. 2nd Asus mobo i've had and other is still going and giving it to my mom to use :)

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Easily installation, decent layout of IO ports with lots of alternatives, super effortless BIOS and BIOS flashing utilities. PCI-E 16x slots are spaced for dual graphics cards. Space for 16gb total of ram. Easy overclocking. The PCI-E 1x slot positioning is the very first slot and it butts up with the North Bridge heatsink, which can restrict airflow. With my ASUS Xonar DX audio card, I kept acquiring blue screens by way of the 1x slot, so sticking it in the second PCI-E 16x seems to have fixed my difficulty. An overall good board. I have never had any complications with ASUS hardware and will be a lifelong client if they preserve up their good quality.Newegg, as generally, delivers promptly without having any hassle. ɛ

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kinda cool seeking. the core-unlocking performs. i didn't have to reinstall my OS, just booted with the mobo CD in the drive and it installed the required drivers. of course, then i had to reinstall so i could see all 8gb of RAM. don't ask me why i got 8gb of ram.. The BIOS tells you the actual voltages your powersupply is supplying on vcore, 3v, 5v, and 12v. that's pretty nifty. i purchased this simply because it's total-ATx and i havent had a great ATX board in forever. i like the heatsink, but a lesser model of the very same series had a far sweeter heatsink, but was lacking in attributes such as usb3., which i will in all probability never use anyway. pros: consist of.. the cables supplied. i have lastly fully migrated from IDE, but i liked the integrated SATA cables. when it decides to overclock by itself.. i don't want it messing with my cpu voltage.. it also doesn't like to run my ram at the advertised speed. maybe that's the ram. i've had some difficulties with this board. I purchased it to practical experience this 'expressgate' but that was made of fail. of course, if i were plugged in with a LAN cable, it may well be enjoyable to play with. i was beneath the impression that Expressgate was linux on a rom chip built in to the motherboard. it obviously is linux, but i haven't tested it out without a challenging drive. the disappointing portion was where i had to set up the expressgate from the Cd, so it is naturally on my difficult drive. If i plug the SPDIF cable from my videocard to the mobo, it refuses to POST, or possibly just doesn't power on at all. i forget. perhaps thats why the spdif cables were so low-cost even though, perhaps they're built backwards or anything. i must verify that. i actually like the BIOS, for the most aspect. the CPU auto-tune, etc is excellent for n00bs.. i was playing about on the stock cooler and it killed a cpu-core but i revived it by stressing the cpu a small with the other cores active. i don't don\'t forget seeing this anywhere on the newegg ifno, but the mobo manual recommends that you use AT LEAST a 600W psu with this board ("fully configured") i figured with four cores and four dimms, i could as properly get a 600W due to the fact i was possessing some true difficulties, i still have them, think it's the board. but most of the issues go away when i turn off the coreunlocker, so i know these have to do with the locked cores becoming unstable. all in all, excellent way to blow your money. buy this, then you have to buy some a lot more stuff.. This motherboard does what it says it does, plus some of the points that it only says it does in the reviews(like FAIL.) i would almost certainly return it but it's wasted adequate of my dollars already, devoid of me having to pay to send it back. so yeah, get it

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Simple to install. Posted with no difficulties and worked right out the box. eSata operates excellent along with having USB 3. is a good alternative.I'm not a gamer, so I don't will need the higher graphics and excessive power, but I can encode films and clips in record time.Quick shipping also! two modest quibbles with this board: The form element of this board is not precisely the ATX standard. It hangs over the risers of my case practically an inch. I forgot to get rid of the brass risers on my situation and virtually shorted this board out. So it doesn't match up with most ATX places in most instances. Also the I/O shield is not that wonderful. I spent the superior component of 20 minutes attempting to align it. The final Asus board I had didn't have these problems, and it was a clipless style. (a flat I/O shield) Why didn't Asus continue that trend? But otherwise I didn't deduct an egg for that. I will constantly continue to get Asus boards. They are nicely created and constantly held up. I just upgraded my old DDR2 system to a DDR3 method, changing out memory and I am operating a far more effective and more rapidly program, even though I kept my old processor.My technique - A very good mid-level system with space to develop:Asus M4A87TD EVO motherboard (I previously had the M3 version)Galaxy GeForce GT 430 Fermi video card (as I said I'm not a gamer, so this card works fine for me - the HDMI output connects my rig to my 42" LG LCD Television and it operates fantastic)GSkill Ripjaws Series Ƙ gigs - 4x2) Will get two a lot more sticks for a total of 16 gigsAMD Phenom II 945 Quadcore three. ࿿ watt version - a fantastic small processor!)Creative Audigy 7.1 soundcard (this 3 year old card keeps on goin'!)Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5 TB HarddriveThermaltake 500 watt PS. (This point is fantastic! Don't get that 430 watt version - I had it before and it died.)All in a 5 year old Rosewill case.