ASUS F2A85-V PRO Motherboard Review

red1776 - November 28, 2012
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Specifications:

CPU	AMD Socket FM2 Athlon™/A- Series Processors Supports CPU up to 4 cores Supports AMD® Turbo Core 3.0 Technology
Chipset	AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4)
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Support AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory * The Max. 64GB memory capacity can be supported with DIMMs of 16GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are available on the market. * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard
Graphic	Integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series Graphics in A-series APU Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB/DisplayPort ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ Hz - Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1600 @ 60 Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB AMD® Dual Graphics technology support *1 Supports DirectX 11
Multi-GPU Support	Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ MVP Technology *2
Expansion Slots	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI
Storage	AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4) chipset : 7 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
LAN	Realtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio	Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports	ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue) AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4) chipset : 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, , 2 at mid-board) AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4) chipset : 10 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, , 8 at mid-board)
Overclocking Features	Overclocking Protection : - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control : SMART DIGI+ : - Smart DIGI+ Key- Quickly delivers optimized VRM frequency, voltage and current for superior APU/DRAM overclocking performance with one click. ASUS TPU : - Auto Tuning - TurboV - GPU Boost - TPU switch ASUS EPU : - EPU - EPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design : - Industry leading Digital 6 +2 Phase Power Design - CPU Power Utility - DRAM Power Utility ASUS Exclusive Features : - Remote GO! - USB BIOS Flashback - MemOK! - AI Suite II
Special Features	- Ai Charger+ - USB Charger+ - Anti-Surge - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface - Network iControl - USB 3.0 Boost - Disk Unlocker ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fan Xpert 2 ASUS EZ DIY : - DirectKey - Precision Tweaker 2 - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Design : - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Slot - ASUS Q-Connector 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
Back I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x DVI 1 x D-Sub 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 1 x eSATA 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 (blue) 2 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O Ports	1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin) 4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x COM port(s) connector(s) 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 x -pin) 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x -pin) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 1 x DirectKey Button(s) 1 x DRCT header(s) 1 x MemOK! button(s) 1 x TPU switch(es) 1 x EPU switch(es) 1 x USB BIOS Flashback button(s)
Accessories	User's manual I/O Shield 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) *3
BIOS	64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
Support Disc	Drivers, ASUS utilities, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Form Factor	M-ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Note	1 Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics technology 2 LucidLogix Virtu MVP supports Windows 7 operating systems. *3 Retail version only