ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Review - Expert Reviews

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX

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Brand: ASUS (Show all ASUS Motherboards)

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Review score distribution (out of 32 reviews)

90-100:

2
75-89:

8
65-74:

0
0-64:

0
Unrated:

22

out of 100

Sturdy build, Feature-rich Bios, Compact, Fantastic build quality, Good bundle, Overclocks well,
SLI and Crossfire support

We've seen better performers in CPU tasks

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Testseek.co.uk has collected 32 expert reviews for Asus Sabertooth 990FX and the average expert rating is 86 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.co.uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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2011-10-06

Bottomline: It is clear from the benchmarks then that ASUS’ pursuit of reliability and stability in this motherboard was not at the cost of performance. The SABERTOOTH was consistently fast and provided the best overclock we’ve seen from our Phenom II 1100T CPU. ...

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-

2011-09-23

Bottomline: If you want to buy a board with a camouflage look and you are not demanding when it comes to overall performance then the Sabertooth 990FX could be worth a thought for a gaming PC. Regarding every other possible scenario wouldn't recommend this board....

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2011-09-20

Good: Sturdy build, Feature-rich Bios, Compact

Bad: We've seen better performers in CPU tasks

Bottomline: It's not the beast performing motherboard we've seen, but the military stylings betray the serious overclocking performance you can get out of the Sabertooth.Ultimately, the excellent build quality and Bios make this motherboard another great Asus offe...

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Score
80%

2011-05-31

Good: Fantastic build quality, good bundle, Overclocks well, SLI and Crossfire support,

Bottomline: This is as good as it gets for AMD. A fantastic motherboard from Asus....

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Score
90%

2011-12-26

Good: Good overclocking potential, Good thermal capabilities, High-class components, Good SATA III connectivity, Good board design and slot layout, LED Error displays, UEFI BIOS

Bad: Low USB 3.0 connectivity on rear I/O

Bottomline: The ASUS 990FX Sabertooth is a great motherboard for its price range. Though it does not have top-of-the-line performance, it does come richly packed with features, and can withstand an amazing amount of torture. Features like the CeraM!X coating on t...

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Score
85%

2011-12-17

Excerpt: ASUS is probably the only vendor who can afford more than one series of 'elite' motherboards. One of those is obviously intended for gamers, the other one that we're going to review today is dubbed "TUF," which sounds like "tough," and is positioned a...

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Score
-

2011-12-15

Good: TUF CeraM!X Heatsink Coating, TUF Thermal Radar, TUF Components (Choke, Cap & MOSFET; certified by militarystandard), AM3 Socket, ESD Guards, Digi VRM, UEFI BIOS, E.S.P. (Efficient Switching Power), Four USB 3.0 ports, AI Suite II, MemOK!, QuadGPU SLI/CrossfireX Support, Excellent overclocker, 5Year Warranty,

Bad: None, editors choice, Discuss this review in our forums

Bottomline: I'm an avid fan of the Sabertooth line of motherboards. To me, they are built for the "cautious enthusiast". What I mean by that term is an enthusiast that doesn't leap headfirst into something and blow it up. Many enthusiasts jump into something that ...

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-

2011-11-21

Good: USB 3.0 front panel connector, SATA 6Gb/s, Support "Bulldozer" CPU, 6 on-board fan connectors, Multi-GPU for Quad SLI or Crossfire, UEFI Bios, Military grade components, Easy overclocking, 5 year warranty

Bad: Only one graphics card connector, Higher priced 990FX motherboard

Bottomline: The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AMD AM3+ motherboard is a solid board that provides a variety of high end features, including a very simple and well done overclocking interface. This board is said to be TUF, which stands for The Ultimate Force. It means tha...

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-

2011-11-11

Bottomline: In our previous review we praised Asus Crosshair V Formula mainboard, because it was beyond comparison with the participating competitors. Of course, the question we ask today is: is Asus Sabertooth 990FX better or worse? The correct answer will be: t...

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-

2011-08-23

Bottomline: Although the AMD 990FX is primarily a simple rebadging of the previous 890FX chipset, ASUS has taken this opportunity to make a number of new features available to AMD users. One is the addition of their UEFI specification BIOS interface, which simpl...

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