Review: asus m4a88td
After the decrease in the prices of the Phenom II we bring you an analysis of this Micro-ATX motherboard with 880G / SB850 chipsets, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0. for the current socket AM3.
As we will see in the analysis, it is a very interesting candidate for a good and cheap configuration.
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CPU |
AMD Socket AM3 Phenom ™ II / Athlon ™ II / Sempron ™ 100 Series Processors Compatible with 45nm processors Compatible with AMD Cool 'n' Quiet ™ technology |
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Chipset |
AMD 880G / SB850 |
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test |
Up to 5200 MT / s; HyperTransport ™ 3.0 |
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Memory |
4 x DIMM Max. 16GB, DDR3 2000 * / 1600/1333/1066 ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture |
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Expansion Slots |
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI |
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VGA |
Supports DVI with max resolution. 2560 × 1600 @ 60Hz |
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Storage |
SB850 Chipset 5 xSATA 6.0 Gb / s ports Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 1 x eSATA (6Gb / s) VIA VT6415 PATA controller 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 SidePort Memory - 128MB DDR3 1333 |
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LAN |
Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN includes AI NET2 |
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Audio |
Realtek® ALC 892 8Channels High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports uncompressed 192kHz / 24bit BD sound - Supports automatic connection detection, multistreaming and task reassignment on the front panel - Optical S / PDIF out on the rear interface |
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IEEE 1394 |
VIA® VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (1 on the board and one on the back panel) |
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USB |
2 x USB 3.0 (@PCIE USB3) |
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ASUS AI Lifestyle feature |
ASUS Xtreme Design ASUS Hybrid Processor - TurboV EVO - Turbo Unlocker, Auto Tuning, TurboV, CPU Level UP, and GPU Boost ASUS Hybrid Switch - Core Unlocker - Turbo Key II ASUS Hybrid OS - Express Gate ASUS Power Solutions - 4 + 1 phase power - Overvoltage protection - ASUS EPU ASUS Exclusive Features - MemOK! ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS Fan Free Design: Heatsink - ASUS FanXpert ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS OC Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2 - Multi-language BIOS |
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Overclocking functions |
Precision Tweaker 2 - vCore: CPU voltage adjustable in increments of 0.003125V - vDIMM: DRAM voltage control by 64- levels levels - vChipset (NB): Chipset voltage control by 64 levels SFS (Direct Frequency Selection) - PCI Express Frequency Adjustment from 100MHz to 150MHz in increments from 1MHz - Adjust HT from 100MHz to 550MHz in increments from 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection - ASUS CPR (CPU Parameter Recovery) |
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Rear Panel Ports |
2 x USB 3.0 (@PCIE USB3) |
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Internal I / O connectors |
4 x USB connectors (8 ports) 1 x IDE connector 5 x SATA 6Gb / s 1 x CPU Fan 1 x Chassis Fan 1 x Power Fan 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S / PDIF Out Header 1 x Core Unlocker Switch 1 x Turbo Key II Switch 1 x MemOK! Switch Audio on the front panel 1 x COM 1 x LPT 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 24-pin ATX power ATX 12V 4-pin power supply |
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BIOS |
16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a |
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Flexibility |
WOR by Ring, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by PME |
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accessories |
1 x USB3 PCIE Card 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 Cable 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb / s cables 1 x Q-Shield 1 x M4A88TD-M EVO User Manual and Help DVD 1 x User Manual and Help DVD for PCIE USB3 |
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Support CD |
Drivers ASUS Utilities Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update |
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Manufacturing Format |
uATX Manufacturing format 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) |
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TEST BENCH: |
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Box: |
Bench Table |
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Source feed: |
Anteq Basic 500W |
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Base plate |
Asus M4A88TD-M EVO / USB3 |
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Processor: |
Phenom II 955 @ 3.2ghz |
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RAM: |
G.Skills Trident CL8 |
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HDD |
Samsung F3 1TB. |
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Heatsink |
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 + 2 Nidec Servo 1150 rpm |
We have been able to stabilize the Phenom II 955 at 3.8GHZ as shown in the image. With a more than decent voltage: 1.35-1.4V. It has perfectly passed 25 LinX passes and 8 hours of prime 95. Arriving as a maximum temperature of 52º to 26º of ambient temperature. In a closed box with good refrigeration, better results could be obtained. Here is a screenshot:
The ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO / USB3 is an inexpensive motherboard, priced at around € 90-100. Ideal for an HTPC because of its MicroATX format, with an integrated ATI HD4250 graphics card that is left over for this function, because in our tests with a blu-ray, the chipset took all the load and did not use the CPU. We have also seen that it has an acceptable overclocking power (Phenom II 955 at 3.8ghz) to be a MicroATX board. With the possibility of installing a physical graphics card to play the latest games. In short, it is a motherboard to take into account for our configuration, both for quality and price.The Professional Review team awarded him the recommended product medal:
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