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  • silverblue - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    ...but I'm still not seeing a point in having triple card setups, or even dual for that matter, on an AMD CPU. At least, not for another generation and chipset release.
  • Death666Angel - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    If you use your PC for other stuff than gaming, I could see a few usages.
  • jesh462 - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    Since when does the 990fx support any APU?
  • jesh462 - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    Read that wrong.. I'll get you a link.
  • jesh462 - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3714/5/radeon-hd-7...

    Show me where any of these results rule out a 990 board. Yes, AMDs CPUs are not near as power efficient. Ok. To many, that doesn't matter, especially with such low idle usage. Most PCs spend 90%+ idle.
  • DuckieHo - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    7 SATA ports on mITX!? Yay, great for a home server.
  • creed3020 - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    Wow this definitely looks like the most native SATA ports I've ever seen on an mITX. Definitely suitable for a NAS/Home Server. I've just finished two Trinity builds and working on a third (HTPC). So far the performance has been great and temps are great.

    I hope thought that ASRock worked out the VRM issues that were plaguing their other mITX board (FM2A75M-ITX) http://www.overclock.net/t/1337304/asrock-fm2a75m-...
  • DuckieHo - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    Yup... I'm now trying to decide an Intel build with a P8H77-I or use this for an AMD build. I trust Asus's VRM implementation more than ASRock's especially for a 23/7/365 server.
  • CannedTurkey - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    I would love to see this model reviewed.
  • juampavalverde - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    The FM2A85X-ITX looks clever, a very powerful yet small board.
  • JlHADJOE - Monday, January 7, 2013 - link

    Finally an FM2 motherboard in the form factor the APU is most likely to see use in. I was a bit baffled why everyone only offered full-sized ATX boards at launch, when HTPC is where AMD's APU will really shine.
  • lichoblack - Thursday, January 10, 2013 - link

    I'm very interested in a review of this miniITX board, but I'd also like to see a review of a MSI model, FM2-A75IA-E53 (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/FM2-A75IA-E53.html) given that that one incorporates WiFI, Bluetooth out of the box. I've been pondering and mulling about building a special "console PC" for the living room to take some multimedia and gaming chores, but the dearth of miniITX FM2 Mobos is kind of letting me down.

    I was thinking of using a Lian-Li PC-Q12, so i'd also be interested in seeing that case at least considered for review on the HTPC/living room concept builds.

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