which mobo

[paradisiac]

not sure which to go for, i know AsRock have a bad rep, but im sure if they were that bad they would have gone bust by now.

GA-890GPA-UD3H

Specifications

CPU Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom? II processor / AMD Athlon? II processor

Hyper Transport Bus
5200 MT/s

Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 890GX
South Bridge: AMD SB850

Memory
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1866(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules

Integrated Memory
128MB DDR3 SidePort memory

Onboard Graphics
Integrated in the North Bridge:
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)(Note 3)
1 x HDMI port (Note 3)

Audio
Realtek ALC892 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In

LAN
1 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 4)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) (Note 4)
(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots support ATI CrossFireX and ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technologies, and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 6 supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
iTE IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB
Integrated in the South Bridge:
Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel (Note 5), 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC D720200F1 chip:
Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

IEEE 1394
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:
Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan header
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x IEEE 1394a header
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x serial port header
1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)(Note 3)
1 x HDMI port (Note 3)
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a port
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller
ITE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control (Note 6)

BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS?
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune (Note 7)
Support for Easy Energy Saver
Support for Time Repair
Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

or

890FX DELUXE3

Specifications

CPU
- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom? II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
- Six-Core CPU Ready
- Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
- Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset
- Northbridge: AMD 890FX
- Southbridge: AMD SB850
- AMD Vision Black

Memory
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB*

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
- 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
- n/a

Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection
- DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- Supports THX TruStudio Pro?

LAN
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection

Slots
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode; white @ x4 mode)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports ATI? Quad CrossFireX?, 3-Way CrossFireX? and CrossFireX?

SATA3
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by AMD SB850, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9123/9120, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

USB 3.0
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector
- 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)

I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATAIII Connector
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature
- ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock OC DNA
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 CPU Overclocking
- Turbo UCC

Smart Switch
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDrive? Utility, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)

Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 Cables
- 4 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
- 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional)

Hardware Monitor
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

or

TA890FXE

Specifications

Chipset
AMD 890FX / SB850

CPU SUPPORT
AMD Phenom? II X6 Processor
AMD Phenom? II X4 Processor
AMD Phenom? II X3 Processor
AMD Phenom? II X2 Processor
AMD Athlon? II X4 Processor
AMD Athlon? II X3 Processor
AMD Athlon? II X2 Processor
AMD Sempron? Processor
Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) : 140Watt

HT
Support HT 5.2G

MEMORY
Support Dual Channel DDR3 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 MHz
4 x DDR3 DIMM Memory Slot
Max. Supports up to 16GB Memory

EXPANSION SLOT
2 x PCI Slots
4 x PCI-E x16 2.0 Slot (x16,x16, x4, x1), support CFX x16

STORAGE
5 x SATA3 6Gb/s Connector
1 x eSATA2 3Gb/s Connector
1 x IDE Connector
Support SATA RAID: 0,1,5,10

USB
6 x USB 2.0 Port
3 x USB 2.0 Header

IEEE 1394
VIA VT6330
1 x IEEE 1394a Port
1 x IEEE 1394a Header

GbE
Realtek RTL8111DL - 10/100/1000 Controller

CODEC
Realtek ALC892 8-Channel HD Audio

REAR I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x eSATA2 3Gb/s Connector
1 x FireWire IEEE 1394a Port
6 x USB 2.0 Port
1 x RJ-45 Port
6 x Audio Connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Port

INTERNAL I/O
3 x USB 2.0 Header
5 x SATA3 6Gb/s Connector
1 x IDE Connector
1 x Front Audio Header
1 x Front Panel Header
1 x S/PDIF-OUT Header
1 x CPU FAN Header
2 x System FAN Header
1 x Serial Header
1 x FireWire IEEE 1394 Header
1 x CIR Header

DIMENSION
ATX Form Factor Dimension: 30.5cm X 24.4cm ( W x L )

OS SUPPORT
Support Windows XP / Vista / 7

ACCESSORIES
4 x SATA Cable
2 x SATA Power Cable
1 x I/O Shield
1 x CD Driver
1 x User Manual

seems to be a lot more for the same money with the AsRock mobo.

 

[paradisiac]

can anyone see any reason why not to go for the AsRock?