It's not often that you can purchase a motherboard equipped with a chipset/socket designed for a new CPU architecture well before the appropriate CPUs have been released. AM3+ is the latest socket type by AMD, which facilitates the extra pin required for Bulldozer processors to unleash their power...

As ASUS' newest AMD based board, the Sabertooth 990FX offers future-proof technology in a sleek package. The board is designed around the AMD 990FX chipset, supporting the next generation of AMD processors, and looks to give the competition a run for the money.

The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX, I bought this motherboard for my new personal home build and if I'm honest I was half captivated by the name. Something about sabertooth just struck me. So first of all let's take a look at the specifications of the board itself. * Supports AM3+ CPU up to 8 cores.

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