The AMD 790X and 790FX Micro-Star International have also been officially launched.

Because it was built around the AMD 790X About K9A2 Platinum we already said a few words in our previous news, so we will not describe this motherboard. We focus on the so far "unknown" AMD 790X-based K9A2 CF-Fto:

  • supported processors:
    • Socket AM2 +: Phenom FX-82, Phenom 9700, 9600, 9500 and 8000 series
    • Socket AM2: Athlon 64 3500+ and 3800+, Athlon 64 FX-62, Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 4000+, 4200, 4400+, 4600+, 4800+, 5000+, 5200+, 5400+, 6000+ and 6400 +
  • chipset: AMD 790X (RD780), ATI SB600
  • memory: 4 sockets, max. 8 GB, DDR2 800/1066 MHz
  • sockets: 2 × PCI Express 2.0 x16 (CrossFire: 8x + 8x), 1 × PCIe x1, 2 × PCI
  • connection options: 1 × IDE (2 IDE devices), 4 × SATAII, 10 × USB 2.0 ports
  • audio: 8-channel Realtek ALC888
  • LAN: Realtek 8111B, 10/100/1000 Mb / s
  • standard: ATX, 9 mounting points

MSI AMD news has arrived