GA-890GPA-UD3H

Undisputed Innovation Leadership

Continuously Delivering Top Notch Technologies

Delivering World’s Best

Innovations Only from GIGABYTE

Innovative Onboard
Accelerated
technologies

World’s 1st 2oz

World’
Copper PCB Motherboard

World’s 1st Dynamic

World’
Phase Power Switching
Energy Saving Technology

World’s 1st Low RDS(on),

World’ RDS(on),
Ferrite Core, Solid Cap
Motherboard
World’s 1st All Solid
World’
Setting Industrial Quality
Capacitor Motherboard Standards Year by Year

2006 2007 2008 2009

 Native PCI-E Gen2 Bandwidth
for SATA3 6Gbps & USB3.0

Native PCI-e x1 Gen2 Bandwidth

Gen2
1* PCI-E x16 / x8

USB 3.0 5G 5 Gb/s 1* PCI-E x8

controller

SATA3 6G
6 ports 6 Gb/s

World’s 1st Chipset Featuring

Native SuperSpeed SATA3 6Gb/s!!!
 Extreme IGP Performance
Delivering Best 3D Performance only with
GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H Up to 18%
Higher graphics
performance than
790GX!!

2800+
2000+ 2000+ marks
marks marks

Results based on:

AthlonII X2 255 CPU (OC), DDR3-1600 2Gx2 (OC), 128MB DDR3 Sideport memory (OC),
Win7-32bit, 3DMark06 1280x1024
 Optimized Connectivity

USB 2.0 RGB DVI HDMI SPDIF 1394a USB 8-ch

port (2 rear port Port port out port port 3.0 port HD
+ 8 Front ) audio

ATI SurroundView™
1 2 or enables support for
up to 6 independent
monitor displays.
3 5

4 6
6
VGA card x2
 Flexible Graphics Platform

ATI CrossFireX Graphics

Supports up to two dual-GPU
Graphics cards

Fastest ATI Hybrid Graphics

890GX
Chipset Supports new ATI Radeon
HD 5xxx series DX11 VGA
cards for enhanced graphics
performance
Fast Integrated Graphics
Up to 18% faster than
790GX
 All New Thermal Solution Design
Aero-dynamic MOSFET
heat-sink allows more
efficient cooling from the
CPU cooler air-flow

Heat-pipe design
enables better
conductivity away
from heat source
Large heat-sink for north-bridge chipset allows
better cooling performance during overclocking

Stylish and aero-dynamic engineering delivers the ultimate cooling solution

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GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration Technology
GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration Technology

Featuring SuperSpeed USB 3.0 from NEC with superfast

data transfer rate of up to 5 Gbps.

Featuring 3X USB Power Boost thru unique hardware

design for greater USB devices compatibility and
stability.

Featuring AMD SB850 NATIVE high speed SATA 6Gbps

storage 6 ports interface with superfast 4x speed with
RAID 0,1,5,10 support.
World’s First USB 3.0 Logo Certified Solution from NEC
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
5 Gbps transfer rate from
NEC USB 3.0 host controller

10X FASTER
5 Gbps speed USB 3.0 offers 10x performance gain over USB 2.0

Instant Connect
Sync-N-Go technology to minimize user wait-time

Optimized Power Efficiency

No device polling and lower active and idle power requirements

USB 2.0 backwards compatibility

Devices interoperate with USB 2.0 platforms.
Hosts support USB 2.0 legacy devices
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
5 Gbps transfer rate
from NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0

10X
10XFASTER
FASTER!!!

USB 3.0
GIGABYE AMD 800A Series MB
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
No More Waiting

With USB 3.0, transfering a 25GB HD movie is no longer a pain…

14 minutes drop to 70 seconds only!!!

*Source: NEC
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Better Data Transfer Efficiency

USB 2.0 USB 3.0

One direction data transfer Bidirectional data transfer for efficiency

GIGABYE AMD 800A Series MB
Utmost Compatibility with 3x USB Power Boost
 3x USB Power Boost
Offer USB devices More Power
Featuring 3x USB Power Boost
by unique hardware design

USB ports power delivery comparison

Better!
!

Better!
!

Standard Standard
 3x USB Power Boost
Up to 4x Lower Resistance!!

Better Performance!!! Better Compatibility!!!

Each USB port protected by Lower resistance fuse
dedicated fuse (up to 4x lower)
to ensure lower voltage drop!
 3x USB Power Boost
3X Power Boost performance for USB power
by unique hardware design

Better protection via dedicate fuse design on each port

More stable, less power spikes

Better USB device compatible ability

Support more USB devices through USB hub

Support power hunger USB devices

No longer require 2 USB cable for USB external DVD-RW,
HDD that consumes more power

(Before) (Now) Better!

!
Needs 2 head 1 head USB
USB to work !!! can work !!!
World’s First Native SATA 3.0 Solution
Integrated into AMD SB850
 SATA 6Gbps
2x Faster than SATA 2, 4x Faster via RAID 0

Provides the latest AMD SB850 NATIVE high speed SATA 6Gbps
storage offering 6 ports with superfast 4x speed with RAID 0, 1, 5,
10 support

AMD SB850

SB850
 Better Performance with SATA 6Gbps
AMD SB850 Overpowers Marvell SE9128 on
HD TACH performance

450 438.3 280

262.3
260
45% Faster 20% Faster
240
219.6
220
350 200
180
301.9 5% Faster
160
140.7
Marvell AMD 140 Marvell AMD 133.4
SE9128 SB850 SE9128 SB850
250 120
(MB/Sec) (MB/Sec) Average Read Average Write
Burst Speed
Marvell SE9128 AMD SB850 Marvell SE9128 AMD SB850
SSD HDD: System:
Intel SATA2 80G*2 AM3 PhenomII X4 965, GA-890GPA-UD3H; Intel i7-860, GA-P55A-UD4P
SSDSA2M080G2GC Win7-32bit, HD Tach 3.0.1.0
 Better Performance With SATA 6Gbps
AMD SB850 Overpowers Marvell SE9128 on
PC Mark Vantage (HDD Test Suite)

23674
23000 21% Faster

20500
19567

Marvell AMD
SE9128 SB850
18000
(Score)
PC Mark Vantage (HDD Test)

Marvell SE9128 AMD SB850

SSD HDD: System:

Intel SATA2 80G*2 AM3 PhenomII X4 965, GA-890GPA-UD3H; Intel i7-860, GA-P55A-UD4P
SSDSA2M080G2GC Win7-32bit, 3DMark Vantage (HDD Test Suite)
 The Difference 2X Copper PCBs Make
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™
Durable™ 3 Classic is the industry’
industry’s 1st consumer desktop
motherboard design featuring 2X copper for both power and ground layers

PCB electrical waste is reduced by 50%

Improved signal quality

Reduced temperature around
critical onboard components

1 oz Copper PCB Design 2 oz Copper PCB Design

Power
Layer

Electrons Traveling Through the Copper Electrons Traveling Through the Copper

Ground
Layer
2x Copper PCB Design Benefits

Lower Better Power

Temperature Efficiency

2X Lower Lower EMI

Impedance

Better Better
Overclocking ESD Protection
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 Classic
motherboards all adopt 2X Copper PCB
GIGABYTE Unique O. C. Features

1 2
• Hardware Over Voltage Control IC

1 2 • Provides more voltage control options

for CPU, Chipset & memory than before

• HW linear real time voltage control, with

no delay compare to previous GPIO
controller

• Finer stepping of up to 10 mV min

(0.01V)

GIGABYTE AMD 800A series

motherboards are all equipped with
OV control IC
 Security Leadership
Delivering the highest level of protection
from hardware failure and data theft

GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ Technology

b
8M

b
8M
How DualBIOS™ works?
BIOS H/W Boot sequence Boot
check check ON Up!
Pass Pass
Boot
Start
Backup Restore
Boot BIOS data to
Fail kick in main
BIOS

Re-start BIOS Boot Up sequence

 Powerful Audio Technologies

• DOLBY Support
Delivers vivid surround sound for music, movies, and
games, using two to eight speakers or any set of
headphones

• ALC892 Codec
High-performance DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) with
100 dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality

• Blu-ray Support
Enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio for Content
Protected media
 Features of 890GPA
890GPA-UD3H
4+1 Power Phase for CPU VRM
Max headroom for AMD high-TDP 140W CPU
with 4+1 power phase design, ensuring
maximum overclockability, optimized power
delivery and lowest VRM temperature

AMD Future CPU Headroom

Supports the latest 45nm AMD 6core & multi-
core Phenom™II/ Athlon™II processors with
socket AM3 and HT 3.0 technology support

Multi-
Multi-display ports
Supports HDMI, DVI, D-sub multi-display ports
for Full HD 1080p Blu-ray and HDCP content
protection video playback

USB 3.0 Support

Supports newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with
SuperFast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps

Dual PCIe 2.0 Graphics Interfaces

2 PCIe 2.0 graphics interfaces support ATI
CrossFireX™ (running at x8, x8) or insert ATI
DX11 VGA card for support for ATI Hybrid
CrossFireX for enhanced level of graphics
performance
Features of 890GPA
890GPA-UD3H
Precision OV
Unique hardware controller IC providing more
precise voltage control and finer stepping for
CPU, Chipset and memory

New Levels of Memory Performance

Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1866+(OC)/
1333/1066 memory (* Please refer to GIGABYTE
website for detailed memory support
information)

AMD 890GX Chipset

Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 (DirectX 10.1)
and a 128M DDR3 Sideport memory, allowing for
easy GPU overclock and obtain 3DMark06 score
of 3300 marks or higher

SATA 6Gbps via AMD SB850

Provides 6 ports of native SATA3 storage with
SuperFast 6Gbps link speeds and RAID 0, 1, 5,
10 support

GIGABYTE Patented DualBIOS™

DualBIOS™ Technology
2 Physical BIOS ROMs onboard providing double
protection against BIOS corruption or damage
Leader in Motherboard Innovation