Asus Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Review

BIOS
One of the main features that the 990FX chipset from AMD has brought to the table is the ability to have a UEFI BIOS. The UEFI BIOS that Asus have included is something we’ve seen a few times before at eTeknix. We first saw its appearance at a press show last year, and also when we took a look at the E35M1-M Pro Fusion board from them back in February this year.

Due to this, we knew what to expect and already had a good understanding of what it’s like and how it works.

For those unfamiliar with the new UEFI BIOS, here’s a little rundown for you. It’sa GUI based BIOS with a fresh interface that gives simplicity a new meaning. The new EFI BIOS brings the board into the current time and doesn’t feature the dated BIOS that we’re all used to.

When the BIOS is launched, you are first shown the EZ mode which gives the basic features to give your system the best performance, energy of bit of both from a simple click. you can also view your systems main statistics and change the boot priority very easily.

For the more advanced users, there is an advanced mode which is split into sections, much like an Award/American Megatrends BIOS would be. From here you can adjust CPU and memory settings, disk drive configurations and much more. There is also the ability to overclock with ease and every aspect of this EFI BIOS can be controlled using your mouse.

Below is an example of the screens that you would see on the new Asus EFI BIOS for this motherboard: