ASUS Announces Full Support for AMD FX-9000 Series Processors with Existing 990FX-Based Motherboards — No BIOS Update Required

Unprecedented stable support for flagship 5GHz processors with 2400MHz memory 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (9 September, 2013) — ASUS today announced that its existing 990FX-based motherboards all support the new flagship AMD FX-9000 Series processors at memory speeds up to 2400MHz, without the need for a BIOS update.

The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z and Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 motherboards are available locally and feature AM3+ Socket with full support for AMD’s extreme-performance FX-9370 and FX-9590 processors. With eight-cores and unlocked clock speeds up to 5GHz, the FX-9000 Series requires incredible amounts of power and generates considerable heat — AMD recommends a 1200W power supply and liquid processor cooling.

The mentioned ASUS 990FX motherboards not only take the FX-9000 Series in their stride, straight from the box, but also support rock-solid stability at memory speeds up to 2400MHz with selected DDR3 DIMM kits[1] — something that currently cannot be attained by 990FX-based motherboards from other vendors.

“ASUS is a market leader in the motherboard industry, thanks to the quality and innovation of its product,” said Roy Taylor, Corp Vice President of Global Channel Sales at AMD. “The out-of-the-box support for AMD FX-9000 Series processors offered by its 990FX-based motherboards is further proof of the solid design and high-quality components for which ASUS has long been renowned. In fact it’s so good, I used the same motherboard in my PC at home.”

Availability & Pricing
The Crosshair V Formula-Z and Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 are available locally with a MSRP of RM850 and RM699 respectively.