ECS Elitegroup A85F2-A Golden

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Pros:

Great "outofthebox" CPU performance, Excellent layout for slots and ports, New UEFI BIOS, Support for 3TB drives
Great Overclockable Motherbaord, Crossfire ready Application. Aesthetics appeal
Very flashy (if that is what you are looking for), Plenty of room for expansion, Adjustable overclocking settings, Mild overclocking was simple

Cons:

Limited overclocking ability, Not all BIOS options working fully, Mediocre drive performance, No BIOS screenshot ability
One SATA Port location is off

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Last revision on October 7, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Great "outofthebox" CPU performance, Excellent layout for slots and ports, New UEFI BIOS, Support for 3TB drives
Great Overclockable Motherbaord, Crossfire ready Application. Aesthetics appeal
Very flashy (if that is what you are looking for), Plenty of room for expansion, Adjustable overclocking settings, Mild overclocking was simple

Reviewers Didn't Like

Limited overclocking ability, Not all BIOS options working fully, Mediocre drive performance, No BIOS screenshot ability
One SATA Port location is off
CPU voltage adjustment is limited, Changing CPU multiplier disables throttling

Expert reviews and ratings

ECS has quite a few "high-end" products now, and they definitely offer something different. When I look at them, I get the same feeling as when looking at a little baby playing with some blocks, all cute and innocent. Each has something that it will...

By techPowerUp! on February 22, 2013

If you are looking for a budget friendly APU motherboard with great overclockability and many features, the ECS A85F2-A is a great buy at the price point. Discuss in the...

By Pureoverclock on February 05, 2013

The ECS A85F2-A Golden is a great motherboard with some nice features packed in, especially for its price. Overclocking is easy, although not as high as I've seen on other FM2 motherboards. The gold plating on everything maybe too much for some...

By tbreak.ae on January 21, 2013

When AMD rolled out the A85X chipset, it really made it clear that this was a product that could stretch the bounds of more than one user segment. The Trinity platform has proved to be the most versatile and upgradeable platform on the market stretching...

By Overclockers Club on February 12, 2013

With AMD's recent APU's we get good performance at a great price while keeping power consumption low. With all of these advances aimed at the “casual user”, many people may not realize that enthusiasts can enjoy them too.Here to prove that today is the...

By TechwareLabs on November 26, 2012

After just one generation, Socket FM1 is dead. We test six Socket FM2-based motherboards able to take AMD's newest APUs built using the Trinity architecture. Can any of these platforms, armed with AMD A85X Fusion Controller Hubs, get us to upgrade? ...

By Tom's Hardware on November 25, 2012

In passato abbiamo già parlato dell'architettura AMD Trinity, e scoperto che i moduli Piledriver di AMD sono più veloci rispetto ai precedenti Bulldozer. AMD tuttavia non ha mai presentato una APU basata su architettura Bulldozer , quindi abbiamo dovuto...

By Tom's Hardware Italy on January 05, 2013

El A85F2-A Golden series de ECS es una de las 2 alternativas que nos ofrece ECS con el chipset A85X destinado a la gama alta para el socket FM2 compatible con los nuevos APU de segunda generación de AMD. El motherboard tiene componentes de muy buena...

By toxico-pc.com on December 18, 2012

Nach nur einer Prozessorgeneration tritt Sockel FM1 ab. Wir haben sechs Motherboards mit dem neuen Sockel FM2 und Fusion Controller Hub A85X getestet. Lohnt sich ein Upgrade von der FM1-Plattform? Früher war das mit den CPU-Tests viel einfacher, weil...

By Tom's Hardware on December 11, 2012