SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 Desktop Motherboard

AMD 990FX with Aura RGB lighting and extreme durability

  • Aura RGB lighting - full RGB control with a variety of exciting presets for its on-board LED illumination
  • Digital gunmetal-gray camouflage PCB and Q-LED indicators
  • SafeSlot - Reinvented, strengthened PCIe slot utilizes a new insert-molding process for superior retention and shearing resistance.
  • USB 3.1 onboard - three Type-A port plus a reversible Type-C port
  • TUF Components - [TUF Alloy Chokes, TUF Caps & MOSFETs; Certified by Military-standard]
TOUGH INSIDE AND OUT

Innovative and Creative

Designed Tough. Built to last

Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 drives ASUS TUF's direct-etching concept forward by military-inspired digital pattern directly onto the board in commanding gun-metal grey! As unique as it is evocative of might, Sabertooth 990FX R3.0's stunning new aesthetic envisions the future for your next battle-ready rig.

Brighten Up Your Build

A well-tuned enthusiast system deserves a matching aesthetic. ASUS Aura offers full RGB control with a variety of exciting presets for its onboard LED illumination, all of which can be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable ASUS hardware.

Patent-Pending SafeSlot

SafeSlot is the PCIe slot reinvented by ASUS and engineered to provide superior retention and shearing resistance which protect your graphics card investment. Manufactured in a single step using a new injection-molding process integrates the slot with the fortifying metal for an inherently stronger slot, which is then firmly anchored to the PCB through additional solder points.

Q-LED Indicators

With a design inspired by an armored cockpit, see the power and act on the alerts, with a clear indication of five vital boot actions.

ULTIMATE COOLING

Armored Ports, Add-On Cooling

Strong protection with airflow-boosting potential

Sabertooth 990FX R3.0's connectivity ports are protected by strong armor that also looks just great. And, if you fit an additional fan, the port armor boosts airflow for the best possible cooling — with temperature reductions of up to 11°C!

Manufacturer Part Number
TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0
Full Product Specifications

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CPU

  • AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors 
  • Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
  • Supports CPU up to 8 cores
  • Supports CPU up to 220 W
  • AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Chipset
  • AMD 990FX/SB950
Memory
  • 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory 
  • Dual Channel Memory Architecture
System Bus
  • Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
Multi-GPU Support
  • Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology 
  • Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots
  • 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16/x8/x8) *1
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) *2
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Storage
  • AMD SB950 controller : 
  • 5 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), 
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
  • AMD SB950 controller : 
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3, gray, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)
LAN
  • Intel® I211, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio
  • Realtek® ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 
  • - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Audio Feature :
  • - Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
  • - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection 
  • - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
  • - BD Audio Layer Content Protection
  • - Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference
  • - Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals
  • - Audio amplifier: Provides the highest-quality sound for headphone and speakers
USB Ports
  • ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :
  • 1 x USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 port(s) (1 at back panel, , Type-C, Reversible, Support 3A power output)
  • ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller : 
  • 3 x USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 port(s) (3 at back panel, teal blue, Type-A, Support 3A power output)
  • ASMedia® USB 3.0 Hub : 
  • 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board)
  • AMD SB950 controller : 
  • 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (4 at back panel, , 4 at mid-board)

Special Features

  • TUF ENGINE! Power Design :
  • - 8 +2 Digital Phase Power Design
  • - TUF Components (Alloy choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
  • - ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility
  • Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution :
  • - TUF Thermal Radar 2 
  • Safe & Stable! Guardian Angel :
  • - TUF ESD Guards 2
  • - TUF LANGuard
  • ASUS Exclusive Features :
  • - USB BIOS Flashback
  • - MemOK!
  • - AI Suite 3
  • - Onboard Button : Power
  • - Front Panel USB 3.0 Support
  • - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface 
  • - USB 3.1 Boost
  • - Turbo LAN
  • Remote Entertainment
  • - Media Streamer
  • ASUS EZ DIY :
  • - Precision Tweaker 2
  • - ASUS O.C. Profile
  • - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
  • - ASUS EZ Flash 2 
  • - ASUS MyLogo 2 
  • - Multi-language BIOS
  • ASUS Q-Design :
  • - ASUS Q-Shield
  • - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
  • - ASUS Q-Slot
  • - ASUS Q-DIMM 
  • - ASUS Q-Connector
  • AURA: RGB Lighting Control

Operating System Support

  • Windows® 10 
  • Windows® 8.1 
  • Windows® 7
Back I/O Ports
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C
  • 3 x USB 3.1 (teal blue)Type-A
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (blue) 
  • 4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback) 
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 5 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O Ports
  • 2 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin, beige)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key design, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (Supports both SATA & PCIE SSD)
  • 1 x TPM connector(s) 
  • 1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
  • 5 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
  • 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
  • 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (3 x 4 -pin)
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
  • 1 x Front panel connector(s) 
  • 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
  • 1 x DRCT header(s)
  • 1 x MemOK! button(s)
  • 1 x Power-on button(s)
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
  • 1 x USB BIOS Flashback button(s)
  • 1 x Water Pump header (4-pin)

Accessories

  • User's manual
  • ASUS Q-Shield
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
  • 1 x M.2 Screw Package
  • 1 x SLI bridge(s)
  • 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 
  • 1 x TUF Certification card(s)
  • 1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual(s) (by region)
  • 1 x TUF Inside sticker(s)(white)
BIOS
  • 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, SLP2.1, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, 
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
Manageability
  • WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Support Disc
  • Drivers
  • Anti-virus software (OEM version)
  • ASUS Update
  • ASUS Utilities 
Form Factor
  • ATX Form Factor 
  • 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note

*1: When running dual graphics cards, be sure to insert the card in the first and third PCIex16 slot to get the best performance.
*2: When M.2 bandwidth is set to x4, PCIex16_2 will have no function.