At the time of this review Intel had just released the new Broadwell-E processor which is a new LGA 2011v3 CPU for the X99 platform. With the launch many companies have taken the opportunity to refresh their motherboards to support the new technology which is now available. While a processor launch creates a convenient reason to upgrade your product line that shouldn't exclude upgrades to older products, some of which haven't seen action in a very long time.

In this review we will be looking at the Gigabyte 990FX Gaming motherboard. As the name suggests this board is built on the AMD 990FX chipset supporting AMD AM3 and AM3+ series processors including the monster 8-Core FX9590 Black Edition.