Legit Reviews posted ASUS F2A85-V Pro AMD FM2 Motherboard Review
ASUS is one of the go-to brands for many PC enthusiasts these days, and rightfully so. Over the years ASUS has developed a reputation of rock solid performance and reliability. ASUS has set the bar high, and we don't doubt that the ASUS F2A85-V Pro will live up to the expectations. The ASUS F2A85-V Pro is built with the latest AMD 'Trinity" APU's in mind in the Socket FM2 package. Along with the new FM2 socket, AMD also launched the AMD A85 chipset. The AMD A85 chipset brings with it a couple of added features over the AMD A75 chipset. The AMD A75 chipset had the ability to run six SATA III 6Gbps ports and two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports. The AMD A85X chipset has added two of each to the FM2 motherboards. This allows us to run up to eight SATA III 6Gbps devices and four SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices without the need for third party controllers.ASUS F2A85-V Pro AMD FM2 Motherboard Review
In addition to the added features of the AMD A85X chipset, ASUS has also included a long list of features exclusive to them. One of the sets of features that ASUS is excited about is their Windows 8 Exclusive features. The Windows 8 Exclusive features consists of three parts, Fast Boot, ASUS Boot Setting, and DirectKey. According to ASUS, the new fast boot is a combination of hardware and software designs that will shorten system boot-up times to 2-seconds allowing for a user experience that removes delays under Windows 8 as well as earlier versions of Windows. The ASUS Boot Setting can do a number of things for your user experience. From within the Windows 8 environment you can select the way you want your PC to boot the next time, or every time. If you like to be at your desktop inside of seconds you can choose Fast Boot, or regular boot with the full P.O.S.T.. If you need to stop into the BIOS you can choose to do that as well from within the ASUS Boot Setting. The third feature in the ASUS Windows 8 Exclusive features is the DirectKey. It is similar to the ASUS Boot Setting as it allows up to head straight into the UEFI BIOS, but it's a hardware based option rather than software. If you are frequently needing to go into the BIOS, you can re-purpose the reset button and attach it to the DirectKey pins, and be able to enable this from outside of the case.
