Floating in a sea of boards…
As we near CES we see the final boards manufactures release prior to the big name companies changing the game once again, In order to survive the pre-CES rush a manufacture needs to release a product that stands above the rest. Jetway aims to stand above the rest by releasing the Hummer HA12-LF which is a ATX standard AMD AM3 board sporting the 890GX + SB850 chipset and packing both USB3 and SATA6Gbps connections for all your speedy peripherals. The big question is; is this board a bang or will it end up being a bust just in time for CES 2011, join me as I show you just what this board can do.
The slick HA12-LF
Testing the board will take place on a standard rig and will include overclocking as well as stability testing.
| CPU | Supports AMD Socket AM3 AMD Athlon I & II and Phenom I & II |
| Chipset | AMD 890GX Chipset + AMD SB850 Chipset |
| Hyper Transport Bus | HT 3.0 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology 4X 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 1333/1066(OC 1600) non-ECC ,un-buffered memory Max 16GB |
| Expansion slots | 2x 32-bit PCI slots
2x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots by 8-LANE 1x PCI Express x1 slot 1x Mini PCI Express slot (PCI-E x1 slot and MINI PCI-E slot cannot be used at the same time) |
| Storage | AMD™SB850 Southbridge Chipset :
6x Serial ATA3 6Gb/s connectors Supports HDDs with RAID 0, 1,5,10,JBOD functions 1x Ultra DMA 133 IDE connector
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| Audio | Realtek ALC883 HD Audio with 8-Channels |
| Ethernet LAN | Realtek RTL 8111DL PCI express Gigabit LAN |
| USB | Embedded 10x USB2.0 & 2x USB 3.0 |
| Special Features | Advanced power design that supports the latest Scoket-AM3 K10 CPU’s
Support ACPI S3 & G.P.I Technlogy & Core enchancer 3D audio Function and Debug port Integrated DDR3 128mb sideport memory |
| Rear I/O | 2x USB3.0 4x USB 2.0
1x PS/2 KB/MS port 1x VGA/ 1x DVI , 1x HDMI 1x RJ45 1x Optical out Audio I/O ports |
| Internal I/O | 3 USB 2.0 headers
CPU / Chassis fan connectors 1x 8pin ATX 12v connector 1x 24 Pin ATX power connector 1x COM headers 1x audio headers |
| BIOS | 16mb SMTx1 Flash Rom |
| Form Factor | ATX form factor ( 230mm x 305mm ) ( 9in x 12in) |
I bought this MOBO back in march for a custom build and have had nothing but issues with it. I originally installed a dual-boot windows setup and would get freezing, black screens and BSOD’s randomly. This is with all official drivers and compatible hardware, recommended ram voltages and no over-clocking at all. I decided to RMA it a month later and got nowhere. I have changed out the CPU, ram, and even the HD and PSU with the same results. Now I can’t even get Jetway on the phone anymore to pursue further recourse. Steer clear!!!