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In terms of price, the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 is available for approximately $150 USD, offering great value for what you get. This motherboard brings an abundance of features, ease of use, stability, overclockability, innovation, and quality to market, proving that affordable doesn't mean cheap. Indeed, the 890GX chipset and ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 are a potent combination for maximizing the potential of your Athlon II or Phenom II processor.

Where the ASUS motherboard shines are enthusiast features like the extensive and tweakable BIOS, the overclock switch, the easy to use core unlock feature and all the extra's combined with the AMD 890GX chipset makes this a grand motherboard and a perfect platform for Phenom II processors, but looking at it from a more enthusiast point of view, it might be one of the best motherboards out there to combine with the upcoming 6-core Thuban processors. As such the motherboard comes definitely recommended.