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CeBIT 2007 Coverage

The CeBIT Hannover is also in this year 2007 one of the most important computer exhibitions and on ocinside.de is once again a report with dozens of pictures, which you should not miss. The main focus of this 7 pages long CeBIT coverage is on current PC hardware like e.g. new motherboards, chassis and monitors. In addition there are some interesting multimedia products, innovative Gaming accessories and much more. From hell machines up to a PC, which can read your … Continue reading CeBIT 2007 Coverage →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket 939, Hardware Reviews

ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 PCIe SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 Motherboard Review

After the recently published ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 Motherboard test there’s today the 939SLI-eSATA2 motherboard reviewed on ocinside.de Who would like to save 10 Euro compared to the SLI32 pendant, shouldn’t miss this Review. In addition the current test report of the inexpensive ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard shows if there’s much difference between PCIe 16x compared to PCIe 8x and what we can expect regarding the overclocking.

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AMD Athlon 64 OC, AMD Overclocking, AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II OC, Workshop

Help and handling of the AMD Socket 939 and Socket 754 CPU Pinmod guide

Assistance to the interactive AMD Socket AM2, Socket 939 and S 754 CPU Pinmod guides The introduction … In order to obtain a good CPU overclock result, usually an increase of the Vcore (CPU voltage) is necessary. One should naturally always watch the CPU temperature and improve the cooling if necessary. Since the Vcore cannot be changed however with all Motherboards, or often only very slightly, there’s now the new Pinmod guide for current AMD Socket 939 and Socket 754 … Continue reading Help and handling of the AMD Socket 939 and Socket 754 CPU Pinmod guide →

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Interactive AMD Athlon 64 CPU Socket AM2 Pinmod guide – the wire trick

Finally, it was possible to find out the appropriate pins for the Socket AM2 processors and the first interactive AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 pinmod guide is published on ocinside.de It concerns – as in the previous AMD Socket A, S754 and S939 pin mod guidances – to connect CPU pins with a small wire. Hereby e.g. the CPU voltage can be changed, in order to reach higher overclocking results. In the first version, the interactive pinmod guide offers already … Continue reading Interactive AMD Athlon 64 CPU Socket AM2 Pinmod guide – the wire trick →

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Interactive AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 CPU Pinmod guide – the wire trick

After the recently published AMD Socket 939 CPU Pinmod guide, here’s the often requested interactive Pinmod guidance for AMD Socket 754 processors. The interactive guide offers in the version 1.0 the possibility to increase the Vcore (CPU voltage) and can be used both with AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron CPUs. Overclocking of the inexpensive AMD Sempron processors is now possible even if the Motherboard comes without or with small options for the voltage adjustment. Here’s the handling of the … Continue reading Interactive AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 CPU Pinmod guide – the wire trick →

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Interactive AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 CPU Pinmod guide – the wire trick

Again less coffee may be drunk, because finally it’s succeeded to publish the first interactive Pinmod guide for current AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 CPUs ! In the version 1.0 it’s like in the previous AMD SocketA Pinmod guide necessary to connect different CPU pins with small wires. The result is awesome, because it’s possible to increase the CPU voltage (also on PC startup) to 1.550 Volt, which is enormously important to get high overclocking results. Depending on the Motherboard … Continue reading Interactive AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 CPU Pinmod guide – the wire trick →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, Hardware Reviews

Foxconn MCP61SM2MA-ERS2H PCIe AMD Socket AM2 mATX Motherboard Review

MicroATX motherboards are unfortunately often less overclockable than ATX boards and are partially a nightmare regarding the overclock options. The Test of the current Foxconn WinFast MCP61SM2MA-ERS2H motherboard will clarify, whether this inexpensive board is an exception. Moreover the Review shows, whether the integrated GF6100 onBoard graphics solution is fast enough for current 3D games and if the board also has enough features to satisfy power users.

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AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, Hardware Reviews

Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H nForce 590 SLI AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard OC Review

Two 16x PCI express Slots, four DDR2-800 Slots up to 8 GB memory, six S-ATA II ports, ten USB 2.0 ports, two 1 Gigabit LAN connectors and wonderful OC features is not my list of wishes for Christmas, but rather the excellent equipment of the new Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H Socket AM2 motherboard. Without anticipating the result, this Socket AM2 board is a dream for overclocker, because this mainboard has as many OC options, that it would be possible to write dozens … Continue reading Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H nForce 590 SLI AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard OC Review →

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AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, Hardware Reviews

ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 PCIe SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

After more than 20 different AMD Socket 939 and Socket 754 Motherboard Reviews and the recently published AM2 Upgrade report, it’s time to test more AMD Socket AM2 boards. To compare all Socket 939, 754 and Socket AM2 motherboards a CPU with the same frequeny was used and just the memory modules were changed to the new 240-pin DDR2 memory. The ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 test report shows if this board is good overclockable and if it offers a wide range of … Continue reading ASRock AM2XLI-eSATA2 PCIe SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 Motherboard Review →

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AMD Overclocking, AMD Socket A OC, Workshop

Interactive AMD Socket A Thunderbird and Duron painting guide Ver 2.0

Paint your own requested AMD Duron or TB ! Many home PCs still have 4 bit FID AMD processors like AMD Thunderbird and AMD Duron and of course they are still very good overclockable. This is the reason why I’ve decided to program a new clearer and much more compatible interactive painting guide for 4 bit FID AMD CPUs which is now also running fine with Netscape and other Browsers. As supplied in the first version you are able to … Continue reading Interactive AMD Socket A Thunderbird and Duron painting guide Ver 2.0 →

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Interactive AMD T-Bred and AMD Barton painting guide

Today there’s finally again a new interactive T-Bred and Barton painting guide, with which it’s possible to ‘help’ the processor to another FSB. Mainboards gets the default FSB and the divisor for e.g. AGP, pci, etc. devices by detecting the FSB ID of the CPU. This FSB ID is considered in the new T-Bred and Barton painting guide version 2.3 to fool the mainboard another FSB. This can be partially very important if you like to overclock your system and … Continue reading Interactive AMD T-Bred and AMD Barton painting guide →

AMD Overclocking, AMD Socket A OC, Workshop

AMD Socket A Duron and Athlon XP painting guide Ver 2.1

The new server will still take a few days but I don’t want to keep anybody on tenterhooks and want to publish the new AMD Athlon XP painting guide for all currently obtainable 5-bit AMD processors. From now on in a new outfit and with new functions like e.g. the direct output of the rating ! Additionally the new interactive XP painting guide is now also compatible with Netscape, Mozilla and all other browsers known to me (of course also … Continue reading AMD Socket A Duron and Athlon XP painting guide Ver 2.1 →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket 939, Hardware Reviews

ASRock 939S56-M AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCIe motherboard Review

Not all AMD PCIe motherboards are inevitably equipped with a nForce4 chipset. ASRock shows us, what’s possible with a SiS 756 chipset in combination with a SiS 965L South Bridge. The inexpensive ASRock 939S56-M Socket 939 PCIe motherboard offers the most important features, which are necessary for the entrance into the fast 16x PCI express technology. Further details regarding the equipment, performance and overclocking of the approx. 54 Euro PCIe motherboard are tested in the latest ocinside.de motherboard Review and … Continue reading ASRock 939S56-M AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCIe motherboard Review →

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AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket 754, AMD Socket 939, Hardware Reviews

ASRock K8 Combo-Z AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 & 754 Motherboard Review

There’s probably no better way to switch from AMD Socket 754 Reviews to Socket 939 motherboard Reviews, as with a test from a Combo board. The ASRock K8 Combo-Z can be equipped alternatively with one of these two Athlon 64 processors without any adapters, so that it’s possible to buy the inexpensive Socket 754 CPU at present and change it later without buying a new motherboard. Whether the extremely inexpensive K8 Combo-Z board is suitable despite this ingenious option also … Continue reading ASRock K8 Combo-Z AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 & 754 Motherboard Review →

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AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket 939, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, Hardware Reviews

AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 CPU in a Socket 939 Motherboard

An AMD Socket AM2 CPU in an AMD Socket 939 motherboard won’t work ? It works 😉 As already mentioned in the previous Review, the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 motherboard offers beside the AMD 939 pin CPU socket also a so-called ASRock Future CPU Port. Who already own this board and would like to buy now one of the inexpensive AMD AM2 CPUs, is able upgrade the board for Socket AM2 within a few minutes This Review contains the final result, the … Continue reading AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 CPU in a Socket 939 Motherboard →

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