ASRock Z170 OC Formula Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

Today at OCinside.de we test the new ASRock Z170 OC Formula LGA1151 motherboard for overclockers with an Intel Core i5-6600K CPU and four Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR4-2400 4GB memory modules. Of course we have not just taken a look at the motherboard and created some benchmarks, but also heavily overclocked it as well. We have overclocked an unlocked Intel Core i5 6600K CPU with an open multi as well as the other a locked Intel Core i5-6400 CPU with fixed … Continue reading ASRock Z170 OC Formula Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

ASRock H170 Combo Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

Today we test a very special Intel LGA1151 motherboard at OCinside.de. Skylake supports DDR4 memory modules. Anyway, there are certainly some users who like to install, at least for some time, their DDR3 modules. For this reason ASRock offers this new H170 Combo motherboard. The ASRock H170 Combo motherboard can be equipped optionally either with up to four DDR3 modules or two DDR4 modules. We have tested both and done some benchmarks with two DDR4 and with two DDR3 memory … Continue reading ASRock H170 Combo Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

ASRock Z170 Extreme6 Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

Today we published the first Intel Skylake motherboard review at OCinside.de. Skylake provides, with the LGA1151 socket and the DDR4 memory support, many innovations compared to a LGA1150 PC. We test the new ASRock Z170 Extreme6 LGA1151 motherboard with an Intel Core i5-6600K CPU and four DDR4-2400 4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport memory modules. We also overclocked the i5-6600K on the ASRock Z170 Extreme6 and looked at the many peculiarities of the current LGA1151 ASRock motherboard.

ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

Today we tested a brand new X99 motherboard with USB 3.1 support here on OCinside.de. This time we have tested and overclocked the ASRock X99X killer 3.1 LGA 2011-3 motherboard with an Intel Core-i7 5930K CPU and four Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR4-2400 memory modules. This motherboard contains, in addition to the built-in USB 3.1 Type-C port an ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A for the PCIe slot with two additional USB 3.1 Type-A 10 Gb/s ports as special feature. The ASRock Fatal1ty … Continue reading ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

There is again a new X99 motherboard OC review here at OCinside.de – now even in the micro ATX format. It is already amazing to see the features of Z97 mATX or ITX motherboards, but ASRock outdid itself once again with this ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Intel LGA2011-3 X99 micro ATX motherboard. Like the previously tested X99 Extreme4, this X99M killer will be available soon additionally with an USB 3.1 interface card. Let us evaluate the currently available version first.

ASRock X99 Extreme4 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

Today, we published a new X99 motherboard review here at OCinside.de. This time we tested the ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA2011-3 motherboard with an Intel Core-i7 5930K CPU and four Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 memory modules and overclocked it up to the limit. The motherboard will be available shortly additionally as ASRock X99 Extreme4/3.1 with USB 3.1 interface card (see CeBIT 2015 report). The ASRock X99 Extreme4 offers like the recently tested ASRock X99 Extreme6 motherboard eight DDR4 slots, an Ultra … Continue reading ASRock X99 Extreme4 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

ASRock X99 Extreme6 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

The new ASRock X99 Extreme6 motherboard in our OC-Review is tested with an Intel Core i7-5930K 6-core processor and brandnew Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 Quad Channel memory and as befits OCinside.de, overclocked to the limit. The ASRock X99 Extreme6 offers eight DDR4 slots and similar top features, such as the recently tested ASRock Z97 Extreme6 motherboard, like e.g. HDD saver function, Ultra M.2 slot with up to 32 GB/s, Mini PCIe slot, Purity Sound 2 with digital sound output, five … Continue reading ASRock X99 Extreme6 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Today, here at OCinside.de we test the ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer – a brand new Socket FM2+ motherboard with special gaming features, or rather killer features. The Socket FM2+ motherboard is backward compatible with Socket FM2, so we have tested it with an AMD Richland and AMD Trinity in addition to the latest AMD Kaveri processor. Not only the compatibility has been tested, but also the performance and the overclocking options with an AMD A10-7850K, A10-6800K and A10-5800K APU on … Continue reading ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ AMD Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Today, we test the first motherboard with the new Socket FM2+ for AMD Kaveri processors at OCinside.de that is also backward compatible with Socket FM2 Richland and Trinity processors. The AMD FM2+ motherboard based on the AMD A88X Bolton-D4 chipset and has a total of five PCI Express slots, two PCI slots, four memory slots with AMP and XMP support, seven SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, HDMI-In, HDMI output, D-Sub VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, 7.1 purity sound and lots … Continue reading ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ AMD Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

Today we test the new ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA 1150 motherboard at OCinside.de. It is based on the Intel Z87 chipset and offers a high-quality solution for current 1150-pin Haswell processors like the Intel Core i7-4770K, Intel Core i5-4570 or the Intel Core i5-4670K, which we have used to test and overclock this motherboard. Surely only a few motherboards can compete with the recently tested ASRock Z87M OC Formula when overclocking, but the basic equipment of the ASRock Extreme … Continue reading ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

ASRock Z87M OC Formula Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

Awesome This is how we could describe the brand-new ASRock Z87M OC Formula motherboard for Intel Haswell CPUs in the shortest mainboard review with just one word. We were also amazed about the plenty of features which can be integrated in such a small micro-ATX 8-layer PCB Z87 motherboard layout. ASRock offers especially very powerful options for overclockers with this LGA1150 motherboard. Overclock enthusiasts will have tears of joy in their eyes when looking in the UEFI Setup, so it … Continue reading ASRock Z87M OC Formula Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

ASRock FM2A85X-ITX AMD Socket FM2 ITX Motherboard Review

Today we test a tiny AMD Trinity Socket FM2 motherboard on OCinside.de, which is ideal to build a fast HTPC or even a small gaming PC with its Mini-ITX form factor and AMD A85X chipset. Just 17x17cm in size, the ITX motherboard offers many amazing features of the recently tested ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 ATX mainboard, which received our OverClocking Dream award. The ASRock FM2A85X-ITX motherboard has one PCI Express slot, seven SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 sound … Continue reading ASRock FM2A85X-ITX AMD Socket FM2 ITX Motherboard Review

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD Socket FM2 Micro-ATX Motherboard Review

The AMD Socket FM2 platform has an excellent price/performance ratio and is especially very interesting for those who like to build a less expensive PC. ASRock top this with this AMD Trinity motherboard and offers for less than 60 EUR a micro-ATX motherboard with three PCI Express slots, one PCI slot, five SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 sound with optical output, USB3.0, USB2.0 and in addition to the optional COM port even an optional LPT port, which … Continue reading ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD Socket FM2 Micro-ATX Motherboard Review

ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 AMD Socket FM2 Motherboard Review

Today we are testing a new Socket FM2 Trinity motherboard on OCinside.de, which reached a new reference clock record during our OverClocking tests. The AMD FM2 motherboard is based on the AMD A85X chipset and has a total of five PCI Express slots, two PCI slots, seven SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN and 7.1 audio with optical output. We tested the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Socket FM2 motherboard with an AMD A10-5800K Black Edition APU and overclocked it to … Continue reading ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 AMD Socket FM2 Motherboard Review

ASRock A75 Pro4 AMD Socket FM1 Motherboard Review

AMD Socket FM2 Trinity APUs are already on sale, but Socket FM1 AMD Llano processors and motherboards are still well purchased. For this reason, we have again reviewed a socket FM1 ASRock A75 Pro4 motherboard, which we tested and overclocked with an AMD A8-3870K Black Edition APU. The FM1 motherboard is based on the AMD A75 chipset and offers four PCI Express slots, four USB3.0 ports, five SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 sound and much more.