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ASRock 890GX Extreme3 with BIOS Version P1.80 Review Update

It took less than 24 hours, until ASRock published a new BIOS version after our ASRock 890GX Extreme3 review. Not all bugs has been fixed with this update, but it showed that ASRock keep at it and that they already improved their first incorrect BIOS. Our review announcement is now about 6 weeks ago and in the meantime ASRock send us a lot of unofficial and official BIOS versions for this ASRock 890GX Extreme3 board. Currently, there is officially the … Continue reading ASRock 890GX Extreme3 with BIOS Version P1.80 Review Update

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

The new ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Socket AM3 DDR3 motherboard is based on an AMD chipset with integrated GPU like the recently tested ASRock M3A790GXH/128M. This M3A785GXH board is nearly identical in construction to the M3A790GXH. But it is based on the AMD 785G chipset with SB710 southbridge and not on the AMD 790GX chipset with SB750 southbridge. The current M3A785GXH/128M mainboard costs approximately 10-15 euros less in online shops, although it offers an almost identical basic equipment. In the test report … Continue reading ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

ASRock M3A790GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

The ASRock M3A790GXH/128M motherboard is like the recently tested ASRock A790GXH/128M equipped with the AMD 790GX chipset and the SB750 southbridge. However the new motherboard supports no DDR2 RAM, but DDR3 modules and this board offers three PCI Express 2.0 slots. Thanks to 3-Way CrossFireX support they can be equipped at the same time with three video cards. Both motherboards have approximately the same price and thanks to the fast onBoard HD3300 graphics unit with integrated 128 MB sideport memory … Continue reading ASRock M3A790GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

ASRock A790GXH/128M AMD Socket AM2, AM2+ and AM3 Motherboard Review

The ASRock A790GXH/128M motherboard with the AMD 790GX chipset and the SB750 southbridge is not only designed for Socket AM2, but it is also an excellent board for newer AMD Socket AM2+ and AM3 processors with support for DDR2 memory modules. It offers enormously high overclocking results and also the onboard graphics unit is very positive, but read more in the following ocinside.de test report.

ASRock K10N750SLI-WiFi AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

ASRock left the low-budget market and have entered the high-end market with the K10N750SLI-WiFi Socket AM2+ motherboard. The price of this board is noticeably higher than their usual prices. Of course, not without a reason, because this new ASRock board offers the fast nForce 750a SLI chipset, extensive overclocking settings and excellent equipment in a newly designed cardboard box. The packing is, of course, not the most important thing, but ASRock likes to deviate a little bit from their green … Continue reading ASRock K10N750SLI-WiFi AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

ASRock K10N78FullHD-hSLI R3.0 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

Recently ocinside.de reviewed the ASRock A780FullDisplayPort motherboard with AMD 780G chipset and today the new ASRock K10N78FullHD-hSLI socket AM2+ Micro ATX motherboard was tested, which is based on a nVidia GeForce 8200 chipset. Both mainboards have an integrated graphics processor and costs approximately the same. This review will clarify if both motherboards are comparable and if the K10N78FullHD-hSLI R3.0 board can be well overclocked and/or underclocked.

ASRock A780FullDisplayPort AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The ASRock A780FullDisplayPort Socket AM2+ Micro ATX motherboard is based on the AMD 780G chipset and offers especially fantastic connection options for the graphics output. VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and also the latest DisplayPort graphics output is possible with this brand-new ASRock board. The review will show, if this reasonably priced board is suitable for a HTPC living room PC and if it can be overclocked for High-End PCs and underclocked for low power consumption PCs.

ASRock ALiveNF5SLI-1394 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The ASRock ALiveNF5SLI-1394 Socket AM2 motherboard is based on the nForce 560 SLI chipset, which is better known as nVidia NF4SLI or NF500SLI. This ASRock motherboard with SLI technology and AMD Phenom CPU support is available for a little bit more than 50 Euro. The following overclocking review will show, if ASRock succeeded once again in creating an attractive board for AMD processors and if this board offers nice overclocking features.

ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard with AGP and PCIe Reviewed

The ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 Socket AM2 motherboard is an exceptional board with AMD Phenom processor support. Well, Phenom support isn’t unusual these days, but which current board offers an AGP port? ASRock once again comes up with something special, because they make it possible for customers to upgrade their older systems more smoothly with less money. Thanks to the nVidia M1695 and nForce3 250 chipset combination, this board is able to manage an AGP 8x video card or a PCI Express … Continue reading ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard with AGP and PCIe Reviewed

ASRock Motherboard Preview August 2007

ASRock Motherboard Preview August 2007 The newest ASRock Motherboards ASRock has invited to the current product presentation on 30.08.07 and presented 13 motherboards for AMD and Intel processors. In the following 14 pages long article we will take a closer look to these motherboards. For AMD processors: ASRock AliveNF5SLI-1394, ALiveNF5-eSATA2+, ALiveXFire-eSATA2, ALiveNF7G-HDready and the ALiveNF6G-VSTA. For Intel processors: ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2, 4Core1333-Viiv, 4Core1333-eSATA2, ConRoe1333-GLAN, ConRoe1333-D667 R1.0, 4Core1333-FullHD, ConRoe1333-DVI/H R2.0 and the ConRoe1333-1394. Here’s a picture of all previewed motherboards … The … Continue reading ASRock Motherboard Preview August 2007