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

ASRock ALiveNF5-eSATA2+ AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The ASRock ALiveNF5-eSATA2+ Socket AM2 motherboard is based on the nForce 520 chipset and offers many overclocking options for a very good price. It is not only easy to overclock with this board, it is also easy to underclock. For some users with 24/7 PCs it became a sport to underclock processors in order to lower the temperature and to lower the power consumption enormously. It was possible to run an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket AM2 CPU instead of … Continue reading ASRock ALiveNF5-eSATA2+ AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review →

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

Foxconn A690GM2MA-8KRS2H AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The Foxconn A690GM2MA 8KRS2H MicroATX motherboard offers with the new AMD 690G chipset an onboard graphics solution with DVI and Sub-D VGA ouput, as well as internal TV-Out connection. The ATI Radeon 1200 series is by far not comparable with current PCIe video cards, however it offers sufficient performance for office applications and thanks to the provided Microsoft Windows Vista drivers it’s possible to build an inexpensive Vista based PC platform. There’re some deficits regarding overclocking, but this shouldn’t be … Continue reading Foxconn A690GM2MA-8KRS2H AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review →

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

ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 Mainboard with AGP Review

No, there’s no failure in the product description or headline, because the AM2NF3-VSTA from ASRock is really an AMD Socket AM2 motherboard with AGP 8x Slot Surely, some will be surprised about this combination and the nForce3 250 chipset, but it is nevertheless an interesting and an enormously inexpensive combination. Because this motherboard is useful for those, who bought a fast AGP video card for the previous system and would like to update the PC to a current AMD Socket … Continue reading ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2 Mainboard with AGP Review →

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

Foxconn N5M2AA-EKRS2H AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The new Foxconn N5M2AA-EKRS2H is an inexpensive solution for overclocker and all-rounder. Although the nVidia nForce 4 chipset is meanwhile somewhat outdated, Foxconn developed a good alternative to the latest Socket AM2 chipsets with this relaunch. Because beside a good basic equipment the board offers several overclocking options and was overclocked up to 300 MHz reference clock during the test. All strengths and weaknesses of the Foxconn WinFast motherboard will be shown in the review and can be compared in … Continue reading Foxconn N5M2AA-EKRS2H AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review →

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

Foxconn N570SM2AA-8EKRS2H nForce 570 SLI AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The brand-new N570SM2AA-8EKRS2H motherboard from the company Foxconn reminds on the recently awarded C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H motherboard. However, the current pendant with a nForce 570 SLI chipset is more inexpensive and offers a better equipment. Unfortunately this board is not as well overclockable, but the results are still very nice compared to the 25 previously tested AMD Athlon 64 motherboards

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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 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 Motherboards, AMD Socket 939, Hardware Reviews

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCIe SLI motherboard Review

1x W-LAN, 2x Gigabit LAN, 8x S-ATA ports, 10x USB ports and 8-channel sound with 6x 3.5 mm jacks. That sounds no longer like a Motherboard, but rather like a complete PC. It is however the newest Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI Socket 939 flagship, which gives us this joy. And not only that, but also still sayful overclock adjustments and an awesome performance distinguish this motherboard. All further details of this great Overclocking Dream Socket 939 PCIe SLI board are in the … Continue reading Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCIe SLI 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, 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, Hardware Reviews

ASRock K8S8X Socket 754 (AMD Athlon 64) motherboard test

Today I’m glad to present the first AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 test after more than 20 AMD Socket A motherboard tests. I’d like to start the Athlon 64 test series with a very cheap motherboard, the ASRock K8S8X, which also was the very first motherboard to achieve the ocinside.de Overclocking Pricetip award. The list of features which this motherboard offers and its overclocking abilities are definitely worth being read, especially (but not only) for those who are new to … Continue reading ASRock K8S8X Socket 754 (AMD Athlon 64) motherboard test →

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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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