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 2012-08-09 22:40:48
Reviewed by Larry Goltry from Oklahoma City, OK US
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| The Good:
Rock solid stable. POST's really fast, less than 1 second. No problems loading 64 bit Windows 7. Paired with an A8-3870 and 2x2GB Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US. Scores 5.9 overall in WEI. However the 4GB RAM is holding it back. Windows 7 caps the Memory score at 5.9 for 4GB or less of RAM. The APU scores 7.3 (no overclock) and the Graphics and Gaming Graphics both score 6.6. And, as always, Superbiiz is AWESOME!!! |
| The Squirrelly:
Absolutely nothing. |
| Pro Tip:
Be sure to set your SATA controller mode to AHCI before installing Windows. |
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2013-03-22 13:25:27
Reviewed by Coffee from Syracuse, UT US
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| The Good:
Great little board for a small build, Micro-ATX form factor and very compact. Easy to set up, easy to install drivers. |
| The Squirrelly:
Nothing bad, very solid board. |
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Keep in mind: Only 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back, the rest are USB 2.0. Also, two slots for RAM, but if you have a large/wide CPU fan, it might overhang the first slot. No problem with stock i3 fan. Also, only one SATA3 port, the rest are SATA2. |
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0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
2012-12-28 11:41:09
Reviewed by gpscientist from Tracy, CA US
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| The Good:
Several years ago I upgraded to an i7, 8 threaded an electromagnetic code, & got a speed-up of 8. I was hoping to get a speed-up of something close to 4 more with the AMD FX-8350 (Black Ed)+Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z combo using the new VEX vector operations that do 4 floating ops/command. When I turned on VEX in the compiler I got a 5% speed-up. I studied the resulting assembler code, made changes, & now have a 15% speed-up. If I figure out how to make a signigicant increase in speed, I'll update this posting (if I can). |
| The Squirrelly:
I haven't done assembly coding for a long time, so I might be overlooking something. |
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2011-12-09 11:05:09
Reviewed by Anonymous from Burbank, CA US
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| The Good:
One of few Thin ITX
Built in PSU (just add AC Adapter or use own Pico or small form factor 2-pin PSU)
one full and one half mini-PCIe (the full being mSATA compatible) |
| The Squirrelly:
Very limited BIOS options
It took a few tries to get this to post and work on BIOS, but now very stable |
| Pro Tip:
OS X Lion loads well if you plan to experiment |
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2012-11-20 08:09:32
Reviewed by DONALD STEIN from PORTERVILLE, CA US
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| The Good:
this mb i own with the amd apu i have is rock solid and runs all i got no problems at all |
| The Squirrelly:
none |
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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
2012-08-26 16:10:18
Reviewed by Johnny from Bakersfield, CA US
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| The Good:
Supports DDR3 8gb 2 slots, has integrated graphics, 2 PCI, 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCIex16, LGA775, 1333mhz, 4 USB 2.0 slots, 4 3gbs SATA 2 slots, comes with SATA cables, i/o metal thing. |
| The Squirrelly:
No IDE cable, no SATA 3. |
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I think it also came with screws and pins, I am not sure though I forgot if the motherboard came with it or the case. Great motherboard for the price. |
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2013-02-20 16:36:42
Reviewed by Thom Stansfield from Salt Lake City, UT US
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| The Good:
This board is great! I had zero installation problems and my server is humming nicely. I was nervous because I couldn't find any documentation on whether or not this board would support the new Abu Dhabi AMD processors, but my 6344's were recognized right from the get go. I'm also running 64 GB of RAM using 8x8GB Kingston KVR13R9D4K4 ECC modules. I'm going to try bumping that to 128GB and see how that goes. My Dynatron A6's fit in just fine as well. Overall I'm happy. |
| The Squirrelly:
I'm having a hard time getting processor temps and fan speed information. Still trying to figure out why. |
| Pro Tip:
Nothing tricky with this board, I had a straight-forward installation. Keep in mind that it is an EATX board, so be sure to have an EATX case. I know some Supermicro boards have required a Supermicro EATX case, but this board is not one. |
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2013-02-24 20:30:08
Reviewed by Vernon Hill from Brooklyn, MD US
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EVERYTHING !!! This mobo is for those who want top of the line and extreme durability. I am a noob to this much tech but for my games this is a beast of a platform. |
| The Squirrelly:
If I had to complain , it would be that I don't know half of what this thing is capable of |
| Pro Tip:
Buy one and have fun, Take your games and downright overall performance to the top |
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2013-01-09 09:50:35
Reviewed by Wulff from Sapulpa, OK US
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| The Good:
Accepts any AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+ CPU up to 95W, and DDR2 or DDR3. This allows a cheap method of reusing the older AM2 and DDR2 that many people have lying around from previous upgrades.
I managed to dust off a "pre-loved" AM2 6000+ and replace a very problematic OEM PC by using this board and the internals from the OEM PC. Total investment, the cost of this board. |
| The Squirrelly:
NVidia GeForce 7025 graphics on a board that can use the latest 6-8 core AM3+ CPU's is like having a Ferrari with an "etch-a-sketch" in place of the sat-nav screen.....
It's better than no graphics at all, but if you're intending to do anything beyond basic desktop graphic needs, you're going to need an add-in video card. Fortunately, there is a PCI-E 16X slot for this purpose. |
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AM2/AM2+ boards are getting hard to locate. This was one of the few that I found to still be available, and was the least expensive as well. If you have older AM2/AM2+ parts laying around, this board makes for a rather affordable way to use them. |
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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
 2012-09-09 08:09:17
Reviewed by Anonymous from Murfreesboro, TN US
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| The Good:
Why is it that ONLY Asrock came up with the idea of a board that takes AM3 and AM2 processors and at the same time will take DDR3 Memory or DDR2 Memory. It is what every computer guru has been waiting for. I and many others will be needing this board for those older upgrades when the customers AM2 board goes and the CPU and Ram are still good and the customer is not ready to upgrade to a AM3 CPU and DDR3 ram or at this time they can not afford it. |
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I have not tested this board yet, but I feel I was very lucky to find it. Asrock brand name is not the 1st board I would have picked but if it will do what the Specs say I'm looking forward to this board and for more than one repair job. First thing even before installing is to test board and make sure everything is working correctly. |
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If you run a small business like I do then this board is a lifesaver, in this economy we need this board for the customer that just does not have the money for all the other upgrades to the AM3, DDR3 systems yet! |
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Kudos Supermicro but why the Subterfuge??? 2006-11-26 13:59:55
Reviewed by Joseph De Paola from Carol Stream, IL US
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At first SuperMicro had this board on their website as a Core 2 Duo platform, and then suddenly they removed it. According to SuperMicro now this board will not support the Core 2 Duo line of processors, but people please do not be fooled. Intel apparently made them do it, but in the manual it still states that it will in fact support the Core 2 Duo and I also have a server running just fine with an E6300. I just don't understand why SuperMicro is letting Intel push them around on this one.
Other than that point, everything works great with the Core 2 Duo line of processors just fine. Enjoy fellow administrators... |
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Lots of Features 2006-08-30 08:21:01
Reviewed by Aaaah from Norco, CA US
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Supermicro has been making server boards for years. Very reliable and stable. This is an updated board with support for DDR2. Single processor, DDR2, SATA2. If your building a server, this board will ensure long uptime and speeds. |
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