Sort by:
Title (
)
Date (
)
Rating (
)
Popularity (
)
Sites currently sorted by: Popularity (Least to Most Hits)
)
Date (
)
Rating (
)
Popularity (
) Sites currently sorted by: Popularity (Least to Most Hits)
Let’s take a look at this socket FM1 motherboard in the full ATX form factor from Biostar, based on the new AMD A75 chipset for the AMD A-Series CPUs.
Today, we have a look at two AMD AM3 motherboards, the first AMD DDR3 platform available for desktop users. Both DFI and MSI were kind enough to send us a sample of their most high-end product series, which will be tested both on performance and overclockability. We threw in a DDR2-based motherboard to find out whether or not the new memory support gives a true advantage.
Der Einstieg in die Welt von FM1 beginnt bei Mainboards mit rund 50 €. Das MSI A75MA-G55 das wir in unseren zwei Llano-Artikeln verwendet haben kostet bereits 20 € mehr. Das Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 stellt mit 115 € das teuerste Mainboard für die Lynx-Plattform dar. Es hat also bei vielen Usern einen schweren Stand, denn Lynx mit der A-Serie-APU von AMD ist für den Mainstream gedacht und wer kauft schon ein Mainboard, das teurer ist als die APU, die ja bereits CPU und GPU in sich trägt. Wir wollen dieser Frage nachgehen und schauen, ob das Board von Sapphire seinen Preis wert ist und wie sich das MSI im Vergleich schlägt.
Towards the end of this month we'll see AMD launch its new Llano desktop platform which is part of the Fusion family that AMD are really concentrating on these days. Earlier this year we saw AMD launch the Brazos platform in the form of the E series APU. If you haven't already, it's worth looking at our GIGABYTE E350N-USB3 Review which covers what exactly the Fusion platform is along with how the APU we're hearing about now differs to the CPU that we've known for years. Fusion is what AMD will no doubt be seeing as the next big thing when it comes to desktop and notebook computing.
A few months later in May Intel launched an updated Sandy Bridge chipset called Z68 which essentially takes the best features of the P67 and H67 and combines them into one. With a Z68 board, users can overclock the CPU and use the integrated Intel HD graphics. Previously, if you wanted to overclock, you had to buy a P67 board and you had to use a discrete graphics card. If you wanted to use the integrated graphics, you needed an H67 board but then you couldn't overclock the CPU. In addition to these combined features, Z68 also introduces a new feature called Smart Response Technology (SRT) which uses a solid state drive to cache data from a traditional spinning hard drive.
Meet the Hi-Fi Z87X 3D board from BIOSTAR, which was designed to be affordable and succeeds to deliver good performances on the LGA1150 socket. Thanks to the extra attention that they gave to the audio interface, we will obtain better fidelity and in order to have special effects, the board is supplied with Sound Blaster Cinema and THX TruStudioPro applications, free of charge.
Designed for overclocking, usage of high grade military components and extreme durability are a few of the slogans the marketing people like to use to label a new product. The catchier the better, all of course to draw the attention of any potential buyer. Sometimes it's only the inclusion of an overclocking tool on the included driver CD that makes up for some of the bold PR claims. However for the enthusiast crowd almost each motherboard manufacturer has got a board or even an entire lineup specifically built with the highest quality components, OC friendly BIOSes and idem ditto board layouts. Sadly most of them boards retail at a steep price, as most OC designed boards are at the top of the lineup. Prices of over 350 dollars are quite common for an ATX format OC board. The Big Bang series are available already since the release of Intel's P55 chipset, MSI's range that are targeting gamers and enthusiasts. The Intel Z77 chipset based version is baptized as the BIG BANG Z77 MPOWER. Time to find out how this board reacts to the treatment at the Shrimps lab.
We're big fans of Asus here at eTeknix, and we don't shy away from the fact, and will shout it from the roof tops. Asus make top quality, solid built products that do what they are set out to do, but when we look at their ROG products, it's a completely different ball game, as they do what they are set out to do and more.
You've probably noticed that our test machines consist of a Crosshair V for AM3+, a Rampage III Extreme for X58, a Rampage IV for X79 and a Maximus IV Extreme-Z for Z68 and that's because they are some of the best boards around. Now if we focus on the Maximus IV Extreme-Z, you'll find it's one of, if not the most popular Z68 board on the planet and is aimed at all types of users, whether you want a basic overclock, an extreme overclock or if you are just a hardcore gamer, or even a mixture of these types of consumers.
Well, with technology becoming faster, things are also getting smaller and that's where Asus have given the Maximus IV Extreme-Z the Gene treatment by creating a small form factor version, much like they did with the Rampage III Gene and Maximus III Gene to name a couple
From a first glance, it seems Asus have tried to condense the Maximus IV Extreme-Z down into a small form factor Micro ATX board, without leaving out the vital components and features that make it a ROG board leaving ample support for your vital components.
Though we now have a cut down sized version, does that mean performance will be cut down as well? There's only one way to find out, keep reading for more.
A warrior with no master. A case with no equal. Ronin combines a dark, stealthy design with enhanced hardware compatibility for a chassis built for vengeance, a small extract of what BitFenix has to say about today's reviewed Ronin mid tower case. Very aggressive PR material, but that's the way we got used too. Strong and bold claims, however the case has to live up to the hype created around it. Let us pop the box and discover what the Ronin is really made of...
Die Kombination aus CPU und GPU macht AMDs aktuelle APU-Generation attraktiv für Wohnzimmer- und Multimedia-PCs. Gepaart mit einem BluRay-Laufwerk können sie damit Konsolen, BluRay-Player und Mediaplayer aus den heimischen TV-Racks verbannen. Eine solide Hauptplatine und eine gute Soundkarte sollten natürlich auch vorhanden sein, um das Multimedia-Erlebnis abzurunden. Und genau das soll das Biostar A85W auch umsetzten können. Mit einem überdurchschnittlichen Onboard-Sound und zahlreichen Features ist es ideal für dieses Einsatzgebiet. Inwiefern Biostar diese Versprechen einhalten kann, klären wir im folgenden Testbericht.
execution time : 0.203 sec