Good reviews Jim
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CPU: Core i7 3820 @ 4.5GHz |
M/B: ASUS Rampage IV |
RAM: 16GB G.Skill RipjawsZ |
GPU: It varies |
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We have our hands on two of the new ASRock A series motherboards, named the A75 Extreme 6 and A55 Pro 3. They're very similar in their features and capabilities, but do have some distinct differences that can appeal to a range of needs. Both come with fantastic prices so let’s see what they can do.
Click http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1374.html for the full review.
CPU: Core i7 3930K |
M/B: ASRock X79 Extreme9 |
RAM: 64GBs Kingston Beast 2133MHz |
GPU: Two EVGA GTX 690s in Quad SLI |
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Good reviews Jim
CPU: i7-2600K and FX-8350 |
M/B: Gigabyte on both |
RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200 and 64GB DDR4-3000 |
GPU: 980Ti SLI and RX480 Crossfire |
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Good review.
I have one of those AMD A8-3850 APU's and I like it a lot. My mainboard is the lower end ASRock A75M-HVS. I like it's performance, and have coupled the onboard graphics with an XFX Radeon 1GB HD6670 with good results. (Poor Man's Crossfire?)
Not King Of The Hill mind you, but a good gamer that didn't cost me much to build.
Best of all, it gave me the opportunity to lend a little support to AMD, whom I think is vital in keeping Intel's prices from going right up into the Stratosphere.
CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K @ 5GHz |
M/B: ASROCK X79 Extreme 6 |
RAM: 16G G.Skill Trident 2400MHz |
GPU: 2 x Radeon 2G 7970 Liquid cooled |
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BTW Neil.... I am Jim and you are correct. For $500 one can mKe a adequate gaming rig. Throw in a 6870 or even a 6970 and you have a gaming rig under $600 that will handle anything. I will say a 6670 crossfire with the on die 6550 works great. If someone is on a budget and does not give the platform a serious look, they are foolish imo.
CPU: i7-2600K and FX-8350 |
M/B: Gigabyte on both |
RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200 and 64GB DDR4-3000 |
GPU: 980Ti SLI and RX480 Crossfire |
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I had a lot of the parts on the shelf already, so it just cost me for the APU, board and extraVideo card.
Not a bad investment either. I was going to build it, examine it, and then sell it off, but have decided to keep it now.
it's not anything like my i7-870 system, or my i7-2600K, but as you've already pointed out, it's a heck of a lot cheaper.
edit: after speaking to my wife just now,..... I'm toying with the idea of giving it to a local charity so that they can use it as a raffle and make some money for a battered woman's shelter. I have to come up with a decent screen and a Win-7 OS for it first.
Great idea Neil.![]()
realneil (08-10-2011)
CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K @ 5GHz |
M/B: ASROCK X79 Extreme 6 |
RAM: 16G G.Skill Trident 2400MHz |
GPU: 2 x Radeon 2G 7970 Liquid cooled |
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realneil (08-10-2011)
CPU: i7-2600K and FX-8350 |
M/B: Gigabyte on both |
RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200 and 64GB DDR4-3000 |
GPU: 980Ti SLI and RX480 Crossfire |
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CPU: AMD FX-8350 |
M/B: Asus Sabertooth 990FX |
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 1866 2@4GB |
GPU: PoweColor (AMD) Fury X 4GB |
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Good review and the platform is really great and affordable.
yep my buddy Neil has the mojoand karma
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"You're never to old to learn something stupid."
Hi! Has A55 Pro 3 the pci-e fix?
I've seen entry "apu/pci-e" in uefi bios, with range 100-136 mhz. if i set a value in this item, bios change the CPU FSB and the PCI-E frequency at the same time? it's very strange!![]()
CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K @ 5GHz |
M/B: ASROCK X79 Extreme 6 |
RAM: 16G G.Skill Trident 2400MHz |
GPU: 2 x Radeon 2G 7970 Liquid cooled |
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I think if your asking if a raise in the reference clock raises the on die GPU frequency, I believe you are correct. On other boards, I overclocked higher with a descete 6670 GPU. I may have missed something in testing this board. The other boards got 3.9GHz with the A8-3850
the entry on uefi is "APU/PCI-E frequency" and not "APU GPU/APU CPU Frequency".
When i've increase this value, the FSB of CPU has increased, but I would like to know if at the same time has changed the frequency of the pci-e too (not of APU's GPU). if true this means that this board haven't frequency fix between fsb and pci-e.
CPU: intel 5960x |
M/B: rampage 5 extreame |
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB DDR4 2800MHz Timings are 14-16-16-31 Voltage: 1.35V |
GPU: 2 evga 980ti aic 80% + kingpin |
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nice review jim
You Raise The Blade You Make The Change
CPU: Intel Core i7 3930K @ 5GHz |
M/B: ASROCK X79 Extreme 6 |
RAM: 16G G.Skill Trident 2400MHz |
GPU: 2 x Radeon 2G 7970 Liquid cooled |
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