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Where are the FM2 ITX mobos?

It's the only form factor that makes sense for Trinity, so why do none of the OEMs have it on offer for the launch? ASRock has a product page but no existence in the channel yet. Why don't you silly Taiwanese want my money?
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- Post #2
- Oct 17, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Help Choose Budget 1155 MB for HTPC

Don't get the ASRock that has the electrolytic caps. Either of the other (or the ECS another mentioned) would be fine. I do like the sale price of the Gigabyte board!
- Taft12
- Post #8
- Jan 17, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Do i3 and Phenom mobos have floppy drive connections?

Not totally irrelevant... Still need one to install Windows XP to a SATA drive set to AHCI (or a RAID controller)
- Taft12
- Post #14
- Jan 11, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Do i3 and Phenom mobos have floppy drive connections?

Great finds guys, ASRock to the rescue for legacy I/O!!!
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- Post #8
- Jan 9, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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any 980G boards at all?

To answer the original question, YES. AMD won't put any more R&D effort into video-on-the-chipset, it's all on the CPU die now. 880G is as good as it'll ever get.
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- Post #9
- Jan 9, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is this the best Z68 motherboard for around $100?

1-year http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA Says so on my motherboard box as well. Not competitive. ASRock is strictly on my do-not-buy list.
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- Post #13
- Dec 1, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which AM3 board?

Not much to choose between them besides mATX vs ATX. They'd both be fine for overclocking and unlocking. VRM heatsink on the MSI, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. $10 price delta the deciding factor?
- Taft12
- Post #3
- Dec 1, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Socket AM3 Upgrade

Do you know if your board uses DDR2 or DDR3? Can't recommend anything specifically until we know that. The question about integrated video requirement is important too. All boards support 8GB of RAM but do you need 4 RAM slots or is 2 enough?
- Taft12
- Post #5
- Nov 29, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is this the best Z68 motherboard for around $100?

The lack of USB 3.0 on that Gigabyte board is a real bummer. I also avoid ASRock at all costs because they only provide a 1-year warranty compared to the 3 years that Gigabyte and Asus do. The Biostar board looks alright to me.
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- Post #11
- Nov 29, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Crosshair IV Formula vs. an Asus P8Z68-V motherboard (or any z68 board)

The Crosshair IV is indeed the best AM3 board on the market -- a shame that AMD CPU's are inferior to their Intel i5 and i7 bretheren (this coming from an AMD fan). The LAN and audio chipsets will be superior on the Crosshair board. A lot hinges on what you do with your system. Check the...
- Taft12
- Post #8
- Nov 24, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Need some help with upgrading my RAM, prices are ridiculously low these days!

Stick with the 1333MHz to match what you already got. There's almost no benefit from faster RAM on LGA1156. Might as well buy considering how cheap this upgrade is compared to the original price of your system.
- Taft12
- Post #2
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Should Businesses Build Their Own PCs?

They are better buying from computer manufacturers. On-site warranty service is one VERY important factor, but an even bigger one is the tax benefits from leasing! The machines become practically free.
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- Post #26
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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MB Features - Any standouts?

Another vote for marketing BS here. Even the number of phases (which is really the only differentiator between models once you get up to about the $150 range) really makes no difference unless you're want to muck with uber-overclocking with water-cooling or liquid nitrogen.
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- Post #3
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question for H61/H67 Board - Onboard Video

I use the HD2000 on a i3-2100 but don't have a 30" monitor. However both Gigabyte and Asus spec pages for Z68 boards say the maximum resolution is 1920x1200 for the DVI port. I just don't think the Sandy Bridge GPU's are dual-link DVI capable.
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- Post #3
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS M5A88-V EVO (AM3+) for $120 vs. Foxconn A88GMV AM3 for $55

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=195 This may not be as big a problem as it was a few years ago, but I've seen this many times and am soured on electrolytic caps for life. Today, you won't see them on any motherboard that costs more than about $75, only the ultra-low end.
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- Post #6
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASrock Support experiences

AsRock only provides 1 year of motherboard warranty coverage vs. 3 for Gigabyte and Asus. I didn't know this until after I bought my H67M-ITX, but I wish I knew it ahead of time. I can't recommended AsRock under any circumstances.
- Taft12
- Post #10
- Nov 23, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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2.53Ghz P4 vs E-450

OP, are you going to get one of those Zotac or Asus SFF PCs? It's a pretty awesome match for your customer's needs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856173023
- Taft12
- Post #13
- Nov 22, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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1st Time on the Forum / MOBO Guidance needed

... or the i3-2100 for that matter.
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- Post #9
- Nov 22, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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AMD motherboard choices

One $200 vid card is better. I thought you said your motherboard budget was $200, but if you're thinking about the Crosshair V Formula now, it's the creme-de-la-creme. More overclocking options than me or almost anyone here can understand, but if you wanna learn about it, might as well go all...
- Taft12
- Post #11
- Nov 21, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS M5A88-V EVO (AM3+) for $120 vs. Foxconn A88GMV AM3 for $55

Electrolytic capacitors are a big no-no AFAIC, so the Foxconn is not an option (personally). That said, that Asus board is awfully expensive, kinda too high-end for your modest needs. I'd look for something halfway between the 2 in terms of price and features (I assume integrated video is a...
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- Post #3
- Nov 21, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which Gigabyte Z68 tomorrow?

If you're not overclocking or SLI/Crossfire, the cheaper the better as long as the capacitors are all-solid (I think all Gigabyte Z68 boards are)
- Taft12
- Post #8
- Nov 21, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Hard Drive or Motherboard?

The hard drive is failing. The long delays are the result of the controller hitting bad sectors and bailing data off those onto known good sectors. Blue screens and long hourglass stalling come when Windows system files are going through the same thing. It's an awfully bad time to be in need...
- Taft12
- Post #4
- Nov 21, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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AMD Llano displays: How many outputs and what resolution?

I'll be damned if I can find this information from AMD or the motherboard OEM sites. Someone here must know. On a new A75 board with up to 4 display outputs (VGA, HDMI, DVI, Displayport) how many can be used simultaneously? In particular, can the HDMI and DVI be used simultaneously and is the...
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- Jun 24, 2011
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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LGA 1155 ITX Motherboards

Is there any reason to believe we wouldn't see the same power usage results with other manufacturers MITX boards? Intel stuff is just Foxconn after all.....
- Taft12
- Post #7
- Mar 16, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asrock h67m-itx... go for it?

The ASRock board looks fine to me. All solid caps, same features of the other MITX boards we've seen (if not been released) so far. They've been a reputable brand for a few years now unless I've missed some terrible product(s) of theirs... Hard to imagine going wrong here, especially since OC...
- Taft12
- Post #5
- Mar 16, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS m4a88t-m motherboard

If you're asking about how long it will be good for (ie. care about long-term reliability) make sure and look for all-solid capacitors. Looks like this one has it from the pics on Newegg. Note the 4-pin aux CPU connector. As long as it has the features you need (ie. you don't care about USB...
- Taft12
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- Sep 20, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Will a GA-X58A-UD3R support an E5520 cpu ?

The CPU support list IS on the product page, but it only lists Xeon W-series CPUs http://giga-byte.ca/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449# If it were me I wouldn't chance it.
- Taft12
- Post #6
- Sep 20, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards

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