ASRock 960GC-GS FX Share Experience

I got this motherboard a month ago and it runs great so far. I bought it because I had a Phenom Quad Core 9500 2.2GHz in one of our old computers that wasn't being used. I installed that CPU in this mobo and it started up with no problems along with the DDR2 RAM. It worked fine with that CPU, internet browsing and streaming online videos was now a breeze especially on Netflix.  Yesterday...

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Difference Between SATA II and SATA III

SATA is a hardware connection standard that provides data transfer between hard drives and a computer's motherboard. The current standard is SATA III as of December 2012; SATA I was supplanted by SATA II around 2006. SATA connectors have been the default way of connecting hard drives to motherboards since around 2004 The first SATA hard drives were released in 2003 and had...

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AMD FX-6200 CPU Review

AMD has had a rough time of it lately when it comes to CPUs. Early last year when we saw the performance of the low power Bobcat architecture, we thought 2011 would be a breakout year for AMD. Bulldozer was on the horizon and it promised performance a step above what Intel could offer. This harkened back to the heady days of the original Athlon and Athlon 64 where AMD held...

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AMD FX 8370 and 8370E Review

AMD is launching three new 8-core processors in the hope they can lift along with the Haswell-E release hype from Intel. Looking and comparing the two would not be fair. The AMD FX 8370 series launch at 200 USD, the Core i7 5960X is a 999 USD processor.That said, the multi-core awareness in applications is picking up, and opposed to two years ago 8-core processors make a lot...

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Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Review

This motherboard supports AMD® AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. Unleash...

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Gigabyte J1800N-D2H Dual Core 2.41GHz Celeron Mini-ITX Review

Excellent value Gigabyte J1800N-D2H motherboard with Passively Cooled Dual-Core 64-bit 2.41GHz Celeron J1800 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI-Express x1 and Half Mini PCI-Express Slots; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887 High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and...

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Asus C60M1-I AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Snap Review

Fanless Asus C60M1-I AMD Fusion motherboard with Dual-Core 1.0GHz AMD C-60 processor. Featuring fanless operation, integrated AMD Radeon HD 6290 DirectX 11 / OpenGL 4.1 graphics and AMD Hudson-M1 FCH (Fusion Controller Hub) chipset. Up to 8GB of system memory; Realtek 8111F Gigabit Ethernet; VIA VT1708S High Definition 8 Channel Audio. Rear Panel: Combined Mouse/Keyboard...

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Asus C8HM70-I/HDMI Dual Core Celeron 847 Mini-ITX Review

The C8HM70-I/HDMI offers great value for money with a highly efficient Dual Core Sandy Bridge ULV Celeron processor. The Integrated Graphics processor is based on the Intel HD2000 DirectX 10 IGP with full 64-bit driver support. The Intel NM70 chipset delivers SATA 6Gb/s and supports up to 16GB of memory. The 1.1Ghz Celeron 847 processor supports Intel virtualisation extensions...

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Asus J1900I-C Quad Core 2.42GHz Celeron Mini-ITX Review

Great value Asus J1900I-C motherboard with Passively Cooled Quad-Core 64-bit 2.42GHz Celeron J1900 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of DDR3L system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI-Express x1 slot; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887-VD 8-Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and full Windows 7/8/8.1 32/64-bit driver availability. Rear...

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