Results: HD Tach- SATA 6G
To get another view of File System performance, we dust off HD tach. The short test was used.
HD Tach is pretty old, but it has repeatable results and it illuminates certain areas of performance. The MSI board performs a little better in burst, but in terms of average throughput they match perfectly.
I think what everyone wants
I think what everyone wants to know is… where is the CMOS battery located?
🙂
If you bothered to read… it
If you bothered to read… it is in the optimal position for a cmos battery. Excellent placement, solid holder, and easy to access. What more could one want from a cmos battery?
Well I clearly fail at
Well I clearly fail at comprehension!
Also failed at ‘CTRL-F’ing CMOS just incase I failed at reading.
I suppose if you’re going to fail you may as well do it right!
Hey, only 1 in 10 knows what
Hey, only 1 in 10 knows what ctrl-f does! Hell, I didn't! Talk about a f-up…
By the Southbridge heatsink.
By the Southbridge heatsink. Just look at the board for a minute next time…
Can you calm down please?
Can you calm down please?
First page, second to last
First page, second to last paragraph: “Hippon Chemi-con”. Did you mean Nippon or is this some new startup I’ve never heard of?
1.288v for the maximum overclock seems a bit low, people were regularly giving Piledriver chips 1.5v, even on air. Is this just the standard voltage range for Steamroller? What cooler did you use? How is the power consumption when overclocked?
Good review and motherboard, 4.7ghz on a 4 phase board is certainly impressive.
I believe it is in fact
I believe it is in fact Nippon Chemi-con… mistyped that.
AMD scales the voltage up and down, so that screenshot of the overclock had the voltage down. I believe that the actual peak voltage was around 1.45 (I used an offset of around 0.15v in the firmware). I used one of the larger AMD stock coolers for the FX-8350. Temps never got higher than 55C on a warm day and overclocked. Power consumption did increase by about 30 watts.
Got a bulldog in my Learjet
Got a bulldog in my Learjet
Gonna teach him how to fly!
By myself…
Does it have a Discharge
Does it have a Discharge Button?
Sadly… it does not.
Sadly… it does not.
Sorry Josh…but why you even
Sorry Josh…but why you even bother write review, if this board dosn’t have such essential futures like discharge button…i just dont get it…((-:LOL…very nice review BTW.
How unfortunate thet this
How unfortunate thet this will never be launched in India.:(
HEY CAN I USE MY FX-6300 ON
HEY CAN I USE MY FX-6300 ON THIS BOARD I HAVE A MSI R9 270X
BUT IN A ASUS BOARD WANT A MSI BOARDANY COMMENTS WOULD HELP
Nope, FX-6300 is AM3+ while
Nope, FX-6300 is AM3+ while this is a FM2+ motherboard. Totally different sockets, so the AM3+ FX chips will not run in it.
The MSI 970 Gaming
The MSI 970 Gaming mitherboard will be out soon, it will run the FX-6300 like a charm.
but where is the discharge
but where is the discharge button?
I expect that MSI ensures the
I expect that MSI ensures the box contents .. no insurance req.
Where the m-itx beef? amd + m-itx ??
Heh, insure/ensure can be
Heh, insure/ensure can be somewhat interchangeable… depending on usage. I guaruntee it?
Gigabyte has a nice m-itx A88X board. I'm using it for an upcoming review this week. Not sure if other manufacturers see m-itx boards for AMD as a profitable endeavor.
Josh, I just completed a
Josh, I just completed a ASROCK A88X-itx build with a A10-7870K. 2400Mhz Team memory. When the APU is bumped up to 4.2Ghz I was amazed how responsive this thing was. I had 6 video streams open and 2 music files playing while I opened 10 more web pages, smooth as silk.
Very nice! I just wish AMD
Very nice! I just wish AMD would start pumping up the clockspeed on these Kaveri parts, but alas… they have yet to do so.
Can I play Assassin’s Creed
Can I play Assassin’s Creed in this board with high settings without video card???? or on board graphics only????