Advantages: Safe overclocking ability, onboard graphics (64mb) Onboard LAN Disadvantages: Only two Ram slots, and two PCI slots
Introduction:
First thing, I needed a new PC as my laptop was very slow, and basically just falling apart! So I decided to build a new pc, so I went onto ebay, and started looking for a motherboard and processor bundle! I came across this motherboard with a Sempron 2800+ CPU (processor) and 256mb of ram. I snatched up this bargain for around £50 including delivery!
Installation:
So once it came! I was dead excited so I opened the box. It came with the Asrock K7S41 manual (quick installation guide which is very useful and helpful), support CD (including drivers), one ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE ribbon cable (for hard drives, CD rom drives, etc), one ribbon cable for 3.5inch floppy drive, and the I/O plate for the computer case. So I took everything out and installed it into my computer case straight away.
Specifications:
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Advantages: Easy Setup, Great Performance, Cheap but Reliable Disadvantages: Some components hard to reach
and hardware monitoring. The only thing I would advise is to connect the cables from your computer case BEFORE you install the processor etc, otherwose it will be very difficult to reach some of them once the board is mounted in the case. Also, good dexterity is needed to get the connectors into the pins, as they are located quite close together.
All the components fit smoothly and easily into/onto the board, and not much force is required. This an ATX board, and Asrock have made the most of the space that they do use. It should be noted that there is no graphics controller on this board, but a decent card can be bought for around £27 retail. There is 5.1 channel sound, LAN and firewire though, so a basic system won't need much additional hardware.
No real configuration of the board is needed, and no jumpers need to be set. I installed ...
Advantages: Supports Quad Core, All Solid Capacitor Design, Good Overclocker Disadvantages: Has issues with certain RAM
gained my attention of the GA-965P-DS3 is that it uses the All Solid Capacitor Design which is common seen on Graphics Cards, The up side to this is that the GA-965P-DS3 will have a longer life than other motherboards of its level and there is less risk of Capacitor leakage like some cheaper motherboards can get.
Now, on to one downside, the 965P-DS3 seems to have problems with certain types of RAM, although I have never experienced any problems myself, it seems that when you first start the 965P-DS3 up, you will need RAM that can run at 1.8v, after that, you can then use whatever voltage RAM you want.
Conclusion:
This board is excellent for people on a budget and is practically future proof, especially with the All Solid Capacitor Design, if you want to build a system that is stable and good for gaming, I would recommend this ...
ASRock is an energetic company with the support of strong R&D team and active marketing channels. ASRock's mission is to be an excellent opportunity for customers in the motherboard market who have yearned for a reliable, cost-effective motherboard brand for a long time. With its vision to provide reliable and affordable products, ASRock is confident that it can succeed in the motherboard industry and will continue to grow in other IT industry fields. PRODUCT FEATURES: Intel Viiv Ready; Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz CPUs; Supports Dual Channel DDRII800/667/533 x 4 DIMM slots, with max. capacity up to 8GB; Supports ATI CrossFire; 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot; Additional AGI Express slot to adopt 2nd PCI Express x 16 VGA card, and other PCI Express x4, x2, x1 interface cards; Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses; Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology; Supports Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s; Supports 2 x IEEE1394 ports (one port on back panel, one header on board); 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions; 1 x eSerial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s (shared with 1 SATAII port), support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions; 7.1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec); Windows Vista Premium 2007 Logo Ready; Supports Windows XP Media Center Edition; Free Bundle: 1 x ASRock DeskExpress, providing PCI Express slot for all kinds of PCI Express interface cards, and 1 Front USB port; ASRock 1394 eSATAII I/O Plus: 1 eSATAII port, 1 x IEEE 1394 port, 4 ready-to-use USB ports.
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