ASRock M3A770DE ATX AMD Motherboard

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Was good till the sound died. After a week the sound died on the motherboard!!! Seriously a week?

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Very good Cost to functionality RatioEasy to develop a HTPC with this boardOutstanding to overclock a triple core Rana into a quad core PhenomGreat BIOS function, steady until you attain the overclocking breaking point, then back up 1 step.Effortless to setup and all is functioning the 1st time, no fidging needed with Corsair 1600 ram, worked the very first time Optical out SPDIF does not have sound working just about every time, sometimes I have to reboot it twice to get any audio output from the optical output, and this is very annoying for use as a home theater Computer. ASROCK, support please enable right here? What is the deal, is there an updated audio drive in the operates for this optical audio problem? Would get yet another one particular, hopefully this problem gets fixed quickly. Good board for the income, so far. Would advise.

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<shrugging> It's a motherboard... it has the ports I will need... it worked for a bit more than a month. I would have been fine with this mobo, but following a small more than a month of operating fine, the method began randomly shutting down, and then last evening when it happened it wouldn't boot at all. No POST, no video signal. Fans, drives, and so on energy up and the energy provide is fine (and additional than enough for the system). It just died. No support attainable on weekends, so I am stuck till Monday, but I'm not tremendously hopeful as the critiques of their help are quite grim. If I discover otherwise, I'll repost. I had to make a couple of the cardboard washers given that they shorted me. Need to have known then there may be issues.

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Functions as expected. Just after I figured out the memory voltage issue. The mobo enabled the 4th core on my AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana processor. It appears to operate just fine. I turned it off mainly because I don't will need it and I'm concerned about reliability issues. I had many BSOD's simply because the RAM (GeIL Worth PLUS 4GB GVP34GB1600C9DC) would not run at 1600 in Auto. When the voltage was set to 1.71v I had no other troubles. This situation could be a sticking point for some method builders. Some internet analysis showed others had to do the same work around to get their memory to operate at 1600.

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Wonderful capabilities. Low price. Has alot of settings that can be tweaked (although I don't mess with that like I utilised to). Can handle 140W Phenom II's if I really feel like upgrading.Manual was uncomplicated to use. Driver CD worked excellent. None at this time. Employed for a simple gaming machine for my wife. She's satisfied, so I'm content.

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Resilient- My cat jumped on the motherboard when i took it out of packaging (was nevertheless in anti-static wrap) -Nonetheless performs.Has four slots for ddr3 1600, even though I'm utilizing 1366 mainly because it was more affordable and computer nonetheless has no challenges running games.Very clearly labeled wiring places, it was my very first develop and the wiring was actually a single of the less complicated jobs. None For the price tag and feedback, this brand and board was good to me, I was so pleased it wasn't DOA but apparently this brand has a low rate of that so I advise you obtain.

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Newegg created the refund proccess somewhat painless, so I gave two stars as opposed to 1. Purchased Open Box. Board Arrived DOA. "Thin" for ATX, the edge hung over stand-offs, creating RAM insertion really feel "flimsy" Extremely sturdy develop with exception of the "overhang" from the standoffs. Was incredibly impressed with the detailed manual/included SATA cables had been a lot longer than expected. But DOA, so as for functionality I can not comment.

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Operate right out of the box. Really simple setup and picked up all my hardware on initially boot. For the cost you get awsome features. The DIMMs are a tiny close to the CPU so you can not use a wide CPU cooler. Only four sata connectors. I have not attempted to unlock the fourth core on my cpu but. I waiting to get a far better cpu cooler very first that will operate on the mobo. The ram auto set the timing after first boot which is nice. I do not more than clock something.My ConstructRoswell Wise A single case, G.Ability Ripjaws 1600 4gigs, AMD Athlon II X3 445 3.1ghz cpu stock fan, Seagate 500gig hhd, Diablo tek 750 psu and win 7 64bit.

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Cost, stability, BIOS functions, passive cooling, and came with 2 SATA cables! BIOS reset jumper is close to x16 slot and will be underneath your video card. Have to pull out video card to clear the BIOS. Not a deal breaker but annoying if you fail at overclocking. Took awhile to figure how to unlock the 4th core of my Athlon II X3 445. Set Advanced Core Manage setting to "Auto" is what does it. I should have missed that section of the manual. Core successfully unlocked. Neat.

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There are so many bells and whistles on this motherboard compared to any other I have observed at this cost range. It even lets you conserve three distinct BIOS setups! If you want to get technical with your board but avoid paying triple the expense or more, this is the a single to buy. The BIOS is a little bit Also technical for me! Though the manual that comes in the box is a thick one hundred+ pages, only 25 are in english. The BIOS has several selections for precise overclocking, but there is no 'simple' way to do for those of us who do not know all the acronyms to RAM. I can't get my RAM to run at it's intended 1600 speed simply because there are around 20 different settings I might have to adjust. I suppose this is my fault, but I had expected it to be simpler like the cheaper boards. This is a fantastic board that performs completely. Messing with BIOS may need a handful of trips to google if you aren't seasoned.

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Extremely uncomplicated installation. The sound wouldn't operate with the default Windows 7 drivers. I had to install the drivers that came with the CD. Also I want there had been much more USB ports in the back. Even although you shouldn't require it, they have terrible customer help. They even say not to ask them for assist, they ask you to go to your vendor for assist.

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inexpensive. DOA and when I did my RMA I observed the manufacturer's warranty has expired a day or two after I purchased this dead board. Cool.

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Low-cost Very first one died inside eight months. Thought possibly the power provide was partly the culprit so I purchased yet another. That 1 only lasted 4 months. Not shopping for yet another 1 yet again. The very first give away that some thing will go wrong with the board is when it doesn't go into sleep mode (where you have to hit esc to re-boot it up). I seen that just ahead of my laptop or computer died this occurred. Generally with/in two weeks of noticing that it dies.

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1. Cheep2. Solid feelthree. Little (will function in just about any micro atx) Paired with an athlon x4 quad and it doesn't come with the ideal default settings in bios to recognize all 4 cores.Here's what you want to do if they aren't all showing. Hit F2 on bootup to get into bios adjustments. Uncover the cpu settings and set the Sophisticated clock calibiration to Auto. If it still won't function you'll require to use AMD overdrive to adjust it.Also G.Ability Ripjaws Series 4GB ddr 1600 does not operate effectively with this board unless you feel like cranking up your volts to the ram you'll be lucky to get 1600 at cas 7, trp 9, trcd 8, and tras 25. (those are the bios settings to modify to get it to work at 1600 without having volt adjustments ;) Any g.ability 1333 or decrease will function fine even though.Lastly the only other problems are a uneven backpanel that doesn't line up properly and a 2pin ledcpu light connector which most scenarios use 2pin. Need to have to do alot of fudging with this board to get all working well but if 20$ financial savings is worth 2hours of you time then go for it.Next board won't be an Asrock for me though. BTW asrock is a offshoot brand of asus for all those that don't know. Never ever had luck with asus ither. Cheep and great if you get a single to perform or isn't doa appropriate off the bat.Fantastic Luck

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Excellent price tag and shipping from Newegg! Priced like an entry level MB but it has everything except sATA3 and USB3 built in. Popped a new AMD 3.3GB multiprocessor in this with a new set of G-Skill Ripjaws and it took off like a rocket. Love it, love it, like it! None, zero, zilch! This is 1 of the very best obtain secrets of motherboards. I already had purchased an AM2 version of this MB just because of price tag and decided to go with this a single due to the fact I necessary one particular nice powerhouse MB replacement for my primary process. Only time will inform on new MB's, but ideal now, I am extremely pleased.If you don't know, ASRock is a spin-off of ASUS. I consider that ASUS lost a lot of talent to this Co. simply because I have known a LOT of dissatisfied purchasers of ASUS MBs and the ASRock items are coming on real strong.

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4 DDR3 Memory slotsACC featureDual PCI Express two. slotsNative 6 core assistanceHD AudioNative HTT three.Legacy component supportLow-costHas most of the characteristics of a high-end board at a low price tagNative Socket AM3 assistanceTranswarp Shipping None I purchased the open box version of this item and I'm not confident if it ever was opened. Almost everything looks like it's new, comes with anything and at ี dollars, it's a steal! I know that it's probably that "Bulldozer" will not be supported on Socket AM3 motherboards. If you want to use it you have to get a socket AM3+ motherboard.

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OC memory to 1600 in bios was effortless. Detected every little thing nicely and installed OS with no difficulty.Lots of overclocking selections. Only supports crossfire with specific cards.

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None Two DOAs in a row. My 1st (and final) ASRock product. I truly did not feel I'd have two DOAs in a row and so delayed my assembly. But now I am now out of the 30 day warranty, I have to eat this. Points to really poor high quality manage at this company.

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*Inexpensive*Easy setup*Supports 1600! *Onboard audio can\'t create virtual surround, only an extended stereo soundstage *looks like it would be tight to add an additional gfx card (running 6850) You could want to look at a sound card that can create a five.1 or 7.1 virtual surround if you game with head phones. So it doesn't have the capacity to simulate surround sound utilizing only two speakers. Otherwise it must be adequate. I just noticed this given that i purchased some new headphones...i will be picking up a 7.1 usb soundcard.

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I am impressed by ASRock's buyer service. My first board was DOA. I sat on the replacement till the warranty period expired thinking this would not be DOA also, but I was wrong! Contacted ASRock and they accepted the RMA and shipped back a operating item devoid of hassles. Smooth service. My preceding posts gave this a 1. I upped this only for the buyer service. Still, 2 DOAs in a row is poor QC. For some purpose the previous post did not get the text of my comment.I could well get ASRock in the future over Biostars if I still really feel stingy, else I will go for ASUS, parent of ASRock.I do plan fancy gaming with the develop. Just basic computing/surfing. But I do strategy to place in a 6 core for scientific computations. We'll see how mobo this does with Linux, have no desire to use Windows.

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Properly Packaged and very good manual.Cheap ValueEasy BIOSAutomatically accepted ram at correct settings. Even though not on approved list for the mobo. - G.Ability Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2nd PCIE2 slot is only x4 I would acquire this board once again in a heartbeat. It was fast, painless, and gave me almost everything I was expecting. I don't strategy on carrying out any SLI in the future so the 2nd PCIE2 slot didn't make a difference to me. Best for my wants.Will be attempting to OC and Unlock my 555BE this week.

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I was impressed with the bios. Didn't even require to install drivers in Win7 or Ubuntu, so thats a plus. Only four sata ports, not a big deal, flimsy I O shield plate. Great mobo for ์, I would definetly recommend it.

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Mobo began up with no complications or anything. this thing rocks with a AM3 X3 445 with the 4th core unlocked. has everthing i need to have and evertyhing is nicely spaced out for my requirements. none. at very first i believed i had issues simply because it would perform with my video card so i believed undesirable mobo but it was user error and i didnt plug one particular of the four pin power connector into the video card..oops my baddd. i recommend this for a price range buill for certain..

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none it was dead from the moment it went in. Newegg RMAd it for me, i got my refund and went to a distinct board

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ran 30 days none 30 days and two sata died and the lan died and this was for a buyer had to replace it asrock junkrock.