ASROCK 775Dual-VSTA

[tolstoi]

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R U suffering from CONROE upgrade itch but you can't make the move because of budget constraints?..worry no more coz ASROCK got you covered :mrgreen:

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* LGA 775 for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/ Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting
Conroe processors
* VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra Chipset

1. Supports FSB1066/800/533MHz processor, EM64T CPU and H-T Technology
2. Supports Dual Channel DDRII667 (DDRII x 2 DIMMs) and DDR400 (DDR x 2 DIMMs)
3. Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses
4. 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot
5. 1 x AGP 8X slot
6. Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology
7. 2 ports of SerialATA 1.5Gb/s, support RAID 0, 1, JBOD, 2 ATA133 IDE ports
8. HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital
TV/projector/LCD devices.
9. 7.1 channel with High Definition Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN
10. Windows Vistaâ„¢ Premium Logo Hardware Ready
11. HD 8CH I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports, HD 7.1 channel audio jacks

http://www.asrock.com/PRODUCT/775Dual-VSTA.htm

REVIEW

[StyM]

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2810

anand too has a review..

[tolstoi]

^^yessss..

it even supports DDR 333!..ASROCK ROCKZZZZ!

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2810&p=4

[boyaks]

is this available locally already?

[tolstoi]

is this available locally already?

this was just released in the US..check arctech or pcx for local availability :mrgreen:

[EarlZ]

The best solution provider gyud ni ang Asrock! The only brand+chipset that as s939 support with REAL AGP8X and PCIe 16x

no it provides a Conroe platform with AGP and DDR1 support!!

based on the reviews ive seen DDR1 doest fall behind in STOCK performance, the difference of DDR2-800 vs DDR1-400 is less than 1% in real world performace. overclocking is a different matter though.. maybe il upgrade to this combo instead of getting a 4400X2

775VSTA + E6600

and a via southbridge to boot! ( which doesnt have any problems with the X-Fi unlike nForce4 SB )

[tolstoi]

i dunno if VIA is as good as ULI chipset on dual config..well anywayz benchmarks says it all :mrgreen:

[EarlZ]

i dunno if VIA is as good as ULI chipset on dual config..well anywayz benchmarks says it all :mrgreen:

the benchmarks have spoken already!! im very impressed with it! the only reason why im avoiding any nforce4 mobo is the X-Fi incompatilibilty

[EarlZ]

the best combo system ani sa is E6300 + 775VSTA and using exsisting ram and videocard.. coz the E6300 is faster than any stock X2 avalable

checked online retailers looks like the 775Dual VSTA has been out for a while, avg price of $55~60!! so thats gonna be a price point of 3,900 ~ 4,400 diri sa cebu! which is a very good deal. pair it up with an E6300 or E6600 and you got a system that can make a 4600X2 cry.

theres one minor problem. it seems the on this board PCIe at 4x gives a performance drop ( quite a bit ).. which is im wondering why as the even AGP bandwidth cant be fully stressed.

[bryan]

great mobo with AGP & PCIe. yes magamit gihapon nako ang AGP card!