ASRock Unveils FM2A85X-ITX Motherboard

TheGuruStud · Jan 30, 2013

blibba said:
Seems like the best value bet would be a lame old C2D era MATX board with an undervolted chip and some PCI sata cards.

But I won't use intel

I have a nice RAID card, but I F'd myself. I bought it with the intention of running tons of 2 TB drives...I ended up buying 3TBers and it's an enterprise card that wasn't updated (assholes), so no 3TB support.

Frick · Jan 30, 2013

blibba said:
Seems like the best value bet would be a lame old C2D era MATX board with an undervolted chip and some PCI sata cards.

That kinda depends on what you want to do with the data. For pure cheap storage it would work quite well.

blibba · Jan 30, 2013

TheGuruStud said:
But I won't use intel

I have a nice RAID card, but I F'd myself. I bought it with the intention of running tons of 2 TB drives...I ended up buying 3TBers and it's an enterprise card that wasn't updated (assholes), so no 3TB support.

Hence C2D era

TheGuruStud · Jan 30, 2013

blibba said:
Hence C2D era

I see what you did there...

I could really under-volt/clock this x2 555, but I'm lazy :laugh:

Of course, board power is still more than I'd like, but probably lower than I think.

blibba · Jan 30, 2013

TheGuruStud said:
I see what you did there...

I could really under-volt/clock this x2 555, but I'm lazy
Of course, board power is still more than I'd like, but probably lower than I think.

Certainly the amount you'll save in power by using an FM2 system rather than an underclocked Athlon X2 won't pay for the cost of acquiring tge FM2 system.

TheGuruStud · Jan 30, 2013

blibba said:
Certainly the amount you'll save in power by using an FM2 system rather than an underclocked Athlon X2 won't pay for the cost of acquiring tge FM2 system.

Correct, but I've yet to build an APU system :ohwell:

. It's not cost effective vs. a mATX/ATX solution, since those will be much more powerful and only slightly more expensive (with a lot more features).

blibba · Jan 30, 2013

TheGuruStud said:
Correct, but I've yet to build an APU system . It's not cost effective vs. a mATX/ATX solution, since those will be much more powerful and only slightly more expensive (with a lot more features).

I don't feel like a file server is the best application, seeing as the main strength is graphics within a tight power envelope, space envelope and budget. HTPC?

Frick · Jan 30, 2013

blibba said:
I don't feel like a file server is the best application, seeing as the main strength is graphics within a tight power envelope, space envelope and budget. HTPC?

HTPC material indeed. For file servers i'd go with a decent board and the cheapest celeron or whatever intels lowest are called nowadays.

RaZZ3R · Jan 31, 2013

Not OC'ed

brandonwh64 said:
Its not ASRocks fault if you were OCing a CPU on a media style board that is suppose to be used at stock settings.

I didn't OC'ed it. I was changing the boot order so I can install windows from USB. And ASRock didn't reply to my e-mails for about a month now. I don't think I'm getting my money back. I had a good history with ASRock until this problem arose.

suraswami · Jan 31, 2013

TheGuruStud said:
At least they're not ECS

Their mid and high end boards are fine. Z77/970 extreme 4 and 990fx pro builds I have done are running great, even when OCed.

They've actually become my go to board for anything in that sector b/c they're built well and are much cheaper than competitors. Microcenter also has great deals/combos on them

When is the last time you used an ECS board?

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Memory	16GB DRR3-1333 9-9-9-27 / 4GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	Asus DirectCU GTX 680 / Gigabyte 560TI
Storage	Kingston V200 128GB, WD6400AAKS, 1TB Seagate 7.2kRPM SSHD / Kingston V200 128GB
Display(s)	Samsung 2343BW + Dell Ultrasharp 1600*1200 / 32" TV
Case	C'M' Silencio 550 / Some ancient SilverStone brushed aluminium media centre
Audio Device(s)	No.
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower XT 675W / EVGA 430W
Mouse	Mionix Naos 3200 / Generic PS2
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos TKL Pro / Evoluent Mouse Friendly Keyboard (Logitech OEM)
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ASRock Unveils FM2A85X-ITX Motherboard

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