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The P43Twins1600 from ASRock is a great choice for an upgrade board. This LGA775 board supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory so you can use your DDR2 memory to start and when you need more speed then you can switch the memory out for DDR3. The P43 chipset supports processors from the Celeron to the Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme.
The motherboard has everything you would expect. It has 6 SATA ports plus an eSATA port for drives and an ATA133 header for legacy drives. There are 6xUSB ports on the back panel and 2 headers for 4 more ports. There is a 7.1 channel audio system with analog and SPDIF ports.
The motherboard supports overclocking and tuning with Intelligent Overclocking Technologiy and the ASRock OC Tuner. It also has jumper adjustments to ensure stable performance at any speed.
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Perfect balance for non SLI
- Pros: Everything I wanted. Nothing I didn't want. SATA II, Vista 64 Home Premium installed without a hitch. Bios updated flawlessly. Provides a nice bit of future proofing for the dual-core to quad-core path.
- Cons: None, Nada. Zip.
- Other Thoughts: Got all this mostly from NewEgg - for my son (after ordering a pre-built gaming box over the net from some configurator companhy that didn't work and had to be returned).
Configured with Intel 8600 cooled by a Thermaltake CL-P0310 120mm CPU Cooling Fan, 4GB OCZ RAM, EVGA Geforce 280, ThermalTake ToughPower 700 W PSU, Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM SATA II drive, LG SATA DVD/CD. All packed into a CoolerMaster Cosmos S case. As mentioned above, Vista 64bit H.P. Plays Crisis 64 at full settings with 32 fps during action, 62 fps during non-action (like running around).
I've built systems in the past, this was an exercise to prove to my nagging wife that ordering from a gaming machine builder company is a waste of time. My order from NewEgg combined with a little local shopping produced a box that had about the same or better specs at an $800 savings. Thanks NewEgg!
Horrible
- Pros: Looked great on the site, had problems from day one.
No Fault to newegg. AS ROCK is horrible
DO NOT BUY
- Cons: First board killed 2 gb of OCZ ram. I have since RMA the ram and motherboard. The second motherboard has another bad ram slot and will need to be RMA. Also killed another set of OCZ RAM. Also corrupted my quad boot system. XP, VISTA, windows 7. I've had the PC built for 3 months and have had to reload the OS's a total of 15 times (mostly vista) due to random shutdowns during updates due to the bad hardware. Many othe rissues DO NOT BUY THIS BOARD.
- Other Thoughts: I build custom PC's everyday at work using ASUS and have never had a problem with their boards. I am buying an ASUS board from newegg very soon.
| Model | P43Twins1600 |
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 775 |
| CPU Type | Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB | 1600/1333MHz |
| North Bridge | Intel P43 |
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So far so good.
- Pros: Pretty amazing features and performance for the money. Using digital optical audio out, blu ray player and playing RPGs & Shooters with no issues.
- Cons: None so far.
- Other Thoughts: I've owned this mobo for 13 months in a HTPC. In that time I have run XP32Pro, Vista32Ultimate and now Win764Pro. I have never had a problem with it. I must be one of the lucky few. There are many complaints in this review list and if these reviews were around when I tried to buy the board, I would have run away and looked at other manufacturers. Sounds like ASRock has zero support and that sucks.
I did update to BIOS 1.90 a month or so after I got the board - instant boot is cool when it works right. I have not overcloced, so nothing to report there. I have not tried DDR2 1066 or DDR3 memory - I will try DDR2 1066 soon @ 8GB, so I hope it works!
The rest of the primary configuration:
RAM: G.Skill 2 X 2GB DDR2 800 F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (stock cooler)
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N250OC-1GI GeForce GTS 250 1GB
Excellent for a Year..
- Pros: Have had a significant amount of time and this mobo has worked great. Used E7200 and E8400 CPUs and both fly. This has been in a LAN Gaming Machine. Also used DDR2 800 Crucial Balistix (4x1GB).
- Cons: For the individual below, the screws come with the case! Also, the person that tried DDR2 and DDR3 together...are you kidding me!
- Other Thoughts: Time to upgrade but it has been an excellent board.
Watch out if you need more then four Gigs or 64 bit
- Pros: Price and options and thats it! I like how you can have two memory type and all the HD outputs loads of USB and a lot of room to expand.
- Cons: Then I tried to load XP Pro 64 with nothing but TROUBLE. I had eight gigs of DDR2 ram and two HD's I couldn't get nothing to load it keep giveing me error after error message couldn't load OS with the memory I had and when I only had two gigs of mem it worked fine. then I tried to update the BIOS well good luck doing that I had to send it back to ASRock which was okay then I put the replacement board in and the same thing happened. Just go buy something else that will let you use a 64 bit OS without having to use MEMORY REMAPPING!!!!!!
| Model |
| Brand |
ASRock |
| Model |
P43Twins1600 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
LGA 775 |
| CPU Type |
Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB |
1600/1333MHz |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
Intel P43 |
| South Bridge |
Intel ICH10 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
6×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR3 1333 / DDR2 1066
*DDR3 and DDR2 are supported separately. |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
8GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
3 |
| PCI Slots |
3 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC888 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
6 x USB 2.0 |
| eSATA |
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Features |
| Features |
7.1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec)
1 x WiFi/E header
Windows Vista Premium 2008 Logo Ready
Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology), ASRock OC Tuner |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
P43Twins1600
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
SATA Cable
4-pin to SATA Power Cable |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
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Reviewed By: Stuttering Rapper on 10/4/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
