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JUNG-WOO S.

JUNG-WOO S.

Joined on 02/24/06

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Most Favorable Review

Amazing Quad-Core CPU

AMD Athlon 5150 - Athlon Kabini Quad-Core 1.6 GHz Socket AM1 25W AMD Radeon HD 8400 Desktop Processor - AD5150JAHMBOX
AMD Athlon 5150 - Athlon Kabini Quad-Core 1.6 GHz Socket AM1 25W AMD Radeon HD 8400 Desktop Processor - AD5150JAHMBOX

Pros: - Quad-core CPU consuming only 25W! - Northbridge and southbride included: motherboards become all cheap and compact-sized - almost no fan noise: comes with a fan, but almost no fan noise at all. Fan rotates around 1.5K rpms for my system - Compact size: almost like a quarter --- except that it's rectangular.

Cons: - not for high-end gaming: not a good match with high-end gaming video cards demanding full bandwidth of PCI Express x16 specs

Overall Review: - Quad-core cpu consuming 25W? Are you kidding? - New atom processors might be better in terms of pure tech specs: they consume less power. Intel does provide quad-core Atoms. But Atoms become pretty much expensive when you build a system for yourself. The new Atoms are for tablets. - Very good for upgrading existing systems - Very good for HTPC - New heatsink/fan installation okay from my experience. Just different. - Go ahead and buy it

Compact, solid.

ASUS AM1M-A AM1 USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS AM1M-A AM1 USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: - Spec says microATX but the size is almost close to mini-ITX. Very compact. - Easy to assemble - HDMI, DVI, and VGA all together - 4 USB 2.0 ports + 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: - Excellent board with quality parts - Straightforward installation: maybe the same for other AM1 socket boards as well - GUI BIOS: I do not like it but good for everyday users - Matched with AMD 5150: quad-core with 25W TDP - Perfect for upgrades or HTPC

Good

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100292DDR3L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100292DDR3L

Pros: No fan --- completely silent. Less power consumption (15W?) than NVidia ones with similar performance. Low profile brackets included. HDMI output.

Cons: Not for you if you are serious with 3d gaming.

Overall Review: Put into a custom built pc with a hexacore AMD cpu and16Gb of memory. Runs like a champ. Not much to complain with the rebate.

Good

ECS A970M-A DELUXE v1.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ECS A970M-A DELUXE v1.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: A good motherboard with lots of features. 4 memory slots. Lots of USB ports.

Cons: Bios setup somewhat tricky. Sensitive to memory module timing setup (If not autodetected, you will have a long hard time to figure out the correct numbers) Realtek NIC setup might be tricky since Windows cannot find it automatically.

Overall Review: Very good for building up a multi-core server with 32Gb+ memory. I am running Phenom II X6 and the CPU actually does nothing. No onboard video but can put two PCI-E Video cards at the same time --- Good for having more than two monitors at the same time.

Good for casual use

ECS KBN-I/2100 (V1.1) AMD E1-2100 Dual Core processor AMD Kabini (SOC) Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
ECS KBN-I/2100 (V1.1) AMD E1-2100 Dual Core processor AMD Kabini (SOC) Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: Completely silent. Small form factor. Low power drain. hdmi port. 64-bit dual core cpu with virtualization unlike intel ones. mini-PCI express slots.. 32 Gb maximum memory. Cheap price after the rebate.

Cons: Slow. Realtek NIC hard to setup. no mSATA?

Overall Review: Great mobo for home or office use. Put in a SSD and you will have a complete silent PC. Feels slow for a dual-core processor but fine with normal use but 1080p video play capable. If interested, you can put notebook-style power adapter onto this mobo.