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Intro & Specs

ASRock has been manufacturing motherboards for a very long time but goes relatively unnoticed in the community because they're not a company you'd go to for an enthusiast product. ASRock is better known for their budget-minded products and niche offerings that fulfill specific needs like motherboards that support multiple socket form factors. 

Today we are looking at our first ever ASRock motherboard here on PC Perspective. The K8 Upgrade 760GX motherboard is based on the SiS760GX chipset, and unlike the other three SiS760GX boards we reviewed not long ago, this board has the option of supporting Socket 939. Yes, that's right. Feel like that Sempron is slowing you down, why not slap on an Athlon X2? The price is good. The gimmick sounds interesting, so what's the catch? Let's find out!

Specs:

ASRock K8 Upgrade 760GX Specs
Chipset	SiS 760GX
Bus Frequency	400MHz, 600MHz, 800MHz
Memory	DDR 400MHz
Memory Slots	2 DIMMs for Socket 754 4 DIMMs for Socket 939 (adapter required)
Memory Capacity	2GB for Socket 754 4GB for Socket 939 (adapter required)
Drive Connectivity	2x ATA100 IDE 2x SATA II (RAID 0, 1, JBOD)
Video	SiS Mirage 2 Graphics
Audio	C-Media CMI9761A 5.1 channel audio
Analog Audio Connectivity	3x jack sensing plugs
Digital Audio Connectivity	None
Network	Realtek RTL8201BL 10/100
USB 2.0	6 ports on rear panel 1 header onboard
Firewire IEEE1394	None

As you can see above, there really isn't anything too revolutionary in the specs. All the technology onboard uses established standards which makes buying components for this board very affordable. This is a very enticing proposition considering that you can put the money saved towards a Socket 939 CPU and the adapter further down the road.

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- Select - Summary Intro & Specs Features & Design BIOS and Overlocking Package and Test Setup SiSoft Sandra, Everest Winstone, PCMark 04 ScienceMark, SuperPi, DiVX Encoding CineBench, SPEC ViewPerf 8 3DMark, Aquamark OpenGL Gaming - Doom3, Warhammer 40K DirectX Gaming - Half-Life 2, Guild Wars, Brothers in Arms Impressions & Conclusions