ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDReady Review @ Phoronix

Iria · Jul 29, 2007, 10:30 PM

Review: Phoronix
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It has been a while since we last reviewed an ASRock motherboard, but this budget manufacturer has kept churning out new and more innovative products. The ASRock motherboard we have our hands on for this Linux and Solaris review is the ALiveNF7G-HDready, which combines NVIDIA's GeForce 7050 and nForce 630a MCP with a wealth of integrated extras such as IEEE-1394a Firewire to offer a rather good package for its low price. This motherboard is also capable of handling 720p H.264 video playback with low CPU Utilization and HDCP decoding through supported software.

RobertBruce · Jul 29, 2007, 10:56 PM

I'm using an older ASRock board right now and my biggest problem with them has been with the BIOS. I've ended up using one from another site. Even still, it doesnt recognize memory speeds correctly. and with the board itself, I beileve the memory controller is way below par. all that said, this looks like a decent review and a more stable board than what i've got.

OmegaRED · Jul 30, 2007, 12:01 AM

Same board as you but it's been stable for me for a while. Though I like the new boards, it seems wiser to go with a Intel chipset rather than AMD.

Jul 29, 2007, 10:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	ASRock ALiveNF7G-HDReady Review @ Phoronix Review: Phoronix ________ It has been a while since we last reviewed an ASRock motherboard, but this budget manufacturer has kept churning out new and more innovative products. The ASRock motherboard we have our hands on for this Linux and Solaris review is the ALiveNF7G-HDready, which combines NVIDIA's GeForce 7050 and nForce 630a MCP with a wealth of integrated extras such as IEEE-1394a Firewire to offer a rather good package for its low price. This motherboard is also capable of handling 720p H.264 video playback with low CPU Utilization and HDCP decoding through supported software.

Jul 30, 2007, 12:01 AM	#3
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Same board as you but it's been stable for me for a while. Though I like the new boards, it seems wiser to go with a Intel chipset rather than AMD. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Jul 29, 2007, 10:56 PM	#2
RobertBruce HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	I'm using an older ASRock board right now and my biggest problem with them has been with the BIOS. I've ended up using one from another site. Even still, it doesnt recognize memory speeds correctly. and with the board itself, I beileve the memory controller is way below par. all that said, this looks like a decent review and a more stable board than what i've got.