BIOS

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CPU:AMD AM2 Athlon64 X2 3600+
MB: BIOSTAR TF7050-M2
DRAM:CORSAIR Dominator TWIN2X2048-8888C4DF
VGA:GeForce 7050SE
HD:Seagate 7200.10 320GB
POWER:Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply
Cooler:TT Big Typhoon VX



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355Mhz
PI 32M


326Mhz DDRII 1033 CL5 5-5-15 2T 2.25V

first of all i would like to say thanks a lot for the info as im loooking to get the same combo of 65nm x2 3600+ with either the tf7050-m2 or the ta690g but im still deciding.

im a noobie in overclocking stuff but have a few questions. the voltage is vcore right? how much is the default vcore and how much of an overclock can u get from default vcore?

all the results go over 3.0GHz from 1.9GHz so i would say thats an amazing overclock but where is it most stable and suitable for long term daily continuous usage (24/7)?

compared to the ta690g review from vr-zone, the 3d marks for the x1250 were

although on a different (and higher end) benchmarking setup (AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 512KB x2 AM2, G Skill F2-6400C-4D-2GBHK 2x 1GB @ DDR800 4-4-3-5, Asus Chill Vent Lux CPU Cooler, Hitachi 7K250 160GB SATA-II, Silverstone ST65ZF)

3dmark 03 - 1793 x1250
3dmark 05 - 1083 x1250
3dmark 06 - 321 x1250

compared to the geforce 7050

3dmark 03 - 1866 gf7050
3dmark 05 - 830 gf7050
3dmark 06 - 220 gf7050

which would u think is the better IGP? tho i dont completely believe in 3dmark benchmarking for actual real life practical usages like gaming and videos.

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Thank you.

On another note, it's cool that this board despite having built-in VGA... it only have one chipset instead of two like most other mATX w/VGA boards.

This post has been edited by soulfly: Apr 28 2007, 10:01 PM

whats the difference/advantage of having only one chipset? having one chipset means it doesnt have both northbridge and southbridge right? sorry for the newbie question.

advantage: reduced cost, less cluttered layout ... just like how an amd k8 board supposed to be

Hi windwithme,

I like to ask, the biostar 690G that u mention above izzit the TA690G ? Coz i got a latest brochure from Biostar but don't find any mobo called 690G. Just wandering if u would b reviewing the same board or not, coz its quite a nice board, just lack of proper connectors inside the TA690G.

Thanks for all ur review, especially the DFI P965-S, good board with great OC ability.

The lack of dvi would be a major draw back from my pov as lcd monitor is kinda standard nowdays, unless the package do include a hdmi to dvi convertor.

Yea I will test BIOSTAR TA690G
but need some time

I have an important exam this week

great news. then i might as well wait for ur review too. and hopefully u can do a slight comparison between the ta690g and tf7050-m2 if possible.

windwithme, thanks a lot for the review, me too are putting my eye on these 2 mobos same as awh85

however, i find the design layout for ta690g will have better cable management, and it comes w a dvi port

if chipset temperature and voltage measurement are included will be perfect, these 2 boards will be aimed for BTing by most user too

Oh yah,

Sir windwithme, if u have time, kindly also review the ABIT Fatal1ty F-I90HD. Malaysia is getting new stocks for it soon, heard its a killer M-Atx mobo for C2D. Will be interested to know how good it is too.

Thank you for your generous effort. Also, all the best to ur exams.

actually are u officially working with some pc magazines ?

Reviving this thread

Anyone else using this board? I see it is a great board to oc as well, just like TA690G, but with lower graphic performance. Maybe that's why most ppl would go for TA690G instead?

new review at ocworkbench ver 5



BIOSTAR TF7050-M2 NVIDIA 7050-630A mainboard Review

This post has been edited by momuchi: Jun 27 2007, 12:49 AM

no...

I am a student,but like test pc hardware

Student you are so lucky able to have some many hardwares to play with. Envy.

so this board got split power plan?
or need to plug AM2+ cpu to reveal the option?
HT 3 etc... eager to know the different between TA690G...

i think.. min vdimm @ 1.95 still not good option.. coz standard DDR2 is 1.8v..
and vCpu cannot set below default cpu voltage...

Where are you from? I see similar reviews posted on Xtremesystems forum also