ASRock Forums : 13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:35:43 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2015 01:14:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1070 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : Anybody can win - unless there...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5351&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5351 Author: AgentRno
Subject: 1070
Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 1:14am

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry. - George Ade Tongue
Fingers crossed! Hope to win an APU!!!!
Good Luck everyone!!!!!!! Thumbs Up
]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2015 01:14:53 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5351&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5351 <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : Very nice dude ]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5094&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5094 Author: Sweet
Subject: 1070
Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 2:05am

Very nice dude
]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:05:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5094&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5094 <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : I still prefer this simple bios....]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5080&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5080 Author: AgentRno
Subject: 1070
Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 7:06pm

I still prefer this simple bios. UEFI BIOS is too flashy for me. This old one has no distractions. Get your work done and get to the desktop.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:06:03 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5080&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5080 <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : UEFI Bios looks awesome but I...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5066&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5066 Author: ASRock_Official
Subject: 1070
Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 12:16pm

UEFI Bios looks awesome but I missed the old fashion Bios UI so much LOL]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:16:50 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=5066&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#5066 <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : Feel free to give your views and...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=4829&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#4829 Author: AgentRno
Subject: 1070
Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 8:35pm

Feel free to give your views and remarks on my review. If you like it, hit the Thanks button.
It's been 3 years since I built this PC and I am still using this dual core rig.
A quad core APU would be perfect for my gaming and video editing needs. Help me to win the 7870k!!!!Handshake
]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:35:35 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=4829&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#4829 <![CDATA[13 year old budget gamer and the motherboard : To give you a bit of perspective,...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=4826&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#4826 Author: AgentRno
Subject: 1070
Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 8:18pm


 To give you a bit of perspective, I bought this motherboard way back in mid 2012 and this was my first build. I knew very little and at that time this was a very good choice. (I was 13 years old! Clap)

960GM GS3 FX is MicroATX budget motherboard based on the 760G chipset and hence, the AM3+ socket. And this is my rig .......


CPU : Athlon X2 270 3.4Ghz
RAM : 4GB 1333 Mhz
MOBO : ASRock 960GM-GS3-FX
PSU :  Antec VP500PC
HD : WD 1TB Caviar Blue
As you can see, my rig is kind of a rat's nest and you can't see the merchandise very clearly. Sooo...........

PRESENTING THE GHETTO TEST BENCH v1.0 (brought to you by Behringer Xenyx 802) Tongue 


Now on to the motherboard...  


A major selling point and the reason why I chose to buy this motherboard is that it is one of the few that has integrated onboard graphics thanks to its Radeon HD 3000 iGPU. Not the best graphics solution in the whole world but can play Dead Space 2 (low settings) at 30 FPS stable. And it is sufficient for MOBA gaming!!!

It has 4 SATA 2 ports for ample storage. Single PCI-E 2.0 16x slot for single GPU configuration and 1x slot for expansion cards. It has two USB 2.0 headers supporting 4 USB ports, which is rather nice. Two DIMM slots is kind of scarce but in a budget mobo at his price, it is pretty good and it supports dual channel DDR3 1800Mhz.

Rear I/O has 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 PS/2 ports, RJ45 LAN connector and HD Audio Jacks. Pretty decent and perfect for my needs.  


No fancy UEFI bios, but at this price point what do you expect? And this is all you'll need because if you think you're going to get a solid overclock on this board? DREAM ON!!!  


But some of the low points of this mobo is the absence of SATA 3 ports or USB 3.0 ports. But doesn't bother me much as I do not use an SSD or have USB 3.0 devices.

CONCLUSION
If you are setting up your first build and need something to put your budget processor like an Athlon II X4 or even an FX series CPU (if you don't plan to overclock!) , look no further! This is the mobo for you. Absence of SATA 3 and USB 3.0 ports may be a deal breaker for some, but if you are builder like me, you wouldn't even mind them.



BONUS : I created kind of a parody video of my rig, as my entry to the LG Ultrawide Festival 2015 and for TekSyndicate's Ebay Giveaway.

 

  



Edited by AgentRno - 22 Oct 2015 at 4:14pm]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:18:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1070&PID=4826&title=13-year-old-budget-gamer-and-the-motherboard#4826