ASRock A75 Extreme 6 (AMD A75) Motherboard Review

To test today we built a system from the ground up with a focus on low cost gaming. We left the system in the overclocked state (3,700mhz).

Processor: AMD A8-3850 @ 3.7ghz.
Cooling: AMD reference cooler.
Graphics: Sapphire HD6870 Twin Fan Overclock Edition.
Motherboard: ASRock A75 Extreme 6.
Chassis: Silverstone Raven 3.
Power Supply: Corsair 750W.
Memory: 8GB Kingston @ 1700mhz 9-9-9-24.
Storage: Intel 40GB SSD (boot) / Patriot Wildfire 120GB SSD.
Monitors: Hazro Ultra Sharp HZ230Wi, Dell Ultrasharp U2410 Rev A00.

Software:
Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit

Unigine Heaven Benchmark
PCMark 7
3DMark 11
Fraps Professional
Steam Client
FurMark
HQV 2.0 Software

Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
Nikon D3X with R1C1 kit
Olympus E-PL1
Keithley Integra unit
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Extech digital sound level meter & SkyTronic DSL 2 Digital Sound Level Meter

Games:
Dirt 3
Far Cry 2
Lost Planet 2
Total War: Shogun 2
Dead Island
Call Of Duty: Black Ops

All the latest BIOS updates and drivers are used during testing. We perform generally under real world conditions, meaning KitGuru tests games across five closely matched runs and then average out the results to get an accurate median figure. If we use scripted benchmarks, they are mentioned on the relevant page.

Some game descriptions and information are taken with courtesy from Wikipedia.

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