What about the 760gm-HDV?

[thesojourner]

If that question wasn't clickbaity enough, well...
I'm trying to get myself a new MB, and I found this piece, ASrock's 760GM-HDV, at a worryingly low price. The kind of price that makes one hum "it may be too good to be true".

Normally this would be a matter of research. Go around, check some reviews, and decide on what the people is saying.
But there are no reviews. This is the quantum motherboard. It is everywhere, and no one is saying anything about it. No "piece of trash, don't buy". No "best mother ever, 10/10, would buy again". Maybe it's Schrödinger's motherboard - it's awful and awesome at the same time, until somebody buys it.

Has anyone actually had any experience with this MB that they can share? Or is it a product of mass dellirium?

 

[COLGeek]

That is a basic, no frills, AM3+ motherboard. Middle of the road and okay for general use. What are your concerns?

https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/760GM-HDV/index.asp

 

[thesojourner]

I don't really have any specific concern. Just the usual stuff that people report best to avoid - some mobos seem destined to die after a year of use, others have very specific issues that need very specific methods to fix them.
It just... stranged me that there was no general word about it to use as reference. Other than all the official information, that is.

 

[COLGeek]

I would not recommend the use of this motherboard if overclocking is an objective. Personally, I wouldn't recommend spending money on an AM3+ rig as this is dated tech with far more capable offerings from both AMD and Intel these days.

What would you install along with this motherboard (CPU, memory, etc...)?

 

[thesojourner]

I'm not particularly planning to OC, buuuuut I know that I'll start tweaking core values the moment a game drops below 60.

I have a running rig right now, with a GTX 970 and a FX 8150. The AM3+ at 125w limits somewhat the scope of the MB that I can get, and I do -need- a new motherboard, since I'm using one that only supports up to 85w right now.

 

[COLGeek]

Why not start saving for an AM4 based rig instead of spending money on obsolete tech (and continuing with what you have until ready to make the plunge)?

Asrock makes good products and the aforementioned motherboard is a solid product, just not for OCing and it certainly has it limits (like only 2 memory slots). If I needed a basic AM3+ motherboard, for general use, I would be comfortable using it.

 

[thesojourner]

It's simply cheaper for now. The FX 8150 is a pretty solid CPU, and I think I can stretch its use for a few more years before jumping on the wagon of the next big quantum tech leap.
Plus, I'm fairly certain that I'm risking damaging some component if I try to game extensively running a 125w CPU at 95w.
And I'm totally not saying that because it's already popped my sound card. Nope. Completely unrelated.