Product Description

Technical DataProcessor / Installed Qty0Technical DataProcessor / Max Supported Qty1Technical DataMainboard / Form FactorATXTechnical DataMainboard / Compatible ProcessorsSempronTechnical DataMainboard / Chipset TypeNVIDIA nForce3 250Technical DataRAM / Installed SizeMB0Technical DataRAM / Max Supported SizeGB8Technical DataVideo Output / TypeNoneTechnical DataAudio Output / TypeSound cardTechnical DataModem / TypeNoneTechnical DataNetworking / TypeNetwork adapterTechnical DataDimensions & Weight / Widthcm30.5Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Depthcm20.3Technical DataHeader / Product LineASRockTechnical DataHeader / ModelAM2NF3-VSTATechnical DataHeader / CompatibilityPCTechnical DataHeader / ManufacturerASRockTechnical DataHeader / Packaged Quantity1Technical DataMainboard / Processor SocketSocket AM2Technical DataMiscellaneous / Product Type (AE)MotherboardTechnical DataKey Information / StorageSerial ATA-150 (RAID)Technical DataMainboard / Multi-Core SupportDual-Core

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17000 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: ASRock
• Model: AM2NF3-VSTA
• Released on: 2007-08-22
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, 2.55 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
ASRock is an energetic company with the support of strong R&D team and active marketing channels. ASRock's mission is to be an excellent opportunity for customers in the motherboard market who have yearned for a reliable, cost-effective motherboard brand for a long time. With its vision to provide reliable and affordable products, ASRock is confident that it can succeed in the motherboard industry and will continue to grow in other IT industry fields.PRODUCT FEATURES:Hyper-Transport technology and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology;Supports dual channel DDR400;Untied overclocking capability;7.1 channel superior quality audio;Windows vista premium logo hardware ready.

Customer Reviews

For AGP GFX card owners, it's a beauty
I've had this motherboard for a few years now and feel I know it inside and out. I'll get the bad stuff out of the way first. If you want to run Vista, avoid this board. While the name is deceiving, VSTA, no version of Vista will run well with this board. The problem lies in the fact it is an nforce3 chip-set with AGP graphics. If you never play any games or play any videos you might get away it but I wouldn't recommend it at all, if Vista or Windows 7 is what you want to run now or in the future.

If you're still reading, when paired with XP or perhaps a flavour of Linux, this board is terrific. What makes this board so special is it will take really cheap DDR2 memory, happily run dual core amd chips, right up to the Phenom range and still let you make use of an AGP graphics card. If you happen to have bought an expensive one you still feel can cut it performance wise, then this is a great upgrade, as you can keep your graphics card but buy into really cheap and fast memory/cpu. If you do not own an AGP graphics card, really avoid this board, it is a crossover product really for people with AGP graphics cards already that want to step up in performance without losing said card.

The board is rock solid, you'll probably have to flash it to get support for the really recent processors but I had no problems doing this. The official website still actively supports the board with current downloads for it.

Another nice plus is having 4 memory slots, the most I ever used was 2 with 2gb sticks to get a total of 4gb memory but in xp with a 512mb graphics card I only had access to 3gb due to xp 32bit restrictions.

Overall a solid performer, overclocked enough for me, lots of options in the bios for tweakers and really the rest you can get from the description.

Works fine
It dose what it says on the box and is working well on my XP home based system.
If you are replacing an older board read items on the web about changing mother boards on an XP system and save yourself a lot of hassle.

asrock motherboard
can't write a review for this item as it was purchased for a friend, i will be happy to pass on his comments when he has finished building his new computer