Blaster Cinema 2 software
which isn’t available on the
ASRock board. The software
enhancements helped in
several scenarios where the
audio on both motherboards
was not inspiring, by making it
livelier and giving the illusion
of more clarity. So at the end of
it all, the audio solutions are the
same, but the nod we will give
to the MSI board if only because
of the software and marginally
better execution.
BOARD LAYOUT &
FEATURES
This was a straight forward
one for us to call. The MSI
board simply had more for
us than the Fala1ty. We have
come to expect a Power, Reset,
ClrCMos and POST LED on
every motherboard we deal
with, especially at this price.
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If you consider that cheaper
boards have these as well. We
aren’t sure why ASRock didn’t
include these basics on the
Fatal1ty. The Gaming 7 also
gives you V-Check points which
may not be necessary on a
gaming product, but it doesn’t
hurt to have them either.
Especially if you ever decide
you do want to do some fairly
serious overclocking.
ASRock does have one
feature in its arsenal that no
other board has and that is
the HDD Saver function which
in essence powers down
your drives completely when
not in use and by extension
can help secure your data
from unauthorized excess.
Not a pivotal function by any
means but one that is unique
to ASRock and we must
complement them on it when
so many boards are near
identical these days.
Ex