ASRock ION 330HT-BD

Darksaber · Dec 6, 2009

The ASRock ION 330HT-BD packs a BluRay drive along with a few other unique features usually absent from an ION platform. We pull the unit apart to see what makes it tick and even kick it into overdrive - yes we even overclocked this puppy.

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Mescalamba · Dec 25, 2009

Interesting thing.. especially that OC ability. Maybe small watercooling loop would help with that.

Tough.. not sure if it would be worth it.

Nice review, thanks.

r9 · Dec 25, 2009

There are better things to buy for 400eur. I would build Athlon II X4 with something like HD4730 for that kind of money.

csendesmark · Dec 27, 2009

How can the use more power the Zotack ION ITX F when it is idle?

Darksaber · Dec 27, 2009

csendesmark said:
How can the use more power the Zotack ION ITX F when it is idle?
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASRock/ION_330HT_BD/images/graph2.gif http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASRock/ION_330HT_BD/images/graph4.gif

whoa good point.. I will get that fixed right away. is suppose to be 28.2W - typo...

Darksaber · Dec 27, 2009

r9 said:
There are better things to buy for 400eur. I would build Athlon II X4 with something like HD4730 for that kind of money.

And what will you do with that for that money? You have to realize the use of this system is intended as a HTPC. This means low power draw with a complete featureset for the living room. ASRock has done an excellent job with it...It should be interesting to see what real world benefits ION 2 brings to the table...

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Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
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Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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Cooling	Be Quiet Black Rock 4 Pro
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Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

ASRock ION 330HT-BD

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

Mescalamba

r9

csendesmark

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer