ASRock Releases Fatal1ty X79 Peformance Board
ASRock is one of leading motherboard manufacturer who had released its extreme series motherboard. There are several motherboards for a variety of processor platforms from AMD and Intel which exist already. ASRock X79 Extreme4-M bings support for Sandy Bridge processors ( Core i7 3000 ) within the micro-ATX. In 240 x 240 mm find everything you need in a fan. The LGA 2011 is surrounded by a voltage regulator to eight phases. On the sides of the processor there are two DDR3 slots, for a total of four. The chipset has an active cooling. ASRock x79 Extreme4-M offers three PCI Express 3.0 and an old PCI slots. In terms of connectivity, there are six internal SATA ports, two of four Type 6 Gbps and 3 Gbps. Do not miss four USB 3.0 (two rear and two via a link), 8 +2 channel HD audio, a Gigabit Ethernet, several USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire port and a PS / 2 mouse and keyboard for those who a few years old . On the rear panel there is a CMOS reset button. In addition to this motherboard, ASRock is ready to bring to market even two high-end products, respectively called x79 and x79 Extreme7 Extreme9. The former has a 16-phase voltage regulator, along with six DIMM slots with four stages dedicated. The board has five PCI-Express, two of which are able to work at x16 speeds.
The new ASRock's IVD has a PCB 2 OZ, six DIMM slots for DDR3-2400MHz, four SATA 6.0 Gbps ports, six SATA 3.0 Gbps and five PCI-Express x16 slots that support SLI and CrossFireX. The power circuit looks very nice and includes capacitors solid-state g p old lated, the cooling system is composed of a rather passive part for mosfet with heat pipes and a fan with heatsink for the chipset Intel x79 Express. The x79 has a floor Extreme4 power processor consists of eight phases, advanced to the CPU V6 + two phases for VCCSA and IOH. The power stage is cooled by a small black radiator featuring a small logo x79 golden color. The motherboard has four DIMM slots supporting up to four channels of DDR3 2400 MHz, up to a maximum of 32 GB These ports are powered by two two phases.
Features :
- Digi Power for power effeciency
- ASRock motherboard features a craftsman heatsink design
- Premium Gold Caps
- Advanced 12+2 Power Phase
- Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0 Support
- X-FAN for better cooling
- Dual LAN - Teaming
- Graphical UEFI
- UEFI System Browser
- AXTU - The All-in-1 Tuning Software
- THX TruStudio
- XFast RAM Technology
- XFast LAN Technology
- ASRock XFast Charger
- ASRock XFast USB Technology
- Crashless BIOS
Technical Details :
- Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
- Intel Core i7 processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket
- Supports Quad Channel DDR3 2400+(OC), 6 DIMM slots, Max. capacity up to 48GB
- Digi Power Design, Advanced 12 + 2 Power Phase Design
- PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX and NVIDIA 3-Way SLI
- Dr. Debug, Smart Switch Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Supports ASRock X-FAN, XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB, XFast Charger, Graphical UEFI, UEFI System Browser, AXTU
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio
- Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite
The x79 Extreme9 is even more extreme with a digital PWM circuitry, two EPS 8-pin connectors and eight DDR3 slots. In terms of memory slots here are five PCI Express 3.0 x16 and one PCIe x1. The board is combined with an additional tab called Game Blaster to connect to the PCIe x1 slot. On this solution we find a sound chip and a Creative SoundCore3D Ethernet solution designed for better performance in package management. In terms of connectivity here is eight and four port SATA 6 Gbps SATA 3 Gbps. Do not miss SAH 6 Gbps. There are also four USB 3.0 controller for a total of eight ports. In addition to the dedicated card is also available on another network port, ready to flank to the different ports USB 2.0 and Firewire. Talking about the connectivity you can have two PS / 2 ports (keyboard / mouse), six USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA port 6Gb / s, an RJ45 port and a Firewire port. There are also 8-channel audio outputs managed by Realtek ALC898 audio controller, an optical output S / PDIF and a Clear CMOS button.
Re: ASRock Releases Fatal1ty X79 Peformance Board
This are the best board recommended for upcoming CPU Sandy Bridge-E LGA 2011. I like the new feature of this board which is quiet well and nice. The board has almost all latest additions you are looking. There are also on the motherboard manufacturer's entry-level buttons Asrock power ON / OFF and Reset LED display and a diagnostic system.
