Features
Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0
Support
By adapting PCI-E 3.0 quick switch IC onboard, the
ASRock motherboards can support the Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0!
PCI Express 3.0 can maximize the bandwidth for the
next-gen PCI Express 3.0 VGA cards, provide ultimate
graphics performance.
Get PCI-E 3.0 Benefits
• Higher bit rate - 8.0GT/s
• Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s
• Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency
• 100% backward compatible with previous PCI-E 2.0 / 1.0
standard
| PCI-E
architecture |
Raw bit rate |
Bandwidth per
lane per direction |
Encoding
Efficiency |
| PCI-E 2.0 |
5.0GT/s |
500MB/s |
80% |
|
PCI-E 3.0 |
8.0GT/s |
1GB/s |
98.5% |
Note:
PCI-E 3.0 requires both a supporting CPU and
motherboard at the same time.
Currently Intel® Socket 2011 Sandy
Bridge-E Processor doesn’t support PCI-E 3.0, but
this motherboard is already PCI-E 3.0 hardware
ready.
It depends on Intel® CPU to enable PCI-E
3.0. Please check Intel® website for
information on future CPU updates and releases.
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XFast RAM Technology
ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes
the memory space that cannot be used under Windows®
32-bit OS. ASRock XFast RAM also shortens the loading
time of previously visited websites, making web surfing
faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe
Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock
XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing
your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
5X Faster for
Photoshop Execution
The XFast RAM will
create a virtual disk from system memory to
boost up the performance. For Photoshop, it can
even perform 5X faster than before!
Fully Utilize
Wasted Memory under 32bit OS
XFast RAM is part
of ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It
fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be
used under 32-bit OS.
Enhance Internet
Surfing Experience
Exactly shortens
the loading time of previously visited webpages,
making web surfing faster than ever.
Extend SSD / HDD
Lifespan
It will reduce the
frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in
order to extend their lifespan.
XFast LAN Technology
ASRock XFast LAN is a smart productivity tool to help
you manage your priorities of internet applications,
simplify your digital life and accomplish more. The
innovative features include : Internet Application
Prioritization, Lower Latency in Game, Traffic Shaping
and Real-Time Analysis of Your Data. It's the smartest
way to control your web programs.
LAN Application
Prioritization
You can configure
your application priority ideally and/or and new
programs.
Lower Latency in
Game
After setting
online game priority higher in XFast LAN, it can
lower the latency in game.
Traffic Shaping
You can watch
YouTube HD video and download files
simultaneously.
Real-Time Analysis
of Your Data
With the status
window, you can easily recognize which data
streams you are currently transferring.
ASRock XFast Charger
Fast Charge & Charge Anytime
XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to
charge your mobile devices via PC. With the superb XFast
Charger USB port, users are assured to enjoy the quick
charging experience anytime. In addition to Apple
devices, it is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1
standard smart devices.
ASRock XFast USB
Technology - Faster Than Your Imagination!
ASRock XFast USB Technology redefines the new standard
in high performance computing. Proving once again to be
the pioneer in motherboard industry, ASRock XFast USB
Series Motherboards integrate with the latest XFast USB
Technology which delivers the world's fastest USB data
transfer speed. According to the below graph, it shows
that the ASRock XFast USB technology can even boost USB
3.0 performance up to 469.30%!
Dual LAN - Teaming
Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this
motherboard allows two single connections to act as one
single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth,
making data transmission more effective.
Digi Power
More Precise, More Efficient
By adopting digital pulse-width modulation (PWM), the
ASRock motherboard can provide CPU Vcore voltage more
efficiently and smoothly. Compared to analog PWM,
digital PWM can optimize the CPU power solution and
provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor.
Craftsman Heatsink
Design
The ASRock motherboard features a craftsman heatsink
design. The metallic and minimalism look of the package
brings the atmosphere of technology; On the other hand,
the stylish brushed aluminum heatpipe design also
ensures its effective heat dissipation.
Premium Gold Caps
Top-Class Quality Guaranteed
Premium Gold Caps are luxury capacitors. These 100%
Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps
with a premium gold coating representing long life and
stable performance.
Advanced 12+2 Power
Phase
The advanced 12+2 Power Phase features sturdy components
and completely smooth power delivery to the CPU. It
offers unmatched overclocking capability and enhanced
performance with the lowest temperatures for PC gaming
enthusiasts.
X-FAN
The Smart Cooling Design
ASRock X-FAN will be automatically activated only when
the system rises to a certain temperature under
heavy-loading. Normally, ASRock X-FAN will remain
deactivated to give users the quietest computing
experience.
Graphical UEFI – The
Revolutionary BIOS Interface
 Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a revolutionary
BIOS utility which offers tweak-friendly options in an
advanced viewing interface. Compared with traditional
BIOS design, the latest UEFI utility provides lots
improved functions. The major features of UEFI include:
1. Graphical Visual Experience – UEFI provides an
improved visual interface with colorful icons and makes
your computing environment more versatile to replace the
traditional dull BIOS page.
2. Mouse Enabling – Besides keyboard control, you can
freely use mouse to select your ideal settings in UEFI
as well.
3. Supports 3TB bootable HDD - UEFI breaks the
limitations of 2TB bootable HDD on traditional BIOS.
With UEFI, you can enjoy 3TB bootable HDD size.*
UEFI System Browser
The UEFI system browser can let you easily check your
current system configuration in UEFI setup.
*Windows®
Vista™ 64bit or Windows® 7 64bit OS is
required.
AXTU - The All-in-1
Tuning Software
 ASRock
Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one software
to fine-tune different features in an user-friendly
interface, which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control,
Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. In Hardware Monitor, it
shows the major readings of your system. In Fan Control,
it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to
adjust. In Overclocking, you are allowed to adjust the
CPU frequency, ratio and some voltages for optimal
system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC
settings as a profile and share with your friends. Your
friends then can load the OC profile to their own system
to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy
Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of
output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores
are idle without sacrificing computing performance.
THX TruStudio
THX TruStudio is specially designed to bring the same
great audio experience found in live performances,
films, and recording studios to the PC.
Free Bundle - Cyberlink
MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports hardware
transcoding and is optimized to accelerate conversion of
all your favorite media files for your favorite portable
players. Now you can easily display your favorite
movies, songs and photos on iPhone, iPad, PSP, Xbox,
Youtube, Facebook etc. Compile, convert and enjoy images
and songs as much as you want and enhance your videos to
new levels with TrueTheater Technology. Try it today!
Limitations:
30-day trial limitation
Convert videos to the H.264 format 50 times
MAGIX Multimedia Suite
The ultimate solutions to enhance your media experience.
From music management, music creation, video editing to
photo management. Simply do more with your media than
you ever thought possible.
 mufin
player
The next generation music player plays all standard
audio formats, manages large music collections,
helps you discover music, offers a free online hard
drive and more.
 Music
Maker Silver
The easiest way to arrange, remix, record and create
your own music. Develop your musical style now -
without any prior skills.
 Video
easy SE
With this program you can easily edit your movies,
add transitions, text and background music, and even
quickly enhance image and sound quality.
 Photo
Manager 10
Put an end to your digital photo chaos and organize
your photo collection with ease. The program is
fully equipped for fast import, photo and video clip
management, photo editing and presentation.
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Product Specifications
|
General |
|
CPU |
- Supports Intel® Core™
i7 processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket
- Digi Power Design
- Advanced 12 + 2 Power Phase Design
- Supports Intel® Turbo
Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology |
|
Chipset |
- Intel® X79 |
|
Memory |
- Quad Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel® Workstation
1S Xeon® processors
E5 2xxx & 4xxx series in socket LGA 2011
- Max. capacity of system memory: 48GB
- Supports Intel® Extreme
Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
*Due to the operating system limitation,
the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for
system usage under Windows® 32-bit
OS. For Windows® 64-bit
OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
|
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BIOS |
- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, VCCSA, DRAM, VTT, CPU PLL, PCH1.1V, PCH1.5V Voltage
Multi-adjustment |
|
Audio, Video and Networking |
|
Graphics |
- n/a |
|
Audio |
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- Supports THX TruStudio™ |
|
LAN |
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Broadcom BCM57781
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function
- Supports PXE |
|
Expansion / Connectivity |
|
Slots |
- 5 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5:
x8/8/8/8/8 mode or x16/0/16/0/8 mode)
- 1 x PCI slot
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- Supports NVIDIA® Quad
SLI™ , 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™ |
|
SATA3 |
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® X79,
support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Rapid
Storage 3.0), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9182, support RAID (RAID 0
and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 3 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9172, support RAID (RAID 0
and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions |
|
USB 3.0 |
- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up
to 5Gb/s
- 2 x Front USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) by TI®,
supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
|
Connector |
- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5,
RAID 10 and Intel® Rapid
Storage 3.0), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 7 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power/SB FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- SLI/XFire power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED |
|
Rear Panel I/O |
I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATA3 Connector
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in
/ Front Speaker / Microphone |
|
Other Features / Miscellaneous |
|
Unique Feature |
- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock SmartView
- ASRock XFast USB
- ASRock XFast LAN
- ASRock XFast Charger
- ASRock XFast RAM
- ASRock X-FAN
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- Hybrid
Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Good Night LED |
|
Smart Switch |
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED |
|
Support CD |
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink
MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (ASRock MAGIX Multimedia
Suite - OEM) |
|
Accessories |
- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
- 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
- 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional)
- 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel
- 4 x HDD Screws
- 6 x Chassis Screws
- 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket |
|
Hardware Monitor |
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power/SB Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU
Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis/SB Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore |
|
Form Factor |
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive
Polymer Capacitors) |
|
OS |
- Microsoft® Windows® 7
/ 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant |
|
Certifications |
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
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