Specifications
General | |
CPU | – Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package – 12 + 4 Power Phase Design – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology – Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU – Supports Hyper-Threading Technology |
Chipset | – Intel® Z77 – Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology *Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology are only supported under Windows® 7 OS or later versions. |
Memory | – Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology – 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots – Supports DDR3 3000+(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666(OC) / 2400(OC) / 2133(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory – Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* – 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. |
BIOS | – 2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Recovery Backup BIOS) – Supports “Plug and Play” – ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events – SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support – CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment |
Audio, Video and Networking | |
Graphics | – Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® Insider™, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU – Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU – Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU – Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU – Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz – Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) – Supports HDCP function with HDMI port – Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with HDMI port *Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. **Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel® HD Graphics is only supported under Windows® Vista™ and Windows® 7. ***Intel® InTru™ 3D is only supported under Windows® 7 and Windows® 7 x64. |
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 PXE |
Expansion / Connectivity | |
Slots | – 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) or dual at x8/x8 mode) – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x4 mode) – 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™ *PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel® Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 CPUs. |
SATA3 | – 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions – 4 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 Intel® Z77, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s – 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ188H, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s – 1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel® Z77 (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), 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, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions – 6 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 Power LED header – V-Probe™: 2 x 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points laid – 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) – 4 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 3 x 3-pin) – 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) – 1 x MOS Fan connector (3-pin) – 24 pin ATX power connector – 8 pin 12V power connector – 4 pin 12V power connector – SLI/XFire power connector – Front panel audio connector – 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) – 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) – 1 x Dr. Debug with LED – 1 x Power Switch with LED – 1 x Reset Switch with LED – 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED – Rapid OC Button: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency – 1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch – 1 x Post Status Checker (PSC) |
Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port – 1 x HDMI Port – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port – 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports – 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) – 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED – HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
OC Formula Kit | OC Formula Power Kit – Digi Power – Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) – Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC) – Premium Alloy Choke (Reduce 70% core loss compare to iron powder choke) OC Formula Connector Kit – Hi-Density Power Connector – 15μGold Finger (CPU and memory sockets) OC Formula Cooling Kit – Twin-Power Cooling (Combine active air cooling and water cooling) – 8 Layer PCB, 4 x 2oz copper – GELID Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound |
Unique Feature | – Formula Drive – ASRock Instant Boot – ASRock Instant Flash – ASRock APP Charger – ASRock XFast USB – ASRock XFast LAN – ASRock XFast RAM – ASRock Crashless BIOS – ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) – ASRock Internet Flash – ASRock UEFI System Browser – ASRock Dehumidifier Function – ASRock Interactive UEFI – NickShih’s OC Profile – Fine-Tuning V-Controller – Timing Configurator – Lucid Virtu Universal MVP – Hybrid Booster: – ASRock U-COP – Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) – Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) – Good Night LED *Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. **LucidLogix Virtu MVP only supports Windows® 7 OS or later versions. |
Support CD | – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite – OEM |
Accessories | – 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield – 6 x SATA Data Cables – 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables – 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel – 4 x HDD Screws – 6 x Chassis Screws – 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket – 10 x OC Stands – GELID GC-Extreme Thermal Compound |
Hardware Monitor | – CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Temperature Sensing – CPU/Chassis/Power/MOS Fan Tachometer – CPU/Chassis/MOS Quiet Fan (Allows Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) – CPU/Chassis/MOS Fan Multi-Speed Control – Multi Thermal Sensor – Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore |
Form Factor | – CEB Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 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) |