ASRock X58 SuperComputer Intel X58 Motherboard Review

Specifications

CPU:
– Intelr Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core i7 Processor Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology
– System Bus up to 6400 MT/s; Intel QuickPath Interconnect
– Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
– Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
– Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset:
– Northbridge: Intel X58
– Southbridge: Intel ICH10R

Memory:
– Triple Channel DDR3 memory technology
– 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots
– Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333(OC)/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
– Supports DDR3 ECC, buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors 3500 series
– Max. capacity of system memory: 24GB
– Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

BIOS:
– 8Mb AMI BIOS
– AMI Legal BIOS
– Supports “Plug and Play”
– ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
– Supports jumperfree
– SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
– CPU, DRAM, NB, SB,VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment
– Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology)
– Supports Smart BIOS

Audio:
– 7.1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection
– DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec)
– DTS (Digital Theater Systems) support

LAN:
– PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Realtek RTL8111DL
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function

Expansion:
– 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x8 / x16 mode, orange @ x8 / N/A mode) (Double-wide slot spacing between each PCI-E slot)
– 3 x PCI slots
– Supports ATI CrossFireX, Quad CrossFireX
– Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI, 3-Way SLI and SLI
– Supports NVIDIA Tesla Personal Supercomputer with three Tesla and one Quadro graphics cards

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 Powered eSATAII/USB Connector
– 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
– HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Form Factor:
– ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
– All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

Features:

ASRock Unique Features:
– ASRock OC Tuner
– Intelligent Energy Saver
– Instant Boot
– Hybrid Booster
– CPU Frequency Stepless Control
– ASRock U-COP
– Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Bundle:
– 2 x ASRock XFire_Bridge_3S Cards
– 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge
– 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card
– 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card
– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– Floppy/ATA 133 Cables
– 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
– 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional)

Hardware Monitoring:
– CPU Temperature Sensing
– Chassis Temperature Sensing
– CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer
– CPU Quiet Fan
– Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

O/S: Microsoft Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit compliant