ASRock X99 Motherboards
ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer (full details)
The Fatal1ty X99X Killer motherboard will feature the Intel LGA 2011-3 socket which supports Intel’s upcoming Haswell-E HEDT processors. The board features the same black and red color design that we have seen on previous ASRock Fatal1ty motherboards. There are three large heatsinks on the motherboard, the two that cover the power delivery components are interconnected with a heatpipe for even better cooling.
The Fatal1ty X99X Killer will feature a beefy 12 phase all digital power design. The power delivery components are made up of super ferrite core chokes and NexFet MOSFETs. You can also see many Nichion 12K Platinum capacitors throughout the motherboard. These offer 20% longer lifespans and provide more stability and reliability than your typical capacitors found on motherboards. Surrounding the CPU socket are 8 DDR4 DIMM slots (4 on each side) and they are color-coded for quad channel operation.
For expansion slots you have three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots which means you can do 3-way SLI and CrossFire setups without any problems. There are also two PCI-Express 3.0 x1 slots. For storage there are 10 SATA 6GB/s ports, an Ultra (PCIe x4) M.2 slot and there are two USB 3.9 headers towards the center of the board.
The board will also feature the Purity Sound 2 audio solution that offers its own PCB isolation for less interference. Networking is taking care of with the Killer E2200 chip and there is also an Intel NIC on board. Other features visible on this motherboard is power and reset buttons, a debug LED and Fatal1ty gaming port.
ASRock Fatal1ty X99M (full details)
The Fatal1ty X99M is the little brother to the Fatal1ty X99X Killer motherboard, but it is still feature packed! It will feature the Intel LGA 2011-3 socket, which supports Intel’s upcoming Haswell-E HEDT processors. Like the rest of the motherboards in the Fatal1ty line the X99M Killer has a black and red color scheme. Since this is a Micro-ATX motherboard there are only four DDR4 memory slots (2 on each side of the CPU socket) for quad channel memory operation.
The Fatal1ty X99M Killer will still feature a very beefy 12 phase PWM and power to the CPU comes by way of a 8pin EPS connector. The power delivery components are made up of super ferrite core chokes and NexFet MOSFETs. You can also see many Nichion 12K Platinum capacitors throughout the motherboard. These offer 20% longer lifespans and provide more stability and reliability than your typical capacitors found on motherboards.
As far as expansion slots go you have three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots. There is also an Ultra M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) slot between the top and middle PCI-Express slots. For storage you have 10 SATA 6GB/s ports and a USB 3.0 header is spotted at the center of the board.
The board will also feature the Purity Sound 2 audio solution that offers its own PCB isolation for less interference. Networking is taking care of with the Killer E2200 chip and there is also an Intel NIC on board. Other features visible on this motherboard is power and reset buttons, a debug LED and Fatal1ty gaming port.
ASRock X99 WS (full details)
The ASRock X99 WS is a workstation motherboard so it uses the E-ATX form factor. If you plan on using this motherboard you will need to make sure it will fit in your chassis.
The motherboard features the LGA 2011-3 socket that will support Intel’s upcoming Haswell-E HEDT processors. The board will have an 12 phase all digital PWM and power to the CPU comes by way of an 8pin EPS connector. This board makes use of ASRock’s Super Alloy design that includes 50G Aluminum Alloy heatsinks, Premium Alloy Chokes, Dual-Stack MOSFETs, and Japanese made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors. The color design that ASRock is going for with this board is black and blue, which is similar to the X99 Extreme6 and X99 Extreme4.
Being a workstation motherboard you have quite a lot of expansion slots, there are a total of six PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots. The board has support for 4-way NVIDIA SLI and AMD Crossfire. Between the first and second PCI-Express slots is a M.2 slot. There are a total of 10 SATA 6GB/s ports and a USB 3.0 header can be spotted towards the center of the board.
The Purity Sound chip is on this board and it is isolated from the rest of the components and has a ALC1150 codec underneath the EMI shielding. Other things spotted on the motherboard are dual BIOS chips, DEBUG LED, and power and reset buttons. The rear I/O of the motherboard includes 4 USB 3.0, four USB 2.0, a PS/2 port, eSATA port, dual Gigabit Intel Ethernet, and 7.1 channel audio connections.
ASRock X99 Extreme6 & X99 Extreme4 (full details)
The ASRock X99 Extreme4 will sit at the bottom of ASRock’s X99 series motherboards. This motherboard features the black and blue color scheme that ASRock used on their Z97 chipset motherboards. This board will have a 12 phase power design which gets its power from a single 8-pin EPS connector. The CPU socket is at the center of the board with the power delivery components and EPS connector located above it. On each side of the CPU socket you have four DDR4 DIMM slots. This board will support DDR4 memory up to 2800 MHz.
As far as expansion slots go you have three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slot, and a PCI-Express 3.0 x1 slot. The board is capable of running 4-way AMD CrossFireX or 3-way NVIDIA SLI setups. Below the first PCI-Express slot is the M.2 connector for M.2 solid state drives. The board will have 10 SATA ports and we can also see a USB 3.0 header. The board will also feature premium alloy chokes, dual-stack MOSFETs and the Purity Sound 2 chip.
The ASRock X99 Extreme6 will be the mid-range offering for the X99 series motherboards. Just like the X99 Extreme4 this motherboard will feature a 12 phase power delivery system and the 8-pin EPS connector is located in the same spot. I rather do like the center placement as it will make it easier to actually connect your EPS wire.
The X99 Extreme6 is very similar to the X99 Extreme4, but there are some changes. First the PCI-Express layout is different, it has three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots and two PCI-Express 3.0 x1 slots. The board will still support 4-way AMD CrossFireX and 3-way NVIDIA SLI setups. The M.2 slot is again located under the first PCI-Express slot. Two USB 3.0 headers, 10 SATA ports and a debug LED are spotted as well.
