Today we take a look at a motherboard from Asrock, which supports the new Intel K-Series CPU (1155). This motherboard is also equipped with USB3 ports, and built on VGA that supports up to 1080P Blu-ray playback. Lets take a closer look at what we can expect from the board.
About Asrock:
Read more on their website, http://www.asrock.com/general/about.asp
Specifications:
| General | |
| CPU | - Supports 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology – Supports Intel® K-Series CPU – Supports Hyper-Threading Technology |
| Chipset | - Intel® H61 |
| Memory | - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology – 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots – Supports DDR3 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory – Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB* *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 | - 32Mb 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 – IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Audio, Video and Networking | |
| Graphics | - 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) – Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 – Max. shared memory 1759MB – Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI – Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz – Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz – Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @ 75Hz – 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 DVI and HDMI ports – Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports *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 | - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) |
| LAN | - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s – Atheros® AR8151 – Supports Wake-On-LAN – Supports PXE |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Slots | - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode) – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot – 2 x PCI slots |
| SATA3 | - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions |
| USB 3.0 | - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
| Connector | - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions – 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors – 1 x IR header – 1 x CIR header – 1 x Print Port header – 1 x COM port header – CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector – 24 pin ATX power connector – 8 pin 12V power connector – Front panel audio connector – 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) |
| Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel – 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port – 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port – 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port – 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port – 1 x HDMI Port – 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports – 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) – HD Audio Jack:Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
| Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
| Unique Feature | - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) – Instant Boot – ASRock Instant Flash – ASRock AIWI – ASRock APP Charger – SmartView – ASRock XFast USB – Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) – Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) – Good Night LED |
| Support CD | - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite – OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB – Trial) |
| Accessories | - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield – 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional) |
| Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing – Chassis Temperature Sensing – CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer – CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) – CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control – Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore |
| Form Factor | - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm – All Solid 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) |
The Product:
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Inside this blue box you will find various manuals and a cd with drivers and software to install all drivers for the motherboard.
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