Asrock negli ultimi anni ha intrapreso una corsa contro il tempo, proponendo mese dopo mese soluzioni all’avanguardia che altri produttori trascurano offrendo prodotti di altissimo livello a prezzi contenuti.
Oggi è la volta della Z77 Extreme11, scheda madre disegnata per garantire alti margini di OC grazie all’alimentazione di 8 +2 +2 fasi dispone di quattro slot PCI-E in grado di supportare x8 quad SLI/CF PCIe 3.0, supporta un quantitativo di memoria ram massima di 32GB dual-channel DDR3-3000 (OC) / 2400/2133/1866/1600MHz.
Asrock ha ben pensato in grande incorporando n.14 sata III tra cui 8 SAS2/SATA 6Gbps, 12 (10+2) USB 3.0, Wifi + Bluetooth 4.0 incluso e 2 porte Gigabit Ethernet, rendendola davvero unica nel suo genere offrendo tutto ciò che un utente possa desiderare in una mainboard.
Guardiamo da vicino le specifiche di questa mainboard:
| General | |
| CPU | – Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package – Digi Power Design – 8 + 4 Power Phase Design – Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) – 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)/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 | – 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 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 – Supports HDCP with HDMI – Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with HDMI *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 | – 2 x PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s – Intel® 82579V – Intel® 82583V – Supports Wake-On-LAN – Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function – Supports PXE |
| Wireless LAN | – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n – Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) – Supports High speed wireless connection up to 300Mbps – 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) MIMO technology – Supports Bluetooth 4.0 Class II |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Slots | – 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE5) or dual at x8/x8 mode; PCIE3: x8 mode) – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE7: x4 mode) – 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot – 1 x mini-PCI Express slot: For WiFi + BT module – PLX PEX 8747 and PLX PEX 8608 embedded – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 4-Way CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™ *PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel® Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 CPUs. |
| Storage | – 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel® Rapid Storage and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug (SATA3_1 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) – 8 x SAS2/SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by LSI SAS2308 PCIe 3.0 x8 controller, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E and RAID 10), MegaRAID Utility, NCQ and Hot Plug |
| USB 3.0 | – 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel® Z77, support USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s – 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ188, support USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s – 2 x Front USB 3.0 headers by Etron EJ188 (support 4 USB 3.0 ports), support USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 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 – 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors – 8 x SAS2/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 – 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) – 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) – 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) – 1 x SB Fan connector (3-pin) – 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) – 1 x Vertical Type A USB – 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) – 1 x Dr. Debug with LED – 1 x Power Switch with LED – 1 x Reset Switch with LED |
| Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port – 1 x HDMI Port – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port – 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports – 1 x eSATA3 Connector – 8 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 Jacks: 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 XFast USB – ASRock XFast LAN – ASRock XFast RAM – ASRock X-FAN – ASRock Crashless BIOS – ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) – ASRock Internet Flash – ASRock UEFI System Browser – ASRock Dehumidifier Function – Lucid Virtu Universal MVP – ASRock Interactive UEFI – ASRock Easy RAID Installer – ASRock Fast Boot – ASRock Restart to UEFI – Hybrid Booster: – CPU Frequency Stepless Control – ASRock U-COP – Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) – 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, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar |
| Accessories | – 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_3S Card – 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield – 8 x SATA Data Cables – 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables – 1 x ASRock Wi-SB Box – 12 x Screws |
| Hardware Monitor | – CPU/Chassis/SB Temperature Sensing – CPU/Chassis/Power/SB 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 | – EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm – 2oz copper PCB – Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) |
| OS | – Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant |
| Certifications | – FCC, CE, WHQL – ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
