EXTREME Overclocking - ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard Review - Page: 2
Home | Reviews | Forums | Downloads | $ EXTREME Deals $ | RealTime Pricing | Free Magazines | Gear | Folding Stats Newsletter | Contact Us

ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard

Date: February 16, 2010
Product: X58 SuperComputer - Intel LGA-1366
Company: ASRock
Author: Patrick Rader

Motherboard Specifications:

General
CPU - Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 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, un-buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors 3500 series
- Max. capacity of system memory: 24GB*
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)**

*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.

**Due to Intel® CPU spec definition, XMP DIMMs and DDR3 2000/1866/1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only.
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, Video and Networking
Graphics - N/A
Audio - 7.1 CH 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 GLAN with Teaming function
Expansion / Connectivity
Slots - 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 Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
- Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI, 3-Way SLI and SLI
- Supports NVIDIA Tesla Personal Supercomputer with three Tesla and one Quadro graphics cards
Connector - 6 x SATA-II 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel® Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 5 USB 2.0 ports)

*2 SATA-II 3.0 Gb/s connectors can be used as eSATA-II connectors.
Rear Panel I/O - 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 eSATA-II/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
Other Features / Miscellaneous
Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- Hybrid Booster:
  - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
  - ASRock U-COP
  - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
Accessories - 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 Monitor - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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)
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

 

EXTREME Overclocking Newsletter
Thousands of PC enthusiasts are already subscribed to the EXTREME Overclocking Newsletter, have you signed up yet?
Your Email Address:
Sponsored Links
Latest Reviews
Most Downloaded Files
Recently Added Files
CPU-Z 1.4912/12/08
Compare Prices On Top Brands!
Search:
For:

Intel Processors
 Core i7/i5 - Nehalem
975 Extreme  960  950  920
870  860  750  670  661  660

Core 2 Quad - Yorkfield
Q9650  Q9550  Q9400  Q9300  Q8300  Q8200

Core 2 Duo - Wolfdale
E8600  E8500  E8400  E8200  E7300  E7200

AMD Processors
 Phenom II X4
965 Black  955 Black  945  925

Phenom II X2
555  550

Athlon II X4
630  620

Athlon II X3
435  425

Athlon II X2
250  245

Video Cards
 nVidia GeForce GTX 200 Series
GTX 295  GTX 285  GTX 280  GTX 260

nVidia GeForce 9 Series
9800 GX2  9800 GTX+  9800 GTX  9800 GT  9600 GT  9600 GSO

ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series
4870 X2  4870  4850  4830  4670  4650

Search By Brand
ASUS  BFG  Diamond  eVGA  Gigabyte  HIS  MSI  Palit  PowerColor  PNY  Sapphire  Visiontek  XFX

PC Memory
 DDR3  DDR2  DDR

Motherboards
 ASUS  Biostar  DFI  ECS  eVGA  Foxconn  Gigabyte  Intel  MSI  Shuttle  Supermicro  Tyan  XFX

Hard Drives
 Seagate  Maxtor  Samsung  Fujitsu  Western Digital

  Technology Magazines FREE to Qualified Professionals.
eWeek MagazineeWeek is the essential technology information source for builders of e-business. Focuses on e-commerce, communications and Internet-based architecture. Oracle MagazineOracle Magazine contains technology-strategy articles, sample code, tips, Oracle and partner news, how-to articles for developers and DBAs, and more. Dr. Dobb's JournalDr. Dobb's Journal enables programmers to write the most efficient and sophisticated programs and help in daily programming quandaries. InformationWeekInformationWeek is the only newsweekly you'll need to stay on top of the latest developments in information technology.
  Other Popular Titles: PC Magazine, BusinessWeek, Baseline, Business Solutions, Software Magazine, InfoStor, Security Source , TelevisionWeek, more...
  EXTREME Deal Of The Day | More EXTREME Deals
Dell Small Business - OptiPlex 390 MiniTower Computer with Dell E2211H DVI 21.5" Monitor and More for Only $579
dell optiplex 390 computerInstant savings total $384 for this system and includes: Intel Core i3-2120 processor, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, 3 year warranty with next business day on site service, 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive, 3GB DDR3 Non-ECC SDRAM memory, and Trend Micro for 30 days. Set to expire 2/29/12 or while supplies last. DELL OPTIPLEX 390 MINI TOWER COMPUTER WITH E2211H DVI MONITOR DEAL

  • Update: If you're looking for something less expensive, pick up the same business class OptiPlex 390 for just $379 after $255 off. You still get the Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, the same great 3 year warranty with next business day on site service, and more, just minus the monitor and components. DELL OPTIPLEX 390 MINI TOWER COMPUTER DEAL
HP Home & Home Office Store - HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition 15.6" Laptop PC w/ 1920x1080, Intel Core i5-2450M, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 7470M - $759.99 Shipped Free!
HP's new $200 off $1,099+ STACKABLE coupon code gets you this HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition Laptop PC with some amazing specs for just $759.99 shipped! Check it out:
  • 2nd Gen Intel Core i5-2450M Processor - 2.5 GHz to 3.1 GHz
  • 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7470M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
  • 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
  • 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
  • 15.6" Full HD HP Anti-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
  • SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
  • HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/Integrated Digital Microphone
  • HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
  • Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth
HP PAVILION DV6T 15.6 INCH INTEL CORE I5-2450M FULL HD 1920X1080 LAPTOP PC SALE

Use coupon code: NBU8677 for the $200 off $1,099+ STACKABLE discount. Expires after 1500 uses or on 02/19/2012.
Copyright © 2000-2011 EXTREME Overclocking. All rights reserved.
Disclaimer of Liability - Privacy Policy
Secret Forum