User manual ASROCK Z68 EXTREME3 GEN3 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Platform CPU - www. asrock . [. . . ] resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 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 - 7. 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports THX TruStudioTM PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake-On-LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802. 3az Supports PXE Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O Built-in Visuals Free Bundle Intel Smart Response Technology On/Off Play 3. 5mm Audio Cable I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2. 0 Ports - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3. 0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 2 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_1 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) - 2 x USB 3. 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1. 0/2. 0/3. 0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3. 0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x 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 Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2. 0 headers (support 8 USB 2. 0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED 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, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment Faster Internet Access Trial SATA3 USB 3. 0 Connector Product Brief - Premium Gold Caps (2. 5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors - Digi Power, Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design - 2 x PCIe 3. 0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and NVIDIA® Quad SLITM - Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals - Dr. Debug, Smart Swith Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED - Support Intel Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics - Supports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies - Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - Combo Cooler Option (C. C. O. ) - 7. 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudioTM - Free Bundle : 1 x 3. 5mm Audio Cable, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed. Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM) ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash ASRock APP Charger ASRock SmartView ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast LAN Lucid Virtu ASRock On/Off Play Technology Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B. F. G. ) - Combo Cooler Option (C. C. O. ) - Good Night LED 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 - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield 2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional) 1 x 3. 5mm Audio Cable (Optional) Hardware Monitor OS Certifications Accessories Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Next-Gen PCIe 3. 0 Support By adopting PCI-E 3. 0 quick switch IC onboard, the ASRock motherboards can support the Next-Gen PCI-E 3. 0!PCI Express 3. 0 can maximize the bandwidth for the next-gen PCI Express 3. 0 VGA cards, provide ultimate graphics performance. www. asrock . com Get PCI-E 3. 0 Benefits Higher bit rate - 8. 0GT/s Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s Higher efficiency - 98. 5% encoding efficiency 100% backward compatible with previous PCI-E 2. 0 / 1. 0 standard PCI-E 3. 0 PCI-E architecture PCI-E 2. 0 Raw bit rate 5. 0GT/s Bandwidth per lane 500MB/s Encoding Efficiency 80% PCI-E 3. 0 8. 0GT/s 1GB/s 98. 5% XFast LAN Technology 1 LAN Application Prioritization 2 Lower Latency In Game 2191 ms 594% Faster 1301 ms Time latency in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm With XFast LAN Without XFast LAN You can configure your application priority ideally and/or add new programs. After setting online game priority higher in XFast LAN, it can lower the latency in game. Faster Internet Access 3 Traffic Shaping 4 Real-Time Analysis Of Your Data You can watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring. XFast USB Technology The world's fastest USB transfer speed. USB 3. 0 Benchmark ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with XFast USB Technology ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Read ASUS P8Z68-V Pro without XFast USB Technology 220160 KB/s 45287 KB/s 386. 14% Faster ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with XFast USB Technology ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write 48452 KB/s ASUS P8Z68-V Pro without XFast USB Technology 156281 KB/s 222. 73% Faster Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset www. asrock . [. . . ] Simply do more with your media than you ever thought possible. Lucid VirtuTM With Lucid Virtu software, next-generation PCs with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor platforms will dynamically assign tasks in real time to the best available graphics resource based on power, performance and features. Trial Intel Smart Response Technology For users who are tempted to connect the SSD and HDD on ASRock Z68 Motherboard Series, the Intel Smart Response Technology can make the SSD become the "Cache of the HDD" to boost up the HDD access speed. AXTU ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one software to fine-tune different features in an userfriendly interface, which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® InTruTM 3D Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) SSD Cache HDD Performance Boost Up! Digi Power By adopting digital Pulse-width modulation (PWM), the ASRock Motherboard Series can provide CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly. Premium Gold Caps Premium Gold Caps are 100% Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps with a premium gold coating representing long life and stable performance. Multi-VGA Output Options D-Sub / DVI-D / HDMI [. . . ]