User manual ASROCK Z68 EXTREME7 GEN3 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Platform CPU Chipset Memory - www. asrock . com - ATX Form Factor: 12. 0-in x 9. 6-in, 30. 5 cm x 24. 4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2. 0 Technology Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Detail Specification - Intel® Z68 - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. [. . . ] resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - 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, HDMI and DisplayPort ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort 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 Broadcom BCM57781 Supports Wake-On-LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802. 3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function Supports PXE Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O Built-in Visuals Free Bundle Intel Smart Response Technology On/Off Play I/O Panel - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2. 0 Ports - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 4 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 - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 2 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors by Intel® Z68, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 , RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 4 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) - 4 x Rear USB 3. 0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1. 0/2. 0/3. 0 up to 5Gb/s - 1 x Front USB 3. 0 header (supports 2 USB 3. 0 ports) by ASMedia ASM1042, supports 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 - 6 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 IEEE 1394 header - 1 x Power LED header - 1 x PS2 header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SLI/XFire power connector - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2. 0 headers (support 8 USB 2. 0 ports) - 1 x USB 3. 0 header (supports 2 USB 3. 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 3. 5mm Audio Cable SATA3 USB 3. 0 Connector Faster Internet Access Trial 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 - Nvidia NF200 Chip Onboard (Dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16/x16; three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8) - 1x PCIe 3. 0 x16 Slot, 4 PCIe 2. 0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireXTM and NVIDIA® 3-Way SLITM - Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals - Multi-VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function - Dr. Debug, Smart Switch 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 Front USB 3. 0 Panel, 1 x Rear USB 3. 0 Bracket, 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 ASRock XFast Charger 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 Hardware Monitor OS Certifications Accessories - 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 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S2S Bridge Card Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield 6 x SATA Data Cables (Optional) 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional) 1 x 3. 5mm Audio Cable (Optional) 1 x Front USB 3. 0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3. 0 Bracket 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard + USB 2. 0 Bracket Z68 Extreme7 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 architecture PCI-E 2. 0 PCI-E 3. 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% NVIDIA NF200 Chip Onboard NVIDIA NF200 chip generates more PCI-E lanes for you!With this chip onboard, the ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 is capable of running dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16 / x16 mode and three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8 mode to get maximum graphics performance. Dual VGA Cards SLI / CrossFireX Three VGA Cards 3-Way SLI / CrossFireX PCI-E x16 PCI-E x16 PCI-E x16 PCI-E x8 PCI-E x8 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 Faster Internet Access 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. 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. Fast Charge & Charge Anytime Charger XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to charge your mobile devices via PC. With the superb XFast Charger USB port, users are assured to enjoy the quick charging experience anytime. [. . . ] provides the flexible option to adopt three different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775, LGA 1155 and LGA 1156. 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. Craftsman Heatsink Design The ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 features a craftsman heatsink design. The metallic and minimalism look of the package brings the atmosphere of technology; On the other hand, the stylish brushed aluminum heatpipe design also ensures its effective heat dissipation. [. . . ]