User manual ASROCK Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot - www. asrock . [. . . ] 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 Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O Built-in - 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 PXE Visuals Free Bundle 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 DisplayPort - 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 IEEE 1394 Port - 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 - 2 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9120, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_M2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) - 2 x Rear USB 3. 0 ports by Etron EJ168A, 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 Etron EJ168A, 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 - 4 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x Floppy connector - 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 - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 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 USB 3. 0 header (supports 2 USB 3. 0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED Intel Smart Response Technology On/Off Play 3. 5mm Audio Cable SATA3 Faster Internet Access Trial 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, 1 x PCIe 2. 0 x16 Slot, Supports AMD 3-Way 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 Front USB 3. 0 Panel, 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 - 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 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 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 Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield Floppy Cable 4 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 Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Next-Gen PCIe 3. 0 Support www. asrock . com By adapting 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. PCI-E architecture PCI-E 1. 0 PCI-E 2. 0 PCI-E 3. 0 Raw bit rate 2. 5GT/s 5. 0GT/s 8. 0GT/s Total bandwidth for x16 link 8GB/s 16GB/s 32GB/s *Total bandwidth represents the aggregate interconnect bandwidth in both directions 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. Video File Convert Comparison m2ts => MP4 31 sec 104 sec Test Platform : ASRock Z68 MB with Lucid Virtu (Convert by Intel HD Graphics) Other Z68 MB without Lucid Virtu (Convert by Nvidia GTX580) 235. 48% Faster (Lower is better) Convert time MB : ASRock Z68 Motherboard Other Z68 Motherboard CPU : Intel Core i7 2600K 3. 4GHz DRAM : Kingston DDR3-1333 2Gx2 HDD : WD 500GB VGA : Nvidia GTX580 ; Intel HD Graphics OS : Windows 7 64bit SP1 Lucid : Lucid VIRTU 1. 0. 105 Nvidia Driver : 266. 58 Application : Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Original File : m2ts, 1080p, 2200MB Intel Smart Response Technology For users who are tempted to connect the SSD and HDD on ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard, the Intel Smart Response Technology can make the SSD become the "Cache of the HDD" to boost up the HDD SSD Cache HDD Performance Boost Up! access speed. PCMark 05 HDD Score WD 1TB SATA3 HDD Intel SSD 311 Series + WD 1TB SATA3 HDD (With Smart Response Technology) Boot time WD 1TB SATA3 HDD Intel SSD 311 Series + WD 1TB SATA3 HDD (With Smart Response Technology) System Configuration: MB : Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 BIOS : L0. 33 CPU : i7-2600K 3. 4G DRAM : Kingston DDR3-1333 2Gx2 SSD : Intel SSD 311 Series HDD : WD 1TB SATA3 HDD OS : Windows 7 64bit SP1 on WD 1TB SATA3 HDD 6149 28009 355. 5% Performance Boosts Up 35. 2 sec 28. 36 sec 19. 4% Performance Boosts Up PLX PEX8608 Chip Onboard CHIPSET Z68 PCI-E x1 PEX8608 Chip PCI-E x4 PLX PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 Slot PCI-E x1 Slot Gigabit LAN PCI-E to PCI Bridge PCI-E x4 Slot Running at x4 With PLX PEX8608 chip, it generates more PCI-E lanes for PCI-E devices, so that all PCI-E devices are able to work at the proper speed simultaneously! XFast LAN Technology 1 LAN Application Prioritization 2 Lower Latency In Game 441 ms 67. 83% Improve 1371 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. Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset www. asrock . [. . . ] The fastest video media conversation software Trial [. . . ]