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ASRock X79 Extreme9, X79 Extreme4 i X79 Extreme4-M

ASRock X79 Extreme9 looks to become one of the killer motherboards this Winter. he deep black circuit board have some extra layers of copper and gold-plated connectors and graphical details, but it is the components that makes us want it. Five PCI Express 3.0 x16 ports for 3-way SLi and CrossFireX, 12 SATA ports, a bunch of USB 3.0 ports (6 or maybe even 8), 8 DDR3 memory slots and dedicated buttons for Start, Reboot and Clear CMOS. Diode for troubleshooting and a big piece of cooling for the voltage regulators include functions worth mentioning. The cream of the crop is an expansion card that houses Creative's latest quad-core sound processor Sound Core3D and most likely a network circuit from Bigfoot Networks.

ASRock showed off pictures of the first socket LGA2011 motherboard in the compact micro-ATX form-factor, the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M Within its small board footprint of 240 x 240 mm, the X79 Extreme4-M offers almost every feature the platform has to offer. To begin with, the LGA-2011 socket is powered by an 8-phase VRM that makes use of high-grade solid-state chokes, and driver-MOSFETs. It is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots, two on either sides of the socket. All four expansion slot bays available to the mATX form-factor are made use of, with three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 and one legacy PCI. The CMOS can be reset from the rear panel. The board will be driven by UEFI firmware.

Izvor: NordicHardware i techPowerUp