ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

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The ASRock Z68 EXTREME7 GEN3 is the ultimate Z68 platform which supports the next-gen PCI-E 3.0, offering more bandwidth to enable faster communication between components inside a system. Coming with NF200 chip and 5 x PCI Express x16 slots, the Z68 EXTREME7 GEN3 supports NVIDIA 3-way SLI and AMD 3-way CrossFireX to multiply your graphics performance. With PLX PEX8608 chip embedded, the Z68 EXTREME7 GEN3 ensures all PCI-E devices work at proper speed simultaneously.

Manage your priorities of internet applications with the XFast LAN tool and boost your USB performance with the XFast USB technology. With the superb XFast Charger USB port, you can charge your mobile devices via PC quickly. The advanced V8 + 4 Digi Power Phase design, premium Gold Caps and 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors provide top quality, extreme performance and ultimate stability. This PCIE Gen3 board also offers native SATA 6Gb/s and 6x USB 3.0 connectivity, as well as ASRock’s latest innovations like Graphical UEFI and ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It’s time for GEN 3.

Product Specification:

CPU:

Supports 2nd Generation Intel^® Core™ 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

Chipset:  

Intel^® Z68

Memory:

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. capacity of system memory: 32GB* 

Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 

Graphics:

Supports Intel^® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel^® Quick Sync Video, Intel^® InTru™ 3D, Intel^® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel^® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel^® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 11 with Intel^® Ivy Bridge CPU, DirectX 10.1 with Intel^® Sandy Bridge CPU

Max. shared memory 1759MB

Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort

Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Supports D-Sub with 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 

Audio:

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray audio support

Supports THX TruStudio™

LAN:

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

Slots:

5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or tripple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

1 x PCI slot

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™

Supports NVIDIA^® Quad SLI™ , 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™

SATA3:

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)

USB 3.0:

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

Connector:

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

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

Rear Panel I/O:

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

1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature:

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

Smart Switch:

1 x Power Switch with LED

1 x Reset Switch with LED

1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

Support CD:

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)

Accessories:

1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S 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

Hardware Monitor:

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

Form Factor:

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)

OS:

Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Certifications:

FCC, CE, WHQL

ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)