ASRcok 990FX Extreme6 ASRcok 990FX Extreme6

Prošle su se jeseni na tržištu pojavili novi, pomlađeni FX procesori, pa je to ponukalo i proizvođače matičnih ploča da malo osvježe svoju ponudu. U osnovi je naravno riječ i dalje o dobro poznatim 990FX modelima koje su odavno na tržištu, no sada su neke od njih dobile dodatke u obliku M.2 Gen2 utora, te još nekih sitnica kako bi koliko toliko održale korak s vremenom i sa sve modernijom konkurencijom. Prošli smo mjesec uz FXe procesore, testirali i ploču koja nosi naziv i brand gamera Fatal1ty-a, a ovaj mjesec se bavimo Extreme6 verzijom koja je zapravo vrlo slična, no uz dodatak podrške za 220W procesore i manjak Killer mrežne kartice. Ova podrška za 220W TDP modele je značila i kako ćemo konačno isprobati sada već davno predstavljeni FX-9370 procesor kojeg nismo imali prilike testirati. Nismo zapravo nikada ni testirali nekog od 220W TDP modela, pa će biti zanimljivo vidjeti što oni mogu pružiti u odnosu na FX-8xxx seriju.

ASRcok 990FX Extreme6

Uz ploču dolazi i adekvatan bundle koji se sastoji o jedne ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S kartice, Quick Installation Guide-a, CD-a s aplikacijama i driverima (Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1 / 7)), I/O zaštita, četiri SATA Data kabela i jedan M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 vijak. Nije bogato kao što su nas to Asus i Gigabyte naučili no u ovom cjenovnom rangu sasvim prihvatljivo.

ASRcok 990FX Extreme6 ASRcok 990FX Extreme6

Ploča je dizajnom i layoutom vrlo slična ranije testiranom Fatal1ty 990FX Killer modelu, s kojim dijeli sve ključne elemente i isti onaj sjajno crni PCB. Naravno, za ovu su priliku utori i hladnjaci promijenili boje, no ploča i dalje izgleda dovoljno atraktivno. Kao i kod Killer modela, i tu su prisutni neki zanimljivi detalji poput Hi-density napojnog konektora za procesor, 15 mikrona pozlatu na kontaktima za grafičke kartice i  dodatni SLI/CFX konektor za napajanje. Hladnjaci svaki za sebe (VRM, northbridge i southbridge), odrađuju vrlo dobar posao i prisilno je hlađenje potrebno tek prilikom overclockinga.

Specifikacije
ASRock 990FX Extreme6
Podržani
procesori
– Supports Socket AM3+ processors
– Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
– Supports 8-Core CPU
– Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
– Digi Power design
– 8 + 2 Power Phase design
– Supports CPU up to 220W
– Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
– FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
– Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
– Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
Čipset – Northbridge: AMD 990FX
– Southbridge: AMD SB950
Memorija – Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
– Supports DDR3 2450(OC)/2100(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
– Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
– Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
– Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400
Utori
za proširenja
– 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3 @ x16 mode; PCIE5 @ x4 mode)
– 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX
– Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3)
Multi-VGA
podrška
Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology
Supports AMD Quad-GPU GPU CrossFireX Technology
LAN – PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Qualcomm Atheros AR8171
– Supports Qualcomm Atheros Security Wake On Internet Technology
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE
Audio – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Purity Sound 2
– Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
– 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier
– TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)
– Direct Drive Technology
– EMI shielding cover
– PCB isolate shielding
– Supports DTS Connect
Storage – 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s) (M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 is shared with the eSATA3 connector)
USB – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

– 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia Hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

BIOS – 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
– Supports “Plug and Play”
– ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
– Supports jumperfree
– SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
– CPU, DRAM, NB, HT, CPU VDDA, PCIE VDDA, CPU NB Voltage multi-adjustment
Format – ATX Form Factor
– Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
Interni I/O portovi – 1 x IR Header
– 1 x COM Port Header
– 1 x TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED Header
– 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
– 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
– 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x PCIe Power Connector
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 1 x SPDIF Out Connector
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x USB 3.0 Header by Etron EJ188 (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
Specijalne značajke Software
– ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
– ASRock APP Charger
– ASRock XFast LAN
– ASRock XFast RAM
– ASRock Restart to UEFI
– ASRock X-Boost
UEFI
– ASRock Instant Boot
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Internet Flash
– ASRock Crashless BIOS
– ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
– ASRock UEFI System Browser
– ASRock UEFI Tech Service
– ASRock Dehumidifier Function
– ASRock Easy RAID Installer
– ASRock Easy Driver Installer
– Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 Overclocking