ASRock P67 Pro3 Motherboard

Conclusions

Even though the ASRock P67 Pro3 is the most inexpensive socket LGA1155 motherboards based on the Intel P67 chipset, it brings a good array of features that will please most users: two USB 3.0 ports, two SATA-600 ports, eSATA-600 port, on-board SPDIF optical and coaxial connectors, POST diagnostics display, a decent voltage regulator circuit, compatibility with socket LGA775 CPU coolers, and more.

Of course the manufacturer had to cut costs somewhere, and the P67 Pro3 comes with only one PCI Express x16 slot and its eSATA-600 port cannot be used if the second SATA-600 internal connector is already being used.

Therefore, if you are an average user that won’t be installing a second video card in the future, the ASRock P67 Pro3 provides a good cost/benefit ratio, especially if you want to save the maximum you can.

If, however, you want to have the possibility of adding a second video card in the future to improve your gaming performance or adding more video monitors, you will need to pick a different product. Unfortunately for ASRock, there is a competing product from Gigabyte (GA-P67A-UD3) with similar features and two PCI Express x16 slots that cost only USD 5 more than the P67 Pro3, but this second slot works at x4; motherboards with at least two PCI Express slots running at x8 when two video cards are installed (such as the ASRock P67 Extreme4) cost at least USD 25 more.