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ASRock X79 Extreme11 Motherboard

Let’s take a look at the most high-end socket 2011 motherboard from ASRock, featuring seven PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, eight additional SAS/SATA-600 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, and a high-end audio controller.

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Main Specifications

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Slots
  • 3. Memory Support
  • 4. On-Board Peripherals
  • 5. Other Features
  • 6. Voltage Regulator
  • 7. Overclocking Options
  • 8. Main Specifications
  • 9. Conclusions

The main specifications for the ASRock X79 Extreme11 include:

  • Socket: 2011
  • Chipset: Intel X79 Express
  • Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776D
  • Parallel ATA: None
  • Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports, two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), and eight SAS/SATA-600 ports controlled by an LSI SAS2308 chip (RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10)
  • External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvel 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
  • USB 2.0: 12 USB 2.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
  • USB 3.0: Eight USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard, controlled by two Texas Instruments TUSB7340 chips 
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available on a motherboard header, controlled by a VIA VT6315N chip
  • On-board video: No
  • On-board audio: Produced by a Creative Sound Core3D controller (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 102 dB SNR for the outputs, and 101 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
  • On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled by two Broadcom BCM57781 chips, supporting teaming
  • Buzzer: No
  • Infrared interface: Yes
  • Power supply required: Two EPS12V connectors
  • Slots: Seven PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x16/x0/x16/x0/x16 or x16/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), two PLX PEX8747 switch chips, PLX PEX8605 switch chip
  • Memory: Eight DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2500, 64 GB maximum)
  • Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and four three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
  • Extra features: POST diagnostics display
  • Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
  • Programs included: Motherboard utilities
  • More Information: https://www.asrock.com
  • Average price in the U.S.*: USD 600.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.

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