ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB 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 three SATA-600 ports controlled by two ASMedia ASM1061 chips
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by one of the ASMedia ASM1061 chips
• USB 2.0: 10 USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Six USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and controlled by a Texas Instruments TUSB7340 chip, and two available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by an ASMedia ASM1042 chip
• 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 the chipset together with a Realtek ALC898 codec (7.1+2  channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 110 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs (disabled when the add-on Game Blaster sound card is installed)
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Broadcom BCM57781 chip, additional Gigabit Ethernet port on the Game Blaster sound card
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x16/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot, and two standard PCI slots
• Memory: Eight DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2400, 64 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: POST diagnostics display, legacy serial port, Game Blaster sound card
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 280.00

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