ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard
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It is clear to us that ASRock is working hard to improve the quality of its products. We were glad to see the voltage regulator circuit of the X79 Extreme9 using a high-end design with SMD capacitors, and Japanese solid capacitors throughout the motherboard.
The X79 Extreme9 it the most loaded socket LGA2011 motherboard we’ve seen to date, with five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots supporting SLI and CrossFireX, eight SATA-600 ports, two eSATA-600 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, two FireWire ports, and an add-on “Game Blaster” sound card, which provides a digital signal processor (DSP) to improve audio quality and an additional Gigabit Ethernet port. A comparable sound card retails for USD 100, providing an outstanding value to this motherboard.
Keep in mind that even though this motherboard has five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, you can only install up to three dual-slot video cards on this motherboard, and you will need a computer case with at least eight expansion slots to install the third card.
If you are looking for a socket LGA2011 motherboard with all features money can buy, the ASRock X79 Extreme9 is a good option.