ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock Z77 Extreme11 include:

• Form Factor: SSI CEB
• Socket: LGA1155
• Chipset: Intel Z77 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 SATA-600/SAS-600 ports controlled by an LSI SAS2308 chip (RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10)
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 shared with the SATA3_1 connector
• USB 2.0: Nine USB 2.0 ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel, one soldered on the motherboard edge, and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: 12 USB 3.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard (four controlled by the chipset and eight controlled by two EtronTech EJ188H chips)
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header, controlled by a VIA VT6215N chip 
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU, HDMI connector
• 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 SPDIF output 
• On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one controlled by the chipset using an Intel WG82579V chip to make the interface with the physical layer and one controlled by an Intel WG82583V chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x8 or x8/x8/x8), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4, all supporting SLI and CrossFireX), three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, and one Mini PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot (PLX PEX8608 and PEX8747 switch chips)
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-3000, 32 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: Wi-Fi card supporting dual-band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0, POST diagnostics display, and legacy serial port
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 400.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.