ASRock Z77 Extreme9 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock Z77 Extreme9 include:

• Socket: 1155
• 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 four SATA-600 ports controlled by two ASMedia ASM1061 chips
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port shared with one of the SATA-600 ports controlled by one of the ASMedia chips
• USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel 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 mother
  board (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 on the motherboard, controlled by a VIA VT6315N 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 controlled by two Broadcom BCM57781 chips, supporting “teaming,” and Wi-Fi supporting the IEEE802.11b/g/n standards
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Five PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (see page 2 for configuration), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4, all supporting SLI and CrossFireX), one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot, and one Mini PCI Express slot (PLX PEX8747 switch chip, PLX PEX8608 switch chip)
• 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 three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: POST diagnostics display, legacy serial port
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• MSRP in the U.S.: USD 350.00