Among other reasons like support for DDR4 memory modules and being invulnerable to water, the ability to break new records constantly is why ASRock's OC Series motherboards are awesome for overclocking. A couple of weeks ago, Nick Shih overclocked an Intel Core i7 5960X (Haswell-E) on ASRock X99 OC Formula to 6620.73 MHz, and now the skilled overclocker John Lam has set another new record by running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) on the same winning combination to achieve a mind exploding 2950 marks! Moreover, overclocker 8 Pack also broke two more new records on an ASRock's Z97 OC Formula and GeForce GTX 980 - 3DMark06 57742 marks and 3DMark05 75123 marks!XTU 2950 marks with X99 OC Formula
John Lam from HKEPC OC takes a huge lead by scoring 2950 marks on Intel XTU with an ASRock X99 OC Formula and Intel Core i7 5960X! (Check his submission here). John Lam, the overclocking master from Hong Kong doing what he does the best on Nick Shih's latest X99 OC Formula. Overclocker 8 Pack working on another sexy beast - ASRock Z97 OC Formula and finishing strong with a new record of 75123 marks on 3DMark05! (Check his crazy score here.)

And another 3DMark06 57742 marks
Breaking one record just wasn't enough! 8 Pack went into frenzy mode and broke more performance barriers on ASRock Z97 OC Formula and GeForce GTX 980, scoring another breath taking 57742 marks on 3DMark06. (Details of this accomplishment here.) Rules are made for breaking, and anything is possible when you're overclocking with Nick Shih's ultimate weapon - ASRock's OC Formula series motherboards.