Built explicitly for PC enthusiasts, NVIDIA 680i SLI Chipset is the right one for them. ASRock proudly announced its NVIDIA 680i SLI motherboard to you today with ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi! Why did I say proudly announce? The reason is simple. ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi is the worldwide only 680i SLI MB that supports Intel Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield CPU & 3-Way SLI. ASRock once again proved its creativity, cost-effectiveness and considerate. There is a wide range of CPU selection for this motherboard, from the mainstream Core 2 Duo E6550 CPU, Q9300, Q9400 CPU to the high-end QX9770 CPU.Free Bundle: 802.11g WiFi module

Not something you could find from other 680i SLI boards, ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi is bundled with a 802.11g WiFi module and a antenna, which allows you to set it as either AP or Client mode for wireless internet connection.

ALC890 audio codec with DTS support

To differentiate the audio part of ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi from other 680i SLI motherboard on the market, we adopted ALC890 audio codec instead of ALC889A audio codec. ALC890 audio codec supports signal to noise ratio of 110dB, and the S/N rate means the higher the ratio, the less obtrusive the background noise is. And what's best is that ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi supports DTS, which makes the sound from game or software become a 7.1 channel audio output through the surround speakers, and it also can simulate the 2-channel audio file, (MP3, WMA..) to a 7.1 channel audio output through the surround speakers.

All solid capacitors

Better capacitor is also one of the most important criteria to users. ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi is designed with all solid capacitors, which enhances the durability, over-clocking, reliability and safety of it.

IEEE1394, Gigabit LAN, eSATAII

As for the external devices interface, this motherboard comes with IEEE1394, Gigabit LAN, featuring 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions, eSATAII port.

Performance Comparison of Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi MB with 780i SLI MB (with 3-Way SLI)

Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi

NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ref. MB

Here are Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi brief specifications:

• LGA 775 for Intel Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium Dual Core / Celeron, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
• All Solid Capacitor design
• NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Chipset
• Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800MHz CPUs
• Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 x 4 DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 8GB
• Supports NVIDIA SLI and 3-Way SLI
• 3 x PCI Express x16 slots (white @ x16 mode, yellow @ x8 mode)
• Supports Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Supports 2 x IEEE1394 ports (one port on back panel, one header on board)
• 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions
• 1 x eSATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector, supports NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions
• 1 x WiFi/E header
• 7.1 CH Windows Vista Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection, supports DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec), DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
• Supports ASRock OC Tuner
• Windows Vista Premium 2007 Logo Ready
• Bundle: 1 x ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module 1 x Antenna, 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge and 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge
• ASRock WiFi_eSATAII I/O Plus : 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED, 1 x IEEE 1394 port, 1 x eSATAII port