ASRock Takes Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs to Z68, P67 and H67 Series Motherboards

Cristian_25H · May 14, 2012, 02:39 PM

World's top 3 motherboard manufacturer ASRock today announced that its entire line of Intel P67, H67 and Z68 series motherboards will support Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs by updating the latest P version BIOS & Drivers! Via an Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, ASRock P67, H67 and Z68 series motherboards are resurrected. Users may expect more powerful processing speed yet lower power consumption by the world's first 22 nm 3-D Transistors.

"Besides pursuing extremes with hardcore hardware enthusiasts and die-hard gamers, making high-end technology easy and accessible for everybody is also one of ASRock's goals." commented James Lee, V.P. of Sales and Marketing at ASRock. "We have no doubt that users will be thrilled as much as we are with these updates, it will be like experiencing a brand new motherboard all over again."

ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series are designed for mainstream enthusiasts who are seeking for stunning performance, solid construction without breaking their piggy bank. P67 brings native OC performance, H67 offers integrated graphics and the hybrid Z68 platform embraces dual personalities, allowing users to take all major advances over the previous platforms. Packed with Intel's fabulous features, ASRock exclusive XFast 555 Technology and the support for new Ivy Bridge processors, ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series motherboards will definitely serve pretty much all your needs!

The long and bitter wait has finally come to an end, now you may enjoy the sweet fruits which ASRock has promised. Be prepared for the overwhelming force of Intel® Ivy Bridge CPUs. Hurry to download the new versions of P BIOS and drivers from the ASRock website right now! You are merely a click away from the 3rd generation CPUs, so what are you waiting for?

New ASRock P BIOS for Z68/P67/H67 Motherboard Series: http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2012ivy/

Crap Daddy · May 14, 2012, 03:00 PM

Good to know although there's no need or justification to replace my SB with IB. Haswell could be an option next year but that's a different story. I see an option for those with an SB i3 to upgrade to a superior Ivy chip.

erixx · May 14, 2012, 03:02 PM

sweet! Times comes that I will have to check those ivies... but a generation further

Edit: Of course, CrappyDad!

brandonwh64 · May 14, 2012, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

Good to know although there's no need or justification to replace my SB with IB. Haswell could be an option next year but that's a different story. I see an option for those with an SB i3 to upgrade to a superior Ivy chip.

Haswell will be an entire new socket (1150).

AlienIsGOD · May 14, 2012, 03:11 PM

Beta BIOSes already supported this since lauch day, nice to see its official now

JrRacinFan · May 14, 2012, 03:12 PM

Just finished updating mine.

Crap Daddy · May 14, 2012, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Haswell will be an entire new socket (1150).

I know, that's why I said for those with the 2500k/2600k/2700k this BIOS update is not so important because Ivy is not bringing much to the table (except for heat... when overclocked at certain freq.) My opinion.

kenkickr · May 14, 2012, 03:18 PM

ECS proclaimed similar sometime ago, almost 2 months ago, yet still waiting. I have no need for IB but hoping some other changes/tweaks/fixes are there.

KieranD · May 14, 2012, 03:36 PM

Updated mine the other day, it also changed the look of the bios.

Jstn7477 · May 14, 2012, 06:55 PM

I like how they photoshopped an AMD processor on the "promotion" page with all the BIOS links. Besides that, I'll probably upgrade my Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 tonight.

arterius2 · May 14, 2012, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jstn7477

I like how they photoshopped an AMD processor on the "promotion" page with all the BIOS links. Besides that, I'll probably upgrade my Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 tonight.

haha u are right!

techguy31 · May 14, 2012, 09:06 PM

Does this mean my P67 Extreme4 Gen3 will also update its 3 pci-e lanes x16 to 3.0?

erixx · May 14, 2012, 09:12 PM

In one year with the P67 the only BSOD I have had have been when installing Asrock XTU utility. That is twice

Uninstalled of course.

SIGSEGV · May 15, 2012, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erixx

In one year with the P67 the only BSOD I have had have been when installing Asrock XTU utility. That is twice

Uninstalled of course.

QFT

BSOD BSOD BSOD BSOD BSOD..

and also they had bios bugs (P67 bios ver 2.0)

May 14, 2012, 02:39 PM	#1
Cristian_25H Staff Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Still on the East Side Posts: 41 (0.08/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 962 Times in 486 Posts	ASRock Takes Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs to Z68, P67 and H67 Series Motherboards World's top 3 motherboard manufacturer ASRock today announced that its entire line of Intel P67, H67 and Z68 series motherboards will support Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs by updating the latest P version BIOS & Drivers! Via an Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, ASRock P67, H67 and Z68 series motherboards are resurrected. Users may expect more powerful processing speed yet lower power consumption by the world's first 22 nm 3-D Transistors. "Besides pursuing extremes with hardcore hardware enthusiasts and die-hard gamers, making high-end technology easy and accessible for everybody is also one of ASRock's goals." commented James Lee, V.P. of Sales and Marketing at ASRock. "We have no doubt that users will be thrilled as much as we are with these updates, it will be like experiencing a brand new motherboard all over again." ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series are designed for mainstream enthusiasts who are seeking for stunning performance, solid construction without breaking their piggy bank. P67 brings native OC performance, H67 offers integrated graphics and the hybrid Z68 platform embraces dual personalities, allowing users to take all major advances over the previous platforms. Packed with Intel's fabulous features, ASRock exclusive XFast 555 Technology and the support for new Ivy Bridge processors, ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series motherboards will definitely serve pretty much all your needs! The long and bitter wait has finally come to an end, now you may enjoy the sweet fruits which ASRock has promised. Be prepared for the overwhelming force of Intel® Ivy Bridge CPUs. Hurry to download the new versions of P BIOS and drivers from the ASRock website right now! You are merely a click away from the 3rd generation CPUs, so what are you waiting for? New ASRock P BIOS for Z68/P67/H67 Motherboard Series: http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2012ivy/

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May 14, 2012, 03:00 PM	#2
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,284 (2.44/day) Thanks: 943 Thanked 963 Times in 671 Posts System Specs	Good to know although there's no need or justification to replace my SB with IB. Haswell could be an option next year but that's a different story. I see an option for those with an SB i3 to upgrade to a superior Ivy chip.

May 14, 2012, 03:02 PM	#3
erixx Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Moorsoldaten barracks Posts: 2,183 (1.89/day) Thanks: 709 Thanked 312 Times in 250 Posts System Specs	sweet! Times comes that I will have to check those ivies... but a generation further Edit: Of course, CrappyDad!

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May 14, 2012, 09:06 PM	#12
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erixx Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Moorsoldaten barracks Posts: 2,183 (1.89/day) Thanks: 709 Thanked 312 Times in 250 Posts System Specs	In one year with the P67 the only BSOD I have had have been when installing Asrock XTU utility. That is twice Uninstalled of course.

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