Asrock z97x Killer adventures

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specs


Model
Brand
ASRock
Model
Fatal1ty Z97X Killer

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1150
CPU Type
Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)

Chipsets
Chipset
Intel Z97

Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4?240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported
32GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16
3
PCI Express x1
3

Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA Express
1 x SATA Express
M.2
1 x M.2
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC1150
Audio Channels
7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Series
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports
1 x D-Sub
1 x DVI-D
HDMI
1 x HDMI
USB 3.0
6 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0
1 x USB 2.0
1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
5 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors
1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED Header
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x HDD Saver Connector
1 x PCIe Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector

Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin
24 Pin

Features
Features
ASRock Super Alloy
-XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
-Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
-Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
-NexFET MOSFET
-12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
-Sapphire Black PCB

ASRock HDD Saver Technology

ASRock Full Spike Protection

ASRock Cloud

ASRock APP Shop

CPU Power
-Hi-Density Power Connector
-Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

Memory
-NexFET MOSFET
-15? Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

VGA Card
-15? Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
-PCIe Power Connector

nternet
-Qualcomm Atheros KillerTM LAN

Cooling
-XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

Audio
-Purity Sound 2

Packaging
Package Contents
ASRock Z97X Killer Motherboard
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x HDD Saver Cable
1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

 

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BIOS 1.90 SCREENSHOTS

 

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Test setup
Intel 4790k
Asrock z97x killer
2 x 4gb ram TEAM EXTREME 2666mhz
Swiftech H220x AIO cooler
MSI 290x with Artic accelero hybrid the first tried
EVGA 1300G2 PSU
120 GB Kingston hyperx X3 SSD
Windows 7 64bit SP1

 

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[Caring1]

Just a hint > http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/forums/reviews.5/
not everyone wants to scroll for 5 minutes to the bottom of the page, keeping this type of thing in one section helps.

 

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Just a hint > http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/forums/reviews.5/
not everyone wants to scroll for 5 minutes to the bottom of the page, keeping this type of thing in one section helps.

wasnt sure if that section was for reviews only done by tpu staff so i just kept it in the motherboard section.