Tuesday, January 15th 2013
ASRock Announces 990FX Extreme9 Flagship AM3+ Motherboard
Leading motherboard manufacturer ASRock has announced today the debut of its most deluxe motherboard of the AM3+ Series - introducing ASRock 990FX Extreme9. Even though packed with the same chipset, this motherboard has added multitudes of features to stir up anticipation for the AMD product lines. Features such as premium gold caps, rock steady power phase design, top notch Intel gigabit LAN solution and also the ASRock exclusive X-Boost for easy and efficient overclocking.
ASRock 990FX Extreme9 is composed by the most luxurious hardware components. It uses AMD 990FX and SB950 chipsets and supports AM3+ processors with up to eight cores, the CPU is provided with high quality power solutions. Premium gold caps that extend the motherboard's life span 2.5 times longer than usual, Digi Power for smoother CPU Vcore voltages, 12+2 power phase design for stable performance and revolutionary Dual-Stack MOSFET for larger die area, lower Rds(on) and better CPU Vcore power efficiency.
The memory includes dual channel DDR3 DIMM slots that support up to 2450 MHz when overclocked. Another 4 PCIe 2.0 x16 expansion slots for supporting NVIDIA 3-Way SLI and AMD 3-Way CrossFireX technology, so users may immerse themselves in mind blowing graphics. As for LAN, ASRock 990FX Extreme9 promises to offer the best internet experience with Intel 82583V Gigabit LAN. With the 7.1 CH HD audio by Realtek ALC898 which supports THX TruStudio, audiophiles won't be disappointed either. Storage devices and other peripherals are more than welcomed with the 8 SATA3 and 8 USB 3.0 ports, and with the free bundled ASRock exclusive front USB 3.0 panel users may connect two USB 3.0 devices and also find enough space to install 2.5 inch HDDs or SSDs. Moreover, the High density power connectors reduce over 23% power loss and also lower the pins' temperature by 22 degrees Celsius.
Game Changing Software
If you're thinking that ASRock 990FX Extreme9 has hardcore hardware specifications, then wait till you hear about the rich software support it has to offer. The ASRock exclusive X-Boost technology allows anyone to overclock their computer by merely hitting the X key during POST, the system is automatically unleashed with up to 116% performance boost!
Other software surprises include the exclusive XFast 555 technology for 5 times faster USB/LAN/RAM speed; the amazing Fast Boot for ludicrous 1.5 second Windows 8 log in and it will boot up so fast that you will definitely need "Restart to UEFI" to enter the UEFI setup page; ASRock Dehumidifier to prevent dampness, Easy RAID Installer, etc.
Were you patiently waiting for the dream motherboard with cool specs and rich features? If so, we have saved the best for last with ASRock 990FX Extreme9. Let the sturdy components, overwhelming performance and futuristic design change your computing style.
For more information, visit the product page.
ASRock 990FX Extreme9 is composed by the most luxurious hardware components. It uses AMD 990FX and SB950 chipsets and supports AM3+ processors with up to eight cores, the CPU is provided with high quality power solutions. Premium gold caps that extend the motherboard's life span 2.5 times longer than usual, Digi Power for smoother CPU Vcore voltages, 12+2 power phase design for stable performance and revolutionary Dual-Stack MOSFET for larger die area, lower Rds(on) and better CPU Vcore power efficiency.
Game Changing Software
If you're thinking that ASRock 990FX Extreme9 has hardcore hardware specifications, then wait till you hear about the rich software support it has to offer. The ASRock exclusive X-Boost technology allows anyone to overclock their computer by merely hitting the X key during POST, the system is automatically unleashed with up to 116% performance boost!
Other software surprises include the exclusive XFast 555 technology for 5 times faster USB/LAN/RAM speed; the amazing Fast Boot for ludicrous 1.5 second Windows 8 log in and it will boot up so fast that you will definitely need "Restart to UEFI" to enter the UEFI setup page; ASRock Dehumidifier to prevent dampness, Easy RAID Installer, etc.
Were you patiently waiting for the dream motherboard with cool specs and rich features? If so, we have saved the best for last with ASRock 990FX Extreme9. Let the sturdy components, overwhelming performance and futuristic design change your computing style.
For more information, visit the product page.
19 Comments on ASRock Announces 990FX Extreme9 Flagship AM3+ Motherboard
by the this guy who make review just like someone escaped from bank robbery and first time on TV.
Give us VIA Vinyl Integratd audio plz!
I gave up on wanting better on board audio when Microsoft got rid of 3d audio... since i game and there is no 3d audio whatever is on board is more than good enough now a days
Every quality mobo I have seen in recent years has a VRM thermal throttle that lowers the CPU voltage and frequency if the VRM circuit is running too hot. This is sort of a half-arsed solution for insufficient VRM power capacity when needed, with seriously overclocked CPUs, especially 8-core FX models. Some mobo VRM circuits still burn out as they are really poor designs and should not even be sold in their current state for 125W+ CPUs.
I contacted Asrock to inquire what was better about the Extreme 9 vs. the 990FX Fatality and they couldn't answer. Other than some minor tweaks it's pretty much the same mobo. If you need the slight differences or the price is lower than the Fatality 990FX, then this might be the mobo for you. Otherwise it's pretty much more of the same, which is fine as there is nothing wrong with the 990FX Fatality mobo IME.
Secondly, yeah... Intel for LAN... but also, probably the best choice for integrated Gbit... so, all in all, very well equipped motherboard, possibly the go-to board for enthusiast AM3+ from now on... if only it also had that fancy PCIe 3.0 that ASUS did recently, it would be (on paper) perfect.
Edit:Well, yeah... there's a big chance of Steamroller coming out in 2 socket variants, from what I can tell... or at least a tweaked Piledriver (Piledriver B?... Piledriver 2.0?) on 28nm... I for one wish a new platform altogether... (with finally more pins that the age-old 9xx since Athlon 64...) LGA, PCIe 3.0, HyperTransport 3.1, DDR4 maybe, native USB3.0, native SATA3-only (maybe even that future PCIe standard for storage, so as we can finally see 550MB/s+ SSDs) and so on...
These industry specifications (just like DDR4), are developed years in advance of their actual need so manufacturers can test and develop future solutions.