ASRock Unveils X99M-Killer USB 3.1 Socket LGA2011v3 Motherboard

[btarunr]

ASRock unveiled its latest socket LGA2011v3 motherboard for Core i7 "Haswell-E" processors, the X99M-Killer USB 3.1. Characterized by its micro-ATX form-factor and two 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 ports, the board offers a pretty tight feature-set. To begin with, the board draws power from 24-pin ATX, 8-pin EPS, and an optional 4-pin Molex. A 12-phase VRM conditions it for the CPU, which is wired to four DDR4 DIMM slots, supporting quad-channel memory. Expansion slots include two PCI-Express 3.0 x16 wired to the CPU, and one PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x4), wired to the PCH.

Storage connectivity on the X99M-Killer USB 3.1 include ten SATA 6 Gb/s, from which two turn into SATA-Express 10 Gb/s, an eSATA 6 Gb/s, and one Ultra M.2 (PCI-Express 3.0 x4 physical-layer). Modern connectivity includes ASRock's Purity Sound 2 onboard audio solution, featuring a 115 dBA SNR CODEC, audio-grade capacitors, a headphones amplifier, and ground-layer isolation on the PCB; two gigabit Ethernet interfaces, one driven by a Killer E2205, and another by Intel i218-V controller; two USB 3.1 ports (type-A connectors), six USB 3.0 (four on the rear panel, two by header), and a pair of low-latency, power-stabilized USB 2.0 ports, meant for gaming mice or keyboards. Also featured is dual-BIOS, with manual switching between two physical EEPROMs. ASRock didn't announce pricing or availability.



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[micropage7]

nice, compact looks pretty promising

 

[Chaitanya]

Finally m-ATX form factor is getting some love from X99 platform.

 

[AsRock]

Only 2x2.0 USB ports ?,

low-latency, power-stabilized USB 2.0 ports, meant for gaming mice or keyboards

Why will the USB 30\3.1 port fry mech keyboards by any chance ?. Funny since i am only using USB 2.0 ports for mine now that lights and keys have stopped failing.

 

[Uplink10]

Better wait for 100 series chipset which will have USB 3.1 support on die.