Asrock M8 Barebones System by BMW Designs

June 18, 2014Barebones SystemAsrock, Barebones, BMW Designs, by, M8, SystemEditor

The ASRock M8 barebones system is based on a BMW design for the Z87 platform, and it is half the width of the Bitfenix Prodigy with a really high build quality. Add to that it won the IF Product Design Award 2014.

The Asrock M8 is sold as a barebone system, which only includes a chassis, power supply, mini-ITX motherboard, fans and optical disk drive

Here is the list:

Standard Mini-ITX Chassis
The ASRock Z87-M8 motherboard designed for the chassis
Flexible to Adopt Standard PCIe x16 Graphics Card
A-Command with G-sensor integrated
Creative SoundCore 3D 7.1 CH HD Audio
2T2R WiFi 802.11ac + BT v4.0 support
XSplit 3 Months Premium License
Supports ASRock Key Master
A 450W 80 PLUS power supply designed by FSP

ASRock lay on the aesthetics of an engineering loving person, dealing in straight lines and edges, metallic shades of color including grey and red, with the only real circular part of the design being the front knob that sparks recall to the BMW i-Drive system in their recent range of high end vehicles. In fact this chassis is co-designed with the BMW Group DesignworksUSA team. The chassis comes with handles for easy movement, and is lightweight due to the steel frame/aluminum + plastic construction, which is also nice to touch, making it suitable for a thin and portable gaming PC or Steam Box.

The chassis has space for one 3.5” drive or four 2.5” drives, combined with the single ODD which makes the six SATA ports on the motherboard more than adequate. The motherboard uses SO-DIMM memory, which is now being released in faster and faster speeds for users to go above DDR3-1600 CAS9, and the PCIe slot uses a riser card to allow a GPU to be mounted in-line with the motherboard. Due to the space available for GPUs, the power supply and the cooling power of the chassis, ASRock suggest a maximum of a 200W GPU – this means up to a HD 7950 or a GTX 760. There are provisions for the tall non-reference designs, although ASRock state maximum GPU dimensions of 290mm x 137mm x 43.5mm. So no triple slot cards here.

MSRP Price: $699

Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Socket 1155 Motherboard – Ready For Serious Gaming w/ Windows 8 Support

March 15, 2014Intel Socket 1155, Motherboard SeriesAsrock, Extreme 4, Gaming, Motherboard, Ready, Socket 1155, Support, Windows 8, Z77Editor

Specifications:

Socket 1155
Premium Gold Caps
Digi Power Design, 8 + 4 Power Phase Design
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2800+(OC)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA^® Quad SLI™, SLI™
PCIE Gigabit LAN

Supports Intel^® HD Graphics with Built-in Visuals
Graphics Output Options : DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI
Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)
Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB, OMG, Internet Flash, No-K OC, Dehumidifier, UEFI System Browser
Supports Intel^® Smart Connect, Intel^® Rapid Start, Lucid Virtu Universal MVP
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite Trial

Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Motherboard – Now with Two Rear USB3.0 Ports and a Front USB3.0 Header

February 11, 2014AMD Socket AM3+ / AM3, Motherboard Series970, and a, Asrock, Extreme 3, Front USB3.0, Header, Motherboard, Now with, Ports, R2.0, Two Rear, USB3.0Editor

Supports ASRock DuraCap, Digi Power
Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2100(OC)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Support AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
4 x USB 3.0 (2 Front, 2 Rear), 5 x SATA3, 1 x eSATA3
Supports XFast 555, X-Boost, Fast Boot, Restart to UEFI, Dehumidifier, OMG, Internet Flash
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Other Features:

X-Boost
4 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 2 Back)
Fast Boot
XFast 555 Technology : XFast RAM / XFast LAN / XFast USB
Restart to UEFI
AM3+ 8-Core Processor Support
C.C.R. (Combo Cooler Retention Module)
Digi Power
Dehumidifier
Internet Flash
Graphical UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface

Asrock G41M-VS3 R2.0 Socket 775 Motherboard

January 14, 2014Intel Socket 775, Motherboard SeriesAsrock, G41M-VS3, Motherboard, R2.0, Socket 775Editor

Features:

Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz CPUs
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333(OC)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500, Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10, Max. shared memory 1759MB
Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB Technologies
Supports Instant Boot, Instant Flash, OC DNA, OC Tuner, IES, APP Charger
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Other Features:

XFast 555 Technology : XFast RAM / XFast LAN / XFast USB
ASRock App Charger
Instant Boot
Instant Flash

Asrock H81 Pro BTC (Bitcoin Mining) Motherboard – Socket 1150

January 3, 2014Intel Socket 1150, Motherboard Series1150, Asrock, Bitcoin Mining, BTC, H81, Motherboard, Pro, SocketEditor

Asrock has created a motherboard that is specially made for mining Bitcoins, the revolutionary digital crypto-currency that may be used anywhere in the world. Featuring lots of onboard PCIe slots guarantee fast GPU mining, while the additional power connectors provide advanced system stability while mining. This motherboard can also be used for Litecoin mining.

Supports 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 package

100% All Solid Capacitor design

Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1600

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 5 x PCIe 2.0 x1

Dual VGA Output Options : D-Sub, HDMI

Realtek Gigabit LAN

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

2 x SATA3, 2 x SATA2, 2 x USB 3.0, 6 x USB 2.0 (4 Front, 2 Rear)

Supports A-Tuning, XFast LAN, XFast RAM, Easy Driver Installer, FAN-Tastic Tuning, USB Key

Other Features:

4 Power Phase Design – Delivers smoother power to CPU

All Solid Capacitor Design – 100% solid state capacitors

Digi Power – uses a next generation digital PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) design

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite

ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space

XFast LAN is a convenient tool that controls internet related applications easily and efficiently

FAN-Tastic Tuning

Built-in Dehumidifier

HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

Asrock G41C-GS Socket 775 Motherboard

November 26, 2013Intel Socket 775, Motherboard SeriesAsrock, G41C-GS, Motherboard, Socket 775Editor

Features:

Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz CPUs
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333(OC) + DDR2 800
Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500, Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10, Max. shared memory 1759MB
PCIE Gigabit LAN
EuP Ready
Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB Technologies
Supports Instant Boot, Instant Flash, OC DNA, ASRock OC Tuner (Up to 143% CPU frequency increase)
Supports Intelligent Energy Saver (Up to 20% CPU Power Saving)
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Specifications:

General

CPU

- LGA 775 for Intel^® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium^® Dual Core / Celeron^® Dual Core / Celeron, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
- Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset

- Northbridge: Intel^® G41
- Southbridge: Intel^® ICH7

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR3/DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB*
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB* – DDR3 and DDR2 are supported separately.

BIOS

- 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- VCCM, NB, VTT, GTLRef Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports Smart BIOS

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics

- Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
- Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10
- Max. shared memory 1759MB
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @ 75Hz

Audio

- 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA^® VT1705 Audio Codec)

LAN

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111DL
- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Expansion / Connectivity

Slots

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

Connector

- 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No support for RAID and Hot Plug functions)
- 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x Print port header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O

I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Other Features

ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock OC DNA
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Hardware Monitor

- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

Form Factor

- Micro ATX Form Factor

OS – - Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Asrock G31M-GS R2.0 Socket 775 Motherboard

November 22, 2013Intel Socket 775, Motherboard SeriesAsrock, G31M-GS, Motherboard, R2.0, Socket 775Editor

Description:

Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800 MHz CPUs
Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100, DirectX 9.0, Max. shared memory 384MB
PCIE Gigabit LAN
EuP Ready
Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash, ASRock OC Tuner (Up to 170% CPU frequency increase)
Supports Smart BIOS, Intelligent Energy Saver (Up to 38% CPU Power Saving)

CPU

- LGA 775 for Intel^® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium^® Dual Core / Celeron^® Dual Core / Celeron, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
- Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800 MHz CPUs
- Supports CPU up to 105W
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset

Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB

Memory

Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB

BIOS

- 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- VCCM Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports Smart BIOS

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics

- Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
- Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0
- Max. shared memory 384MB
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @ 60Hz

Audio

- 5.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111DL
- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Expansion / Connectivity

Slots

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

Connector

- 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No support for RAID and Hot Plug functions)
- 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x Print port header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O

Form Factor

- Micro ATX Form Factor

Operating System / OS

- Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant

Asrock 775i65G R3.0 Socket 775 Motherboard

November 22, 2013Intel Socket 775, Motherboard Series775i65G, Asrock, Motherboard, R3.0, Socket 775Editor

Specifications:

Supports Intel^® Dual-Core Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Duo
FSB 1066 MHz for external graphics
FSB 800/533 MHz for internal graphics
Dual Channel DDR memory technology, 2 x DDR400/333/266, Max. capacity: 2GB
3 x PCI slots
1 x AGP slot for 1.5V 8X/4X AGP card
Integrated Intel^® Extreme Graphics 2, DirectX 8.0
5.1 CH Audio (Cmedia 9761A Audio Codec)
10/100 Ethernet
2 SATA, 10 USB 2.0
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite

Other features:
ASRock App Charger – Simply installing the App Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charge up to 40% faster than before. ASRock App Charger supports continuous charging when your PC enters Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). The App Charger technology has been fully applied on ASRock Full series motherboards.

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