Asrock Extreme 6 Z77 extreme overclocking

NathWraith · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:42

Hi guys,

Just had a cool news update from Asrock regarding there Extreme6 Z77.

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Overclock Intel Core i7 3770K CPU To 6.9GHz With LN2 Cooling

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, April 23, 2012 – CPU overclocking new record releases today! Record-breaking motherboard maker, ASRock Inc., is excited to announce that Intel’s new start Ivy Bridge Core i7 3770K processor was able to be overclocked to incredible 6.9GHz with the company’s newly released Z77 Extreme6 motherboard. The overclocking-friendly Z77 Extreme6 mobo was designed for optimized performance and built upon top-quality components that are ripe for extreme amounts of overclocking.

New record was created by the World’s Legendary Overclocker, Nick Shih, who had been topped the Professional Overclockers League for 18 months straight. With only two-year overclocking experience, Nick Shih is a living legend who holds the world champion title as well as being multiple overclocking world-records keeper which included both 2D and 3D tests.

Of course, good overclocking is only possible with good cooling setup. By using Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) cooling, ASRock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard is allowed to achieve the highest value of CPU overclocking at 6.9GHz! Moreover, the PC is even able to run Super PI 1M calculation programs stably and costs 5.304 seconds merely. Whoop! That’s really amazing and exciting.

Above: CPU-Z is ideal for keeping an eye on clocks. It shows how crazy the Core i7 3770K is that a 97 percent increase in speed to 6.9GHz from default 3.5 GHz with ASRock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard.

Above: World’s Legendary OC Master, Nick Shih, managed to hit 6.9GHz, and completely run the Super PI 1M calculations only within 5.304 seconds. Compared with 10 seconds of the normal default, Z77 Extreme6 only needs 5.304 seconds to run all Super PI 1M programs, so you can obviously see the stable performance of that PC.

Miracle also happened to Nick Shih’s another OC experiment. With the same configuration which includes Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge Core i7 3770K processor, ASRock Z77 Extreme6 mainboard can overclock CPU to 6.7GHz high speed, and can even completely run Super PI 32M calculation programs within 4 minutes 53.719 seconds.

Above: With LN2 cooling, ASRock Z77 Extreme6 is able to maintain CPU speed in 6.7GHz high speed, and run Super PI 32M programs in such a short time – 4 mins and 53.719 secs. Users can easily realize how stable the system was.

SeraphX · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:44

to the people bashing Asrock as 'budget' ^^ yeah lol read it and weep

NathWraith · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:48

SeraphX said:
to the people bashing Asrock as 'budget' ^^ yeah lol read it and weep

It is crazy how much they have improved over the years.

I run a Z68 Extreme 7 myself and have been nothing but impressed, if I make the move to Z77 I will definitely be giving the extreme 6 a look in

Nigel014 · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:50

SeraphX said:
to the people bashing Asrock as 'budget' ^^ yeah lol read it and weep

The previous record was with the z77x-ud5h, achieving 6.6GHZ. And they both come in at the same price.

SeraphX · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:50

They are great, and in a time with more and more people wanting color co-ordinated boards, the new Z77 series look fantastic, offer all the features you're going to need and a bargain price, compared to more costly offerings from the likes of GA and MSI. I love my Extreme4

Nigel014 said:
The previous record was with the z77x-ud5h, achieving 6.6GHZ. And they both come in at the same price.

So the Asrock wins on price, looks and performance.

Nigel014 · 23 Apr 2012 at 13:52

SeraphX said:
So the Asrock wins on price, looks and performance.

If you're ever going to run LN2, then sure.

NathWraith · 23 Apr 2012 at 14:30

Nigel014 said:
If you're ever going to run LN2, then sure.

Yeah but they do this to show what the board is capable of.

Not too dissimilar to when car manufacturers publish top speeds, no one is ever going to do them but they are still relevant to the performance.

Just interesting to know what the limits of the hardware are.

Twirlywoos · 27 Apr 2012 at 18:19

No air cooling benches? aggghh! No disrespect but I don't see the point in posting LN2 benches when the mainstream user is on air/liquid.

tipes · 27 Apr 2012 at 18:26

NathWraith said:
It is crazy how much they have improved over the years.

I run a Z68 Extreme 7 myself and have been nothing but impressed, if I make the move to Z77 I will definitely be giving the extreme 6 a look in

Also have this board - its great

Tea_Bag · 27 Apr 2012 at 18:45

majnu said:
No air cooling benches? aggghh! No disrespect but I don't see the point in posting LN2 benches when the mainstream user is on air/liquid.

Totally agree. those results don't mean anything to me. even with the same equipment I wouldn't be able to do near those clocks. it took the the best professional overclocker to do that, and I doubt he took just any old 3770K anyway.

I want real world OC results and reviews, which is why I never published this info when I found it looking for reviews of the board I just purchased

the_director · 27 Apr 2012 at 19:33

It all seems a bit pointless really.

c17hou86 · 3 May 2012 at 21:00

Forget LN2... anyone gettin any good overclocks on air or water? im hittin 4.8 but gettin BSOD when running programs, seems to stress test ok and temps are fine not going over 75c and volts at 1.3 max (offset), any ideas? im running i7 3770k