Asrock P67 Extreme 4

Majidae · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:05

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but will ocuk be stocking this board.

The only difference I can see fromthe Extreme 4 and Extreme 6 are 2 less usb 3.0 ports and 2 SATA 3 connectors, and v8 + 2 as opposed to v16 +2 power phase design. What does the power phase design mean and what difference would that mean if i went for extreme 4 over extreme 6?

Darien · 20 Jan 2011 at 03:25

I'm no electrical engineer but I believe the larger amount of phases makes it easier to perform very high overclocks and keep them stable. I have a suspicion it's a bit like overselling PSU power though - those people who think they need a kilowatt PSU to run a basic desktop system for instance.

milkamil · 11 Mar 2011 at 10:18

Anyone have update on this? Is there any chance to get Extreme4/6 from ocuk soon?

Cheers!

texxx74 · 11 Mar 2011 at 21:24

I would like to know this as well. Extreme 4 is great value for money but I can not find it anywhere in Uk :-(

Laser man · 11 Mar 2011 at 21:30

milkamil, I'm fairly sure your sig is too large.

I'd never heard of this board before, sounds pretty good though. I would definitely be a potential customer if OCUK stocked it

Elevon · 11 Mar 2011 at 21:44

Laser man said:
milkamil, I'm fairly sure your sig is too large.

I'd never heard of this board before, sounds pretty good though. I would definitely be a potential customer if OCUK stocked it

It has plenty of great reviews http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67 Extreme4 .

Elevon · 11 Mar 2011 at 21:47

texxx74 said:
I would like to know this as well. Extreme 4 is great value for money but I can not find it anywhere in Uk

I think all the faulty B2 Sandy Bridge ones have been recalled,the B3 version should be out real soon since Asrock have stated so,plus the extra 1 year free warranty is great" Buy ASRock New Sandy Bridge Motherboard, Get an Extra 1 Year Extended Warranty" http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html

texxx74 · 11 Mar 2011 at 23:42

Elevon said:
I think all the faulty B2 Sandy Bridge ones have been recalled,the B3 version should be out real soon since Asrock have stated so,plus the extra 1 year free warranty is great" Buy ASRock New Sandy Bridge Motherboard, Get an Extra 1 Year Extended Warranty" http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html

Can't wait than. After msi, giga and so on, it will be my first asrock, hope I won't regret buying it.

w3bbo · 12 Mar 2011 at 01:01

Majidae said:
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but will ocuk be stocking this board.

The only difference I can see fromthe Extreme 4 and Extreme 6 are 2 less usb 3.0 ports and 2 SATA 3 connectors, and v8 + 2 as opposed to v16 +2 power phase design. What does the power phase design mean and what difference would that mean if i went for extreme 4 over extreme 6?

Darien said:
I'm no electrical engineer but I believe the larger amount of phases makes it easier to perform very high overclocks and keep them stable. I have a suspicion it's a bit like overselling PSU power though - those people who think they need a kilowatt PSU to run a basic desktop system for instance.

In a VERY basic sense phase design is for power switching. The more phases (all things being equal) will result in cleaner (read effecient) power regulation, in effect using more of the power it is being provided. This will result in less power being wasted as heat (by product). The less efficient a phase design is the more heat will be created and thus 'dirtier' the power will be, i.e ripple, which is bad for overclock stability.

However, do not always be fooled by the number of phases. A 4 phase power design could easily out perform 16 phase one if the components used are of a much higher quality

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