ASROCK Z68 EXTREME7 GEN3 INSTOCK TOMORROW - SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE!

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The much anticipated Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Motherboard is instock tommorow with a mental one off pre order price of £209.99 inc VAT! Get in now before stock runs out!

Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - **SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE** @ £209.99 inc VAT

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Normal price £229.99 inc VAT

By adapting PCI-E 3.0 quick switch IC onboard, the ASRock motherboards can support the Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0! PCI Express 3.0 can maximize the bandwidth for the next-gen PCI Express 3.0 VGA cards, provide ultimate graphics performance. NVIDIA® NF200 chip generates more PCI-E lanes for you! With this chip onboard, ASRock motherboard is capable of running dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16 / x16 mode and three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8 mode to get maximum graphics performance. ASRock XFast LAN is a smart productivity tool to help you manage your priorities of internet applications, simplify your digital life and accomplish more. The innovative features include : Internet Application Prioritization, Lower Latency in Game, Traffic Shaping and Real-Time Analysis of Your Data. It's the smartest way to control your web programs.

XFast Charger is the best and fastest technology to charge your mobile devices via PC. With the superb XFast Charger USB port, users are assured to enjoy the quick charging experience anytime. In addition to Apple devices, it is also capable of Charging the BC 1.1 standard smart devices. ASRock XFast USB Technology redefines the new standard in high performance computing. Proving once again to be the pioneer in motherboard industry, ASRock XFast USB Series Motherboards integrate with the latest XFast USB Technology which delivers the world's fastest USB data transfer speed. According to the below graph, it shows that the ASRock XFast USB technology can even boost USB 3.0 performance up to 386.14%!

Even when the system is powered off (in ACPI S5 mode), On/Off Play Technology still allows users to enjoy the great audio experience from the portable audio devices through the PC speaker. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a revolutionary BIOS utility which offers tweak-friendly options in an advanced viewing interface. Compared with traditional BIOS design, the latest UEFI utility provides lots improved functions. THX TruStudio is specially designed to bring the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios to the PC. Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective. By adopting digital Pulse-width modulation (PWM), the ASRock motherboard can provide CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly. Compared to analog PWM, digital PWM can optimize the CPI power solution and provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor.

Coupled with six USB 3.0 and six SATA3 ports, the ASRock motherboard offers plenty of storage options. Based on the concept of customization, this board is specially equipped with six USB 3.0 ports (two from external Front USB 3.0 panel, four from real I/O) and six SATA 3 connectors to satisfy PC DIYer’s various needs. The advanced V8+4 Power Phase features sturdy components and completely smooth power delivery to the CPU. It offers unmatched overclocking capability and enhanced performance with the lowest temperatures for PC gaming enthusiasts. Premium Gold Caps are luxury capacitors. These 100% Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps with a premium gold coating representing long life and stable performance. Compared with others Z68 chipset motherboard which brings limited PCI-E lanes, ASRock Z68 motherboard break the limitation and offer sufficient PCI-E lanes solution by embedding PLX PEX8608 chip onboard. Users can simply enjoy all PCI-E devices.





Was £229.99 Inc. VAT

Only £209.99 inc VAT.

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I suppose its more a case of, if you want this level of spec, this is the best priced board out there...

If you want a lower spec board on a budget as far as I can see ASrock still cater for that market with a number of models across all sockets?!
 
As well as being packed with all the same features as the top of the range MSI, Gigabyte and Asus boards, it has a much much much better PCI lane layout. With boards like this people usually run x2 SLI with a soundcard. Perfect layout, for me at least. Looks better too :)
It also doesn't have one of those god awful Marvell controllers for the extra SATA III ports. Hope the new one performs better.
 
Not really considering you get x5 PCI-E x16 lanes(1 of which for PCI-E 3.0), x2 NF200 chips, dual gigabit etc.

Equivilant Asus/Gigabyte board would cost nigh on £100 more!

Direct from the website :

■NVIDIA® NF200 Chip Onboard (Dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16/x16; three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8)

You don't actually have 5 pcie x16 slots at all.

Not bad compared to other boards after some research but its not all you're making it out to be!
 
Not really considering you get x5 PCI-E x16 lanes(1 of which for PCI-E 3.0), x2 NF200 chips, dual gigabit etc.

Equivilant Asus/Gigabyte board would cost nigh on £100 more!

Where in the spec is the x2 nf200 chips? If you can tell me I'm wrong on the 5x 16x lanes you quoted me I'll buy one now. Otherwise its not what its advertised as nath!
 
Direct from the website :

■NVIDIA® NF200 Chip Onboard (Dual VGA cards at PCI-E x16/x16; three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8)

You don't actually have 5 pcie x16 slots at all.

Not bad compared to other boards after some research but its not all you're making it out to be!

the 5x PCIe x16 refers to the maximum size of card that will fit, not the bandwidth. pretty much every motherboard is advertised in this way
 
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