Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Ak!ta · 17 Jul 2011 at 16:33

Looks interesting... Hope OcUK stock this !

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Ak!ta · 27 Jul 2011 at 09:41

I will be ordering mine next week from OcUK...

Ak!ta · 27 Jul 2011 at 21:55

Apparently in stock next week.... im ordering mine as soon as their in

Ak!ta · 27 Jul 2011 at 23:02

That could be interesting, i will be in London Friday / Saturday. :cool:

Ak!ta · 7 Aug 2011 at 20:51

Deluxe1 said:
Thought it was 2 years warranty? First year with the retailer then the 2nd with Asrock.

It is AFAIK. But it has to be registered within 30 days of purchase through retailer ?

Ak!ta · 12 Aug 2011 at 22:09

Mine arrived yesterday... new system now up and running !!!

Ak!ta · 23 Aug 2011 at 21:59

Their controlled automatically via the Asrock eXtreme Tuner software.

Ak!ta · 24 Aug 2011 at 00:19

You wont be disappointed....it's a great board !!

Ak!ta · 28 Aug 2011 at 09:44

tlrBeta said:
Hi guys,

Just installed the system in my signature and the system is hanging on bios splash screen. After say a minute or two, it boots into windows and the system is behaving as normal.

No real errors on the motherboard during the process, just pretty slow. Any ideas would be appreciated as I have checked everything.

Cheers

Your SSD drive will come in IDE mode. Go into Bios and enable ACHI mode and then attach and install OS on the SSD.
What other settings are you using in Bios ?

Ak!ta · 28 Aug 2011 at 19:16

Try disabling the splash screen in Bios. Mine shows for a few secs after updates, but nothing like your saying... Normal boot time is probs around 4 secs i would say ?

Ak!ta · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:21

Phil2008 said:
Will the "Thermalright Venomous X Black Edition" cooler fit ok, as the heatsinks look quite high around cpu?

Depends on the ram that you have installed. If it's low profile it should be ok.
What ram and case are you using ?

Ak!ta · 31 Aug 2011 at 22:17

Shouldn't be a problem, i have the Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler and it fits fine.

Ak!ta · 5 Sep 2011 at 08:44

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
or Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
either of these should fit with that cooler.

Ak!ta · 5 Sep 2011 at 20:27

You should be fine with that ram. I am using a Titan Fenrir Evo, which is probably as big and i had no problems. Also your case is 229mm wide so there should not be any problems there either, as the cooler is approx 166mm in height...

Ak!ta · 6 Sep 2011 at 19:08

AFAIK That is the only BIOS version for this board as yet.

Ak!ta · 8 Sep 2011 at 20:27

Good job, now have fun !!!

Ak!ta · 15 Sep 2011 at 19:32

What OC's are people running on this board ?

Ak!ta · 15 Sep 2011 at 20:54

wab said:
How would this board preform with the ram I am using now, just picked up a i7 2600k ..so now hunting a motherboard. (ram in sig)

Edit: I would just use 3x2GB sticks (will buy new ram at a later date - once I have flogged the other 6gb)

Miss read sorry. The board would run fine using 2x2gb sticks, are you looking at overclocking ?

Ak!ta · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:10

Update drivers/bios ?

Ak!ta · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:56

The i5 is what people use for gaming. The i7 is better for multi-threading, but you don't need the i7 for gaming.
As for the ram, you might be better to sell it as a job lot.
What are you using your pc for?