7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection, DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec) , Premium Blu-ray audio support
Free Software : CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial
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Features
Turbo UCC One Click for All-in-One Function!
Turbo UCC technology provides you an all-in-one solution to unlock the hidden cpu cores in the CPU, get the amazing system performance boost by auto-overclocking, and running the system in a certainly lower power consumption level as well. When you press "X" when switch on the computer, the system will automatically reboot itself, after that, the system will execute the Turbo UCC function. Enabling Turbo UCC, it will automatically help you to unlock the extra CPU core to enjoy an instant performance boost, and the system performance will boost up by overclocking CPU frequency, memory frequency and all related voltage settings! Different from normal high-energy consumption for overclocking or system upgrading process, ASRock Turbo UCC can allow an energy-saving overclocking or system upgrade computing operation!
ASRock UCC Key to Unlock CPU Core
Unlock CPU potential up to 6 cores, AMD X2 / X3 Core ⇒ X4 Core, AMD X4 Core ⇒ X6 Core 100% CPU Performance Boost!
System Performance Comparison Between UCC Enabled and Disabled
* The success rate of this enhancement depends on the individual CPU. * The technological implement of Unlock CPU Core may vary by different models.
Delivering data transfer rates up to 10X faster than USB 2.0 with optimized power efficiency. USB 3.0 technology advances the data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.
SATA3 & eSATA3
Enjoy 6 Gb/s high transfer speed now! Maximum your harddisk performance with SATA3.0. SATA3 technology enables the incredible data transfer rate up to 6 Gb/s speed which is 2X faster speed over SATA2.
Provide the Most Convenient eSATA3 device connectivity eSATA3, the much-anticipated interface, can not only provide the faster transfer speed up to 6 Gb/s but also the hassle-free computing environment.
Phenom II X6 6-Core CPU Ready
ASRock App Charger
Fast Charge & Charge Anytime
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.
Key features of DirectX 10.1 include an updated shader model, improved anti-aliasing support, more flexible data access, and tighter specifications for better applicationcompatibility.
EuP / ErP Ready
EuP / ErP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP / ErP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP / ErP standard, the EuP / ErP ready motherboard and the EuP / ErP ready power supply are required. (The EuP / ErP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current consumption.).
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
This motherboard supports HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) which is an interface standard for transferring uncompressed video data and delivering multi-channel audio through a single cable. Both video and audio data signals transferred through the HDMI™ interface are digital without being converted into analog, therefore it delivers the richest pictures and the most realistic sounds.
Premium Blu-ray Audio
An outstanding technology developed on ASRock motherboard! It provides the excellent audio output of 24-bit/192 kHz with its respective Blu-ray DRM compatible driver/software.
OC DNA, it’s an exclusive utility developed by ASRock’s outstanding RD team, provides a convenient way for user to share the OC settings with others. It helps you to save your overclocking settings under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and send the profile to your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours!
Instant Boot
ASRock has overcome the technical obstacles and exclusively invented a new technology that allows you to turn on your PC and boot up to Windows® in 4 seconds! ASRock Instant Boot not only excels in the Boot Up speed (3~4 sec.), it also provides clean OS, and saves the most power energy.
ASRock Instant Flash is an exclusive and the most user-friendly BIOS flash utility developed by ASRock. It is embedded in Flash ROM which is used to update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.