VisionX Series (Haswell)

Tom's Hardware 2014 Approved Award

Introducing the world’s first 22nm 3-D transistors from Intel^® that ensure lower power consumption, amazing multitasking performance, stunning visuals and built in security to keep you safer.

Engineered for supremacy, designed for efficiency and packed with incredible features such as support for BD3D and HD3D technology, the AMD Radeon R9 M270X series offers more than just the world’s most advanced graphics.

MHSL is ASRock’s exclusive HD video and digital audio interface for connecting mobile phones, tablets or other portable devices to your PC and then to a monitor. Not only does it support the MHL standard’s features such as charging while browsing the portable device’s content on another monitor, MHSL also lets users sync data between the mobile device and your PC, plus it supports ASRock’s HDMI-In feature so that other devices that support HDMI output may work through the MHSL port too.

No one has time for weak WiFi signals and sluggish internet! That's why this motherboard comes with an exclusive 2T2R 802.11ac WiFi (5G WiFi) module that supports up to 867Mbps wireless networks and Bluetooth v4.0. Experience up to 289% speed boost compared to your old WiFi!

Bluetooth v4.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into mobile devices including Apple's most recent iPhones. BT 4.0 also includes Low Energy technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs.

This HTPC supports Bitstream / audio pass through (Dolby^® TrueHD and DTS HD Master audio) with the HDMI interface for excellent audio quality that will rock you out of your shoes.

Tired of listening to crappy audio that makes your ears bleed? Experience high-quality surround sound from your personal computer. DTS Connect is a blanket name for a two-part system, including DTS Interactive and DTS Neo:PC, it is used on the computer platform only, in order to convert PC audio into the DTS format.

The onboard mSATA connector can be used to connect a Solid State Drive (SSD) for internal storage. With an SSD paired with a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), users are able to feel the speed of SSD Caching with Intel^® Smart Response Technology.

Feeling incomplete and powerless without an almighty remote control for your home theater PC? Simply control your system with ASRock’s MCE Remote Controller.

This product 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.

CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports hardware transcoding and is optimized to accelerate conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable players. Now you can easily display your favorite movies, songs and photos on iPhone, iPad, PSP, Xbox, Youtube, Facebook etc. Compile, convert and enjoy images and songs as much as you want and enhance your videos to new levels with TrueTheater Technology. Try it today!

Limitations:
1. 30-day trial limitation
2. Convert videos to the H.264 format 50 times

Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Google Toolbar is designed to help you find what you're looking for quickly and discover new things along the way. Now ASRock has both Chrome and Google Toolbar bundled with our motherboards so users may enjoy better internet surfing experiences.

For those Windows^® 8 users who miss the Start Menu, Start8 is an ideal solution that brings back the familiar Start Menu along with added customizations for greater efficiency.

* 30 days trial

MeshCentral allows you to remotely wake up a PC from any network using a single web site. Just download and install the mesh agent on your computers and your computers will show up in the "My Devices" section of MeshCentral.com.

Splashtop is a remote desktop access software that lets you remotely access your home computer from your mobile device.