Tom's Hardware 2015 Editors' Choice: ASRock X99E-ITXac

     

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 9, 2015 – Just because something is small, doesn't necessarily mean that it is inferior. Take ASRock X99E-ITX/ac for an example, the world's first and only mini-ITX sized Intel^® X99 chipset motherboard packs more than enough computing power to exceed the expectations of the editor's and testers over at Tom's Hardware. Thus winning the highest honor they bestow, Tom's Hardware 2015 Editors' Choice award!

"The X99E-ITX/ac combines the compactness of Mini ITX with the computing prowess of a Haswell-E CPU. A two-DIMM limit that seems restrictive by X99 standards is standard in Mini ITX, and our benchmark prove that more bandwidth is rarely needed. Being both a good overall product and an exclusive in its class, the X99E-ITX/ac wins our Best In Class "Choice" award." said Thomas Soderstrom, chief editor of Tom's hardware.

Despite its relatively tiny size and sacrifices for space, X99E-ITX/ac is built around an extremely powerful Intel^® X99 chipset and an ASRock X Series OC Socket. This new socket design unlocks the hidden performance of Intel^® LGA 2011-3 socket CPUs, giving the overall performance a huge boost. As for most people's concern over the uncommon narrow ILM cooler mount, ASRock includes a server grade cooling fan plus a water cooling mounting bracket for free, so that user won't have to worry about where to purchase narrow ILM fans or accidently buying something that won't fit.

Watch us play Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on X99E-ITX/ac:

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