June 2013  


ASRock's Z87 Extreme6/ac Triumphs with the Editors' Choice Silver Award from AnandTech!

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 28, 2013 – It is that time of the year again, the market is swarming with the latest 8 series products, and the ultimate question emerges once more, which motherboard should I get for some Haswell goodness? One of the most globally trusted tech sites, AnandTech reviewed four motherboards each from Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock and ASUS. ASRock's Z87 Extreme6/ac beat all odds and was offered with their Editors' Choice Silver Award!

Overclocking CPU Frequency on H87 and B85 Motherboards Made Possible with ASRock's Non-Z OC

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 27, 2013 – Who ever said that only K series CPUs and the Z-family platform are capable of being overclocked? The avant-garde company ASRock has broken this limitation with an exciting new feature named Non-Z OC! Via this feature overclockers may install their K series CPUs to ASRock's Fatal1ty H87 Performance or any other H87 B85 chipset motherboards and start overclocking immediately!

Another New World Record: Nick Shih
Overclocked Intel® i7-4770K CPU to 6.95GHz with ASRock Z87M OC Formula!

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 19, 2013 – Only ASRock motherboards can transcend ASRock motherboards! Following the two new memory overclocking world records which happened in early June, today once again the world's leading motherboard maker ASRock announced that the legendary OC Master Nick Shih has reached an incredible 6947.57MHz with the Intel® Core™ i7-4770K processor and ASRock Z87M OC Formula motherboard, topping the chart on HWBOT again.

ASRock Guarantees 5 Year Warranty for Z87 OC Formula Motherboards with Waterproof Conformal Coating

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 14, 2013 – Accidents happen, especially when you try to avoid them. But rest assured that ASRock's latest ATX sized OC Formula Series motherboards, including Z87 OC Formula/ac (with 802.11ac WiFi support) and Z87 OC Formula are protected by a special layer of Conformal Coating. As you've probably already heard, Conformal Coating protects the motherboards from conductive liquids, dust, corrosion and extreme temperatures*. And if you still feel skeptical about the lifespan of your overclocking oriented motherboards, fear not! ASRock guarantees 5 year warranty!

ASRock's Motherboards Win More Awards and Break More World Records at COMPUTEX 2013 with TweakTown

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 11, 2013 – They say Haswell is faster, but do those incremental improvements justify for building a new desktop PC this year? The globally trusted tech site, TweakTown answers this question by awarding ASRock's latest member of the OC Formula Series, Z87 OC Formula/ac with a Best of COMPUTEX 2013 award!

Higher and Higher Memory Clocks! Z87M OC Formula Breaks World Record Again with Memory Running at DDR3 4285.6MHz!

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 10, 2013 – The one and only ace of overclocking Nick Shih continues to push DDR3 memory frequencies to new boundaries which no man has ever set foot on. He has reached a ludicrous DDR3 4285.6MHz with ASRock's Z87M OC Formula, the micro sized Z87 motherboard he designed specifically for overclocking, and it all happened on this year's overclocking show at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013!

ASRock COMPUTEX 2013 Latest News : Two Tom's Hardware Awards for Z87 Extreme6 & M8, A New World Record of Z87M OC Formula @DDR3 4281.4MHz

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 7, 2013 – For those who couldn't make it here to COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013, it must be a bummer to miss out all the fun and new computing products, especially when ASRock already has two new Intel® based Z87 rigs that each won an award from the globally respected IT media Tom's Hardware! We are honored to inform you that ASRock's Z87 Extreme6 has won the Approved Award for its innovative new features and incredible design. On the other hand, ASRock and BMW Group DesignworksUSA's brainchild, the futuristic looking M8 also snatched Tom's Hardware Best of COMPUTEX 2013 award just earlier. What's more, the most talented overclocker in the world, Nick Shih just breaks another record again! He has reached an unbelievably DDR3 4281MHz with the newly launched Z87M OC Formula at COMPUTEX 2013.

ASRock's Innovative Half Width Server Motherboards Make Simple and Reliable Cluster-in-a-Box Storage Servers

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 3, 2013 – ASRock's 2U2N8L storage server barebone with Microsoft® Server 2012 Storage Space and LSI High Availability cards made its debut at COMPUTEX 2013. These new innovative servers from ASRock are the most simple, reliable, also affordable entry level shared storage systems.

ASRock's Z87M OC Formula Has Already Broken the World Record with a DDR3 Memory Module Running at 4095MHz!

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, June 1, 2013 – Yesteryear, we've seen the OC Formula motherboard and its overclocking grandeur as it broke multiple world records and scooped aplenty awards. Well, just now ASRock has revealed the next generation Z87M OC Formula, and it seems as this one is born to be even faster. Nick Shih, the master of overclocking and his friend John Lam from HKEPC OC has already broke a world record by overclocking a single Team Group - Xtreem-LV-2666 DDR3 4G memory module to an unearthly 4095MHz on the new motherboard!

Z87 Extreme6/ac, AnandTech: Silver2013/6/27

Rocking with 802.11ac WiFi and undefeatable connectivity, ASRock's Z87 Extreme6/ac triumphs with the Editors' Choice Silver Award from AnandTech!

Z87M Extreme4, TweakPC.de: Recommended2013/6/26

Small but powerful! Z87M Extreme4 has got the Recommended Hardware badge from TweakPC.

Z87 Extreme4, CrazyPC.ro: Silver2013/6/23

A mix of useful features and great performance. Z87 Extreme4 has been presented the Silver Award from CrazyPC.ro.

Z87E-ITX, TweakTown: Best Features2013/6/20

The tiny board that packs a massive punch! Z87E-ITX has won the Best Features Award from TweakTown!

Fatal1ty H87 Performance, 59hardware.net: Recommended2013/6/19

Meets all expectations and blows you away! Fatal1ty H87 Performance picked up the Recommended award from 59hardware.net.

Z87 OC Formula, TweakTown: Editor's Choice2013/6/16

A truly awesome motherboard for extreme overclockers. Z87 OC Formula has been dubbed Editor's Choice by TweakTown!

Z87 Extreme3, Play3r.net: Value2013/6/13

If you're looking for a Z87 motherboard crammed with features, manages to hold an overclock while looking pretty decent, then the ASRock Z87 Extreme3 could be the board for you. ASRock's Z87 Extreme3 got a Value Award from Play3r.net.

Z87 Extreme4, Vortez: Bronze2013/6/11

Z87 Extreme4 performs well and has some interesting features. Z87 Extreme4 has obtained the Bronze award from Vortez!

Z87 Extreme4, XFastest.com: Editor's Choice2013/6/10

A combination of the best materials, innovative features and a low price. Z87 Extreme4 has won the Editor Recommended award from XFastest.com.

FM2A85X Extreme4, HispaZone.com: Recommended Quality / Price2013/6/10

Fairly inexpensive for a motherboard with so much features. ASRock's FM2A85X Extreme4 wins the Recommended Quality/Price award from HispaZone.com!

Z87 Extreme6, KitGuru: Worth Buying2013/6/10

A good low cost, high performance motherboard. ASRock Z87 Extreme6 wins the Worth Buying badge from KitGuru!

Z87 Extreme6, TweakPC.de: Recommended2013/6/4

Z87 Extreme6 uses grandeur features as well as high quality components to differentiate itself from competitors. Z87 Extreme6 snatches the Recommended Hardware badge from TweakPC.

Z87 Extreme6, Tom's Hardware: Approved2013/6/3

ASRock surprises buyers with abundant features and extremely low prices. ASRock's Z87 Extreme6 is awarded the Approved badge by Tom's Hardware!

Your voice, we heard it!

"Asrock does it again i love it :)" ...... Robbin Van Wilgen

"Saw this news earlier and I think it's awesome." ...... Cory Laliberte

"All the way asrock is the best." ...... Issah Oscar

"When you design smart and build sturdy that tends to happen ;D, Great work this year guys!" ...... Charles Worpek

"sir nick shih youare best! for the asrock! you asrock the word yeahhhhh!" ...... Jetro Sigue