September 2014  


Cutting-edge Front PCIe Design

EP2C612D16FM, 3U8G-C612
For customers who want a clean system with lots of drives installed to the main storage bays, the server board EP2C612D16FM is specifically designed to fit into these kind of cases, it is also tailored for ASRock Rack’s 3U8G-C612 barebone. The four edge connectors on the side of the motherboard may be connected with system switch boards to support up to 8 GPGPU/MIC cards!

Thermal Optimized Servers

EP2C612D16NM-2T8R, EP2C612D16NM-8R, EP2C612D16NM
Considering dynamics of the thermal airflow, ASRock Rack designed these server boards with CPU sockets located where they are able to receive air flow equally without disturbing the efficiency of the CPUs. Moreover, there’s an added LSI 3008 controller (optional) for providing 8 SAS3 12Gb/s through a mini SAS HD connector, and two onboard 10G Base-T LAN ports (optional). On the side, the rear i/o and PCIe x16 slots are redesigned to not only fit into 1U chassis, but also install two full height add-on cards.

ATX Compact Storage with onboard SAS3

EP2C612D8-2T8R, EP2C612D8-8R, EP2C612D8
Compact ATX sized motherboards with an abundance of storage ports, including 10 SATA3 6Gb/s ports by Intel C612 and 8 SAS3 12Gb/s ports supported by an LSI 3008 chip. What’s even more amazing is ASRock Rack has also managed to cram 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 slots and a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot onto the motherboard!

ASRock to sponsor Taipei Cricket Association

TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 25, 2014 – ASRock announced today that the company became a Sponsor of the Taipei Cricket Association (T.C.A.). Established in 1985, Taipei Cricket Association, commonly known as T.C.A. is the first Private Cricket Club based in Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.). The club mostly comprises of amateur cricket players who gather every week at the T.C.A. home ground for practice sessions and also friendly matches with other clubs. In Taiwan there are total 12 cricket teams with over 20 nationalities playing this sport right now.

ASRock X99 OC Formula Sets New World Record by Hitting 6620.73 MHz on Intel® Core i7 5960X

TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 23, 2014 – How can you speak in defense of Intel® X99 chipset's performance without setting up a robust build and push it to the limits with extreme voltages? Until now, you couldn't, but over the weekend ASRock has done it by breaking another world record. The undisputed overlord of overclocking, Nick Shih has managed to overclock an Intel® Core™ i7 5960X (Haswell-E) on ASRock X99 OC Formula to 6620.73 MHz, placing him numero uno on HWBOT!

Tom's Hardware 2014 Approved: ASRock X99 Extreme4

TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 23, 2014 – As we are all excited about the latest Intel® X99 platform and the performance breakthroughs it may achieve. ASRock's X99 Extreme4 is the first motherboard to stand out of the crowd with its luxurious hardware components and strong performance. Beating other adversaries X99 chipset motherboards in terms of high efficiency while maintaining low power usage, thus taking home the "Tom's Hardware 2014 Approved" award from the indisputable authority on tech!

Worried About Leaking Private Photos on Public Cloud Services? Try Our One Year Free Subscription of Private ASRock Cloud for a Change!

TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 5, 2014 – Now that you've heard about the massive nude celebrity photo leak this week, it's probably the right time to change your game plan for hiding those embarrassing files that for some reason you insist to keep. Either you have photos of yourself embracing the sidewalk while intoxicated, audio recordings of your best attempt of "Nessun dorma" in the showers, or just plain awful videos that will turn you into an abomination of the modern society once revealed. Instead of uploading these personal stuff into public cloud servers, why not just keep them stored in your hard drive and give private cloud solutions such as ASRock Cloud a shot?

X99 Extreme6, Hispazone: Recommended2014/9/24

The best balance between price and performance, plus excellent audio quality. ASRock X99 Extreme6 wins the Recommended Award from Hispazone.

Fatal1ty X99X Killer, El Chapuzas Informático: Gold2014/9/24

One of the most interesting new LGA2011-3 socket models which gamers may enjoy. Fatal1ty X99X Killer has been granted the Gold Award from El Chapuzas Informático.

Fatal1ty X99M killer, bit-tech.net: Premium2014/9/24

Despite its small size, ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer lacks nothing when it comes to overclocking prowess! Hence it scores 85% Overall and takes home the Premium Grade badge from bit-tech.net

X99 Extreme6, ReHWolution.it: Platinum2014/9/24

A jewel of high technology with the perfect design and build quality. ASRock X99 Extreme6 has been rewarded the Platinum Award from ReHWolution.it.

Fatal1ty X99M Killer, Profesional Review: Gold2014/9/24

An mATX sized high-end gaming motherboard with 12 power phase design for better power efficiency! Fatal1ty X99M Killer has obtained the Gold Medal from Profesional Review.

Z97 Extreme4, Profesionalreview.com: Quality/Price / Gold2014/9/22

An excellent mid-range motherboard with high-end performance! ASRock Z97 Extreme4 wins the Quality/Price and Gold medals from Profesional Review.

X99 Extreme4, Tom’s Hardware: Approved2014/9/18

Because of the 12 power phase design, ASRock X99 Extreme4 can provide the highest efficiency with the lowest power consumption even when it's under heavy loading. Thus it wins Tom's Hardware 2014 Approved Award!

Q1900B-ITX, HwT.dk: Gold2014/9/17

Providing the best memory compatibility with support for both DDR3 and DDR3L modules! ASRock Q1900B-ITX has won the Gold Award from HwT.dk.

Fatal1ty X99M Killer, El Chapuzas Informático: Gold2014/9/12

High quality components, outstanding performance that gamers will appreciate. ASRock X99M Killer is granted the Gold Award from El Chapuzas Informático!

Z97 Anniversary, Vmodtech.com: Best Performance / Best Value2014/9/11

Bringing prominent performance to the Pentium anniversary CPUs. ASRock Z97 Anniversary gains both the Best Performance and Best Value awards from Vmodtech.com.

Z97 OC Formula, PCLab.pl: Power2014/9/11

Breaking performance barriers with overwhelming computing power! ASRock Z97 OC Formula has acquired the Power badge from PCLab.pl

Fatal1ty X99M Killer, 59hardware.net: Recommended2014/9/9

Described as "Simply the best choice for an X99 mini gaming PC" by 59hardware.net, ASRock X99M Killer picks up the Recommended badge!

Z97 Anniversary, Hardware.info: Bronze2014/9/7

Ideal in every aspect for building an Pentium Anniversary system. ASRock Z97 Anniversary is given the Bronze Award from Hardware.info.

Z97 Extreme4, OClab.ru: Recommended2014/9/5

Rich components, reasonable layout plus useful functionality! ASRock Z97 Extreme4 earns the Recommended badge from OClab.ru

Fatal1ty H97 Killer, El Chapuzas Informático: Gold2014/9/3

Mashed with the latest technologies for serious gamers. ASRock H97 Killer snags the Gold Award from El Chapuzas Informático.

Z97E-ITX/ac, insomnia.gr: 8.8/10 / Great Value2014/9/2

Despite its petite size, Z97E-ITX/ac proves itself to be high-end both in performance and overclocking capabilities, hence it finishes off scoring 8.8/10 and takes home the Great Value badge from insomnia.gr!

Z97 Anniversary, PCDIY!: Best C/P2014/9/1

Z97 Anniversary has won the best C/P award from PCDIY!

X99 WS, PCDIY!: Excellent Design / Editor's Choice2014/9/1

2014 PCDIY! Excellent Design & Editor's Choice : ASRock X99 WS

Z97 Extreme6, 3DNews: Recommended2014/9/1

A reliable and stable solution for building a PC for any extreme task! ASRock Z97 Extreme6 is "Extremely good" and acquires the Recommended badge from 3DNews.

Your voice, we heard it!

"Congratiolations with this record on a fanstastic mainboard" ...... Albert Offerein

"Congratulationssssssssss! Best! *-*" ...... Kishin Ro

"It means their features are more than just what you see on charts and graphs, this is just to prove that this board can empirically withstand weather conditions, water cooling leaks and liquid nitrogen spilling. I am on my second board and neither one of them has broken down on me ever. Great job, ASRock, keep it up!" ...... Rafi Madueño

"ASRock as always best quality" ...... Jacek Nie Wiem

"Awesome motherboard!" ...... So De Rycke