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System Builder Marathon, June 2011 : $2000 Performance PC
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Motherboard was recommended by Tom's Hardware

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 24, 2011 – Just one month ago, we delightedly shared to you that our Z68 Extreme4 motherboard received the "2011 Recommended Buy Award" from the globally praised Tom's Hardware site. Today, we're proud to announce that this stunning motherboard was selected for inclusion in the June Tom's Hardware System Builder Marathon.

ASRock Z68 Extreme4, the vanguard of the latest Intel® Z68 motherboard revolution. It's really the home for your Sandy Bridge CPU, which comes with the best bits of both the previous H67 and the P67 chipsets. There's a couple of extra goodies thrown in too. The fabulous features include Lucid Virtu™ switchable graphics, Intel® Smart Response technology, ASRock's signature On/Off Play and XFast USB tools, and CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial software.

THG Screenshot
Z68 Extreme4

$2000 PC Components
Motherboard ASRock Z68 Extreme4: LGA 1155, Intel® Z68 Express $190
Graphics 2x MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5: Radeon HD 6970 2 GB, CrossFire $680
Processor Intel® Core i7-2600K: 3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz, 8 MB Cache $315
Memory G.Skill F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM: DDR3-1600 C8, 4 GB x2 (8 GB) $90
System Drive 2x A-Data S599 64 GB, SATA 3Gb/s SSD $240
Storage Drive Samsung F3 HD103SJ 1 TB, 7200 RPM HDD $55
Optical LG WH10LS30 BD-RE: 10x BD-R, 16x DVD±R $70
Case Lian-Li PC-9F $140
Power Seasonic SS-850HT: 850W, ATX12V v2.31, 80-Plus Silver $125
Heat Sink Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 $30
Total Cost $1935

Review detail : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-gaming-pc,2961.html

Thomas Soderstrom noted "A simple PCIe bridge was enough to put ASRock's Z68 Extreme4 far above its competitors in our recent roundup, and even earned it an award following hotly-contested races in both performance and overclocking. That PCIe bridge made this the only board in the competition that could support an upgrade to three-way CrossFire without sacrificing a slew of on-board features, compared to its competitor's configuration that shed functionality in a three-way graphics setup."

With the great honor of Tom's Hardware's acknowledge, ASRock believes its superb Z68 Extreme4 can bring the perfect components and combos to make your rig fly.