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1. Introduction 2. ASRock 990FX Extreme9: Packaging and Bundle 3. ASRock 990FX Extreme9: Board Layout and Features 4. ASRock 990FX Extreme9: BIOS 5. ASRock 990FX Extreme9: Overclocking 6. Testing Methodology 7. System: PCMark 7 8. System: 3DMark Vantage 9. System: 3DMark 11 10. System: 3DMark 11. System: Unigine Heaven Benchmark 12. Processor: SiSoft Sandra 13. Processor: Cinebench R11.5 64 bit 14. Processor: Super Pi 15. Processor: WinRar 16. Processor: MKV 1080P Performance 17. Processor: Media Encoding - MediaEspresso 18. Processor: Media Encoding - HandBrake 19. Motherboard: SATA Performance 20. Motherboard: USB 3.0 Performance 21. Gaming: Battlefield 3 22. Gaming: Crysis 2 23. Gaming: Metro 2033 24. Technical: Power Consumption 25. Closing Thoughts 26. View All Pages

ASRock’s latest addition to their 990FX series of AMD motherboards, the 990FX Extreme9, aims to occupy the company’s AM3+ top spot alongside the Fatal1ty Professional board.

With premium power delivery components, compatibility with AMD’s 8 core PileDriver processors and support for 3-way SLI and CrossFire graphics configurations, the ASRock 990FX Extreme9 sports an excellent set of features which should impress the enthusiast market.



The board makes use of ASRock’s new-and-improved power delivery components which include; Gold Capacitors, Digi Power VRM, Dual-Stack MOSFET, Hi-Density power connector, and a 12+2 power phase design.

Can this plethora of overclocking enhancements and an excellent feature set translate into enthusiast-grade performance potential?

Specifications:

Premium Gold Caps, Multiple Filter Cap

Supports Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM), Digi Power, 12 + 2 power phase design

Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU

Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2450(OC)

4 PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Support NVIDIA ® 3-Way SLI, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™

3-Way SLI, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ 8 x SATA3, 2 x eSATA3, 8 x USB 3.0, 8 x USB 2.0

Supports Hi-Density Power Connector

Intel ® Gigabit LAN

Gigabit LAN Supports ASRock X-Boost, XFast 555, Fast Boot, Restart to UEFI, Dehumidifier, OMG, Internet Flash, Easy RAID Installer

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec), supports THX TruStudio™

Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5″ HDD/SSD Rack

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