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    ASRock X79 Extreme4 X79 Motherboard Review

    http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/mothe...rboard-review/



    With a motherboard being one of the main component decisions that a user must choose, we see things being shaken up slightly in terms of how the market looks. We’ve always seen the likes of Asus and Gigabyte leading the market, but ASRock have had a big push into the high-end segment and have been realeasing some really high-performance, high-quality boards as of late and with the launch of X79, they wanted to continue into this area and show us exactly what they could do with this new technology.

    If anything, ASRock have pushed slightly ahead of MSI and have Gigabyte and Asus in their sights and are locked and loaded, ready for the kill. Their range of Extreme motherboards always seem to offer something with an up-market feel to it and offer a no frills option for consumers who want the features and quality design, without breaking the bank.

    They offer this fantastic quality by using the very best components including 100% Japanese made Premium gold caps, and the latest technology as we’ll sure to see on this new X79 based board. IT features a Digi Power design, Advanced 6+2 power phase design as well as some features from their XFast range that should really see some fast results from this board.

    From a first glance of what the X79 Extreme4 should have to offer, it certainly seems to be ready to rival the high-end market, and I for one are keen to see how it can compare to the big offerings from the likes of Asus. Without any more hesitation or delay, let’s get into the packaging and then see exactly what it has to offer.
    http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/mothe...rboard-review/

    Great looking board and has a lot of quality features and delivers a great bang for buck too.

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    ASRock have really come into their own since breaking away from ASUS.

    Would be good to have another high end mainstream challenger to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI.

    Only good for we the consumers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulbagz View Post
    ASRock have really come into their own since breaking away from ASUS.

    Would be good to have another high end mainstream challenger to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI.

    Only good for we the consumers.

    -PB
    Completely agree, in terms of the UK it seems that ASRock have stepped in front of MSI with Gigabyte and Asus in their sights.

    They still have a few things to tweak in terms of the BIOS and power delivery, but as a whole they know how to style a board and the performance is good, but I feel that it could be better. Be interesting to see what the future holds for them to be honest.

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    I just built a sandybridge build with an asrock board (Z68E4G3) and I'm impressed. It has a lot of high-end features for the price. It's really nice.

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    Can anyone comment on how noisy the chipset fan is?
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    No, I think he had a date tonight...

    He and his EK Supreme are out for a night on the town!

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    Quote Originally Posted by disruptfam View Post
    Can anyone comment on how noisy the chipset fan is?
    On start up, it has it's moments as they all do, but once it's levelled out and booted into Windows, it's ok and is not noticeable over the H80 CPU cooler noise.

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