User manual ASROCK FATAL1TY Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 BROCHURE

[. . . ] com Detail Specification Platform CPU Chipset Memory - ATX Form Factor: 12. 0-in x 9. 6-in, 30. 5 cm x 24. 4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package Advanced V12 + 6 Power Phase Design Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2. 0 Technology Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper-Threading Technology - Intel® Z68 - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. [. . . ] Debug, Smart Swith Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED - Supports Fatal1ty XFast USB Technology, Graphical UEFI, Lucid Virtu, Intel Smart Response Technology - Supports Fatal1ty F-Stream, On/Off Play Technology, APP Charger, SmartView - 7. 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudioTM - Free Bundle : 1 x 3. 5mm Audio Cable, 1 x Front USB 3. 0 Panel, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed. Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial) F-Stream ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash ASRock APP Charger ASRock SmartView ASRock XFast USB Lucid Virtu ASRock On/Off Play Technology Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B. F. G. ) - Combo Cooler Option (C. C. O. ) - Good Night LED CPU Temperature Sensing Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3. 3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield Floppy/ATA 133 cables 6 x SATA Data Cables (Optional) 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional) 1 x 3. 5mm Audio Cable (Optional) 1 x Front USB 3. 0 Panel 4 x HDD Screws 6 x Chassis Screws 1 x Rear USB 3. 0 Bracket 1 x HDMI to DVI Adapter Hardware Monitor OS Certifications Accessories Z68 Professional Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset www. com PCIE 3. 0 slots – Support Quad SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX Supporting Nvidia SLI / Quad SLI and AMD 3-Way CrossFireX / Quad CrossFireX. PCI Express 3. 0 slots maximize the bandwidth for the next-gen PCI Express 3. 0 VGA cards, provide ultimate graphics performance. Note: 1. To run the PCI Express 3. 0 slots in Gen3 speed, please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU which supports PCI Express 3. 0. If you install the Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express 3. 0 slots will run only at Gen2 speed. Lucid VirtuTM With Lucid Virtu software, next-generation PCs with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor platforms will dynamically assign tasks in real time to the best available graphics resource based on power, performance and features. Video File Convert Comparison m2ts => MP4 31 sec 104 sec Test Platform : Fatal1ty Z68 MB with Lucid Virtu (Convert by Intel HD Graphics) Other Z68 MB without Lucid Virtu (Convert by Nvidia GTX580) 235. 48% Faster (Lower is better) Convert time MB : Fatal1ty Z68 Motherboard Other Z68 Motherboard CPU : Intel Core i7 2600K 3. 4GHz DRAM : Kingston DDR3-1333 2Gx2 HDD : WD 500GB VGA : Nvidia GTX580 ; Intel HD Graphics OS : Windows 7 64bit SP1 Lucid : Lucid VIRTU 1. 0. 105 Nvidia Driver : 266. 58 Application : Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Original File : m2ts, 1080p, 2200MB Intel Smart Response Technology For users who are tempted to connect the SSD and HDD on Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 Motherboard, the Intel Smart Response Technology can make the SSD become the "Cache of the HDD" to boost up the HDD access speed. Performance Boost Up! SSD Cache HDD PCMark 05 HDD Score WD 1TB SATA3 HDD Intel SSD 311 Series + WD 1TB SATA3 HDD (With Smart Response Technology) Boot time WD 1TB SATA3 HDD Intel SSD 311 Series + WD 1TB SATA3 HDD (With Smart Response Technology) System Configuration: MB : Z68 Professional Gen3 BIOS : L0. 33 CPU : i7-2600K 3. 4G DRAM : Kingston DDR3-1333 2Gx2 SSD : Intel SSD 311 Series HDD : WD 1TB SATA3 HDD OS : Windows 7 64bit SP1 on WD 1TB SATA3 HDD 6149 28009 355. 5% Performance Boosts Up 35. 2 sec 28. 36 sec 19. 4% Performance Boosts Up PLX PEX8608 Chip Onboard CHIPSET Z68 PCI-E x1 PEX8608 Chip PCI-E x4 PLX PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 PCI-E x1 Slot PCI-E x1 Slot Gigabit LAN PCI-E to PCI Bridge PCI-E x4 Slot Running at x4 With PLX PEX8608 chip, it generates more PCI-E lanes for PCI-E devices, so that all PCI-E devices are able to work at the proper speed simultaneously! Z68 Professional Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset www. com XFast USB Technology The world's fastest USB transfer speed. USB 3. 0 Performance Comparison Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 with XFast USB Technology ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Read ASUS P8Z68-V Pro without XFast USB Technology 220160 KB/s 45287 KB/s 386. 14% Faster Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 with XFast USB Technology ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write 48425 KB/s ASUS P8Z68-V Pro without XFast USB Technology 156281 KB/s 222. 73% Faster On/Off Play Enjoy great audio experience from the portable audio devices via PC speaker even when the system is powered off. Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals On/Off Play F-Stream The Fatal1ty F-Stream tuning program is an all-in-1 software utility that supports overclocking and hardware tuning such as energy usage, H/W monitor, fan speed control and Fatal1ty Mouse Port Configuration. Free Bundle 3. 5mm Audio Cable Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® InTruTM 3D Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) THX TruStudio Delivering the fullest audio experience for games, music and movies. Graphical UEFI * Graphical Visual Experience * Mouse Enabling * Supports 3TB bootable HDD Dual LAN Teaming Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective. Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial The fastest video media conversation software Trial Fatal1ty Mouse Port Fatal1ty Mouse Port is a customizable technology for PC gamers that is a part of F-Stream. [. . . ] Compared to analog PWM, digital PWM can optimize the CPU power solution and provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor. [. . . ]