User manual ASROCK Z68 PRO3 GEN3 BROCHURE

[. . . ] com Detail Specification Platform CPU - ATX Form Factor: 12. 0-in x 7. 5-in, 30. 5 cm x 19. 1 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) Supports 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package 4 + 2 Power Phase Design Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2. 0 Technology Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPU Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Chipset Memory - 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. [. . . ] resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports - 7. 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports THX TruStudioTM PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s Realtek RTL8111E Supports Wake-On-LAN Supports LAN Cable Detection Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802. 3az Supports PXE Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2. 0 Ports - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3. 0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 2 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions Intel Smart Response Technology Built-in Visuals SATA3 USB 3. 0 Connector Faster Internet Access Trial On/Off Play - 2 x USB 3. 0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1. 0/2. 0/3. 0 up to 5Gb/s - 4 x SATA2 3. 0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6. 0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2. 0 headers (support 6 USB 2. 0 ports) Product Brief - Premium Gold Caps (2. 5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors - 1 x PCIe 3. 0 x16 slot - Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals - Multi-VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI - 2 x SATA3, 2 x USB 3. 0 - Supports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies - Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - Support Intel Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics - Combo Cooler Option (C. C. O. ) - 7. 1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudioTM - Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite BIOS Feature - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1. 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2. 3. 1 Support CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment Support CD Unique Feature - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM) ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash ASRock APP Charger ASRock SmartView ASRock XFast USB ASRock XFast LAN 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 Hardware Monitor OS Certifications Accessories - 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) - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables (Optional) 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. Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset Next-Gen PCIe 3. 0 Support By adopting PCI-E 3. 0 quick switch IC onboard, the ASRock motherboards can support the Next-Gen PCI-E 3. 0!PCI Express 3. 0 can maximize the bandwidth for the next-gen PCI Express 3. 0 VGA cards, provide ultimate graphics performance. www. asrock . com Get PCI-E 3. 0 Benefits Higher bit rate - 8. 0GT/s Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s Higher efficiency - 98. 5% encoding efficiency 100% backward compatible with previous PCI-E 2. 0 / 1. 0 standard PCI-E 3. 0 PCI-E architecture PCI-E 2. 0 Raw bit rate 5. 0GT/s Bandwidth per lane 500MB/s Encoding Efficiency 80% PCI-E 3. 0 8. 0GT/s 1GB/s 98. 5% XFast LAN Technology 1 LAN Application Prioritization 2 Lower Latency In Game 2191 ms 594% Faster 1301 ms Time latency in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm With XFast LAN Without XFast LAN You can configure your application priority ideally and/or add new programs. After setting online game priority higher in XFast LAN, it can lower the latency in game. Faster Internet Access 3 Traffic Shaping 4 Real-Time Analysis Of Your Data You can watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. With the status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring. XFast USB Technology USB 3. 0 Benchmark ASRock Z68 Pro3 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 ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 with XFast USB Technology ATTO Disk Benchmark - 4K Write 48452 KB/s ASUS P8Z68-V Pro without XFast USB Technology 156281 KB/s 222. 73% Faster Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel® Z68 Chipset www. asrock . com Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6. 5 Trial The fastest video media conversation software On/Off Play Enjoy great audio experience from the portable audio devices via PC speaker even when the system is powered off. Graphical UEFI * Graphical Visual Experience * Mouse Enabling * Supports 3TB bootable HDD Trial On/Off Play THX TruStudio Delivering the fullest audio experience for games, music and movies. MAGIX Multimedia Suite The ultimate solutions to enhance your media experience. [. . . ] Simply do more with your media than you ever thought possible. 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. Intel Smart Response Technology For users who are tempted to connect the SSD and HDD on ASRock Z68 Motherboard Series, the Intel Smart Response Technology can make the SSD become the "Cache of the HDD" to boost up the HDD access speed. AXTU ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one software to fine-tune different features in an userfriendly interface, which includes Hardware Monitor, Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA and IES. Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals SSD Cache HDD Performance Boost Up! Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® InTruTM 3D Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) Premium Gold Caps Premium Gold Caps are 100% Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps with a premium gold coating representing long life and stable performance. Multi-VGA Output Options D-Sub / DVI-D / HDMI [. . . ]