Specifications and Features

Though priced at 165 EUR / 189USD, the ASRock X58 Extreme3 is aimed to be a rather high-end motherboard for an enthusiast end-user. Coming in at only $189.99 it is currently the only motherboard below the $200.00 price barrier that offers features like USB 3.0, eSATA3 and SATA3. The ASRock X58 Extreme3 features True 333 technology. This technology allows you to run the PCI-E for VGA cards, SATA3 and USB 3.0 at full speed simultaneously.

On the next page we'll start a product overview with the help of a photo gallery and you are gong to agree with me that it is a fairly attractive motherboard, a three tone design with the combination of black PCB with blue and white slots and connections. It's not too colorful but stylish enough to look good.

Anyway, have a peek at the specifications and then we'll head on over to the product gallery.

General
CPU	- Intel Socket 1366 Core I7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core I7 Processor Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology - System Bus up to 6400 MT/s; Intel QuickPath Interconnect - Advanced V8 Power Phase Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports EM64T CPU
Chipset	- Northbridge: Intel X58 - Southbridge: Intel ICH10R
Memory	- Triple Channel DDR3 memory technology - 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333(OC)/1066 ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel Workstation 1S Xeon processors 3500 series - Max. capacity of system memory: 24GB - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)   Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. Due to Intel CPU spec definition, XMP DIMMs and DDR3 2000/1866/1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only.
BIOS	- 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, IOH, ICH, VTT, IOH/ICH PCIE, CPU PLL, IOH CSI, VCORE Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology)
Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics	- n/a
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA VT2020 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support
LAN	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111DL - Supports Wake-On-LAN
Expansion / Connectivity
Slots	- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (white @ x4 mode) (Double-wide slot spacing between each PCI-E slot) - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Supports ATI™ CrossFireX™ and Quad CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ and Quad SLI™
SATA3	- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support hardware RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)
USB 3.0	- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector	- 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)
Rear Panel I/O	I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 5 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x Powered eSATAIII/USB 2.0 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Other Features / Miscellaneous
Unique Feature	- ASRock OC Tuner - Intelligent Energy Saver - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock OC DNA - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) - Good Night LED
Smart Switch	- 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial)
Accessories	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - Floppy/ATA 133 Cables - 4 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional)
Hardware Monitor	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
Form Factor	- 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)