Product Overview Armor Your VR Machine Prepare yourself well to enjoy the impressive world of Virtual Reality. Before that, you have to make sure everything is qualified, including hardware, software & drivers. Motherboard is the key to connect every critical components & ASRock’s VR Ready motherboards are definitely the one you’re looking for. The premium qualify is assured by rigorous testing during development. The sturdy components & rock-slid performance makes you completely immersive in the VR scenario. Users can be assured to experience VR enjoyments without any compatibility problems. AURA RGB LED Build your own colorful lighting system! AURA RGB LED & header allows users to connect LED strip & create their unique PC style easily. Dual Intel LAN Users are able to connect two LAN cables to this motherboard's rear I/O. 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. * Teaming is not supported with Windows 10. Dual USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 (Type-A + Type-C) This motherboard has a pair of onboard Type-A & Type-C USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 ports built on the rear i/o for supporting next generation USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 devices & to deliver up to 10 Gbps data transfer rates. Dual Ultra M.2 For SSD Two of the world’s fastest PCIe Gen 3 x 4 Ultra M.2 slots that deliver up to 32 Gb/s transfer speed, it also supports SATA3 6 Gb/s M.2 modules. 3 PCI-E Steel Slots Adopts three PCIe Steel Slots, which are built with more solder points on the PCB for better performance & preventing any signal interference with graphics cards. Allows your graphics cards with enhanced signals & to be well-installed in the PCIe slots. Intel Optane™ Memory Ready Supports Intel Optane™ memory technology & Intel Optane™ storage technology that redefines a new standard of high performance & responsiveness. ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL Technology POOL (Planes On Outer Layers) technology allows 4-layer boards to utilize stripline routing instead of micro-strip routing, making motherboard having better electrical properties & performance. SLI HB Bridge Free Bundled The free bundled ASRock's new SLI HB Bridge is compatible with the NVIDIA Ge Force GTX 1080 & 1070 graphics cards that doubles the available transfer bandwidth, thus delivering rock stable gameplay & experiencing surround gaming in the best way. F-Stream
- Modify Your Weapon Key Master Consists of two major features, Sniper Key & Macro Key. It enhances your mouse & keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, key repeat rates & repeat delay. F-Stream F-Stream is Fatal 1ty's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features & enhanced utilities. Fatal 1ty Mouse Port After plugging a USB (Universal Serial Bus) mouse into the Fatal 1ty Mouse Port & running F-Stream, gamers can choose their own preferred mouse polling rate from 125 Hz to 1000 Hz. Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 is the latest software that is designed with SBX Pro Studio to deliver a holistic audio experience. Whether you're gaming or watching a movie, Reality 3D technology lets you enable 5.1/7.1 surround sound for an additional layer of transience to your listening experience even with just a pair of headphones or stereo speakers. 120d B SNR DAC AURA RGB LED Gold Audio connector TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel Impedance Sensing on Front Out port PCB Isolate Shielding Pure Power-In Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps Gold Audio Jacks XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink Extra large aluminum alloy heat sinks that effectively take away heat from the MOSFET & chipset so that your whole system may perform more stable. 10 Power Phase Designed with an 10 Power Phase Design, this motherboard provides completely smooth power delivery to the CPU & offers unmatched overclocking capabilities & enhanced performance with the lowest temperature. Premium 45A Power Choke Compared to traditional chokes, ASRock’s premium 45A power chokes effectively make the saturation current up to three times better, thus providing enhanced & enhanced Vcore voltage to the motherboard. Premium Memory Alloy Choke Specifically designed for memory power delivery, these new alloy chokes feature a highly magnetic & heat resistant design, thus delivering more stable & reliable power to the motherboard & memory modules. Combo Caps A combination of 820u F & 100u F capacitors. Together these capacitors provide clearer, efficient & more responsive CPU Vcore power, & overclockers may achieve higher scores. Nichicon 12K Black Caps A combination of 820u F & 100u F capacitors. Together these capacitors provide clearer, efficient & more responsive CPU Vcore power, & overclockers may achieve higher scores. I/O Armor A new designed protective cover for all of the crucial parts near the motherboard's rear I/O, so that they won't easily be damaged by static electricity. Matte Black PCB Pure black PCB appearance. The new Sapphire Black PCB represents rock-solid quality & gives the motherboard a more mysterious touch. High Density Glass Fabric PCB High Density Glass Fabric PCB design that reduces the gaps between the PCB layers to protect the motherboard against electrical shorts caused by humidity. Gaming Armor
- Built to Kill Allows ASRock to be your most trustworthy ally, providing both hardware & software support. CPU Power Hi-Density Power Connector Memory 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots VGA Card 15µ Gold Contact in PCI-E Steel Slots Audio Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 Cooling XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink Heat Pipe Design Internet Dual Intel LAN Hyper BCLK Engine II An additional external base clock generator which provides a wider range of frequencies & more precise clock waveforms. User friendly UEFI & EZ Mode ASRock UEFI is the smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled BIOS has been enhanced to make it even more friendly. Advanced mode provides a more comprehensive environment that is designed for overclockers & power users who want maximum control over their PC’s hardware. EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc. Digi Power Unlike traditional motherboards that use analog power, this motherboard uses a next generation digital PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) design, which provides CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently & smoothly, so that the stability & lifespan of the motherboard is greatly enhanced. Water Pump Header This is not only a standard CPU fan header, but also supports water pumps! This header provides a maximum of 1.5A power for supporting the most popular water pumps. User also can adjust the voltage of water pump to get higher cooling performance with lower noise. Triple Monitor Graphics, graphics & even more graphics! You've demanded for more eye candy, so this motherboard supports Triple Monitor. You may choose up to three display interfaces from the rear i/o to connect monitors & use them simultaneously without installing another graphics card. 3 Graphics Outputs Complete with all three types of most used connectors! Packed with a D-Sub + DVI-D + HDMI combo. Plus the HDMI port supports 4K resolution. Gold Audio Jack / Gold Audio Connector Everything will wear off in time, but gold looks better! Gold audio jack & connector provides stable sound transmission! Live Update & APP Shop ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is designed for your convenience. We provide various apps & support software for users to download. You can also easily optimize your system & keep your motherboard up to date with ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. Features ASRock Super Alloy. Supports 7th & 6th Generation Intel Core™ i 7/i 5/i 3/ Pentium/ Celeron Processors (Socket 1151). Supports DDR4 3866+ (OC). 3 PCIe 3.0 x 16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x 1, 1 M.2 Socket (Key E). NVIDIA Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way Cross Fire X™. Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub. Supports Triple Monitor. 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3. 8 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4 & SATA3). 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 10 Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 (4 Front, 3 Rear, 1 Fatal 1ty Mouse Port). ASRock AURA RGB LED. Specifications Gaming Armor Power
- Hi-Density Power Connectors (24 pin & 8 pin) Memory
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots VGA Card
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) Internet
- Intel LAN Cooling
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Heat Pipe Design Audio
- Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 Unique Feature ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1
- ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 45A Power Choke
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL (Planes on Outer Layers) Technology ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4 & SATA3) ASRock Ultra USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Live Update & APP Shop CPU
- Supports 7th & 6th Generation Intel Core™ i 7/i 5/i 3/ Pentium/ Celeron Processors (Socket 1151)
- Digi Power design
- 10 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
- Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
- Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II Chipset
- Intel Z270 Memory
- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 3866+ (OC)*/3733 (OC)/3600 (OC)/3200 (OC)/2933 (OC)/2800 (OC)/2400**/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB***
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots * Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. **7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133. *** 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. BIOS
- 2 x 128 Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS & 1 x Backup BIOS)
- Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment Graphics
- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) & MPEG-2 Full HW Encode 1, Intel In Tru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider™, Intel HD Graphics
- Gen 9 LP, DX11.3, DX12
- HWAEncode/ Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
- HWA Encode/ Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/ Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)
- Max. shared memory 1024MB**
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D & HDMI
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x 2160) @ 24 Hz / (3840x 2160) @ 30 Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xv YCC & HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with DVI-D & HDMI Ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D & HDMI Ports * Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals & the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. ** The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems. *** Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. **** Intel In Tru™ 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120d B SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
- TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- AURA RGB LED
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15μ Gold Audio Connector
- Supports Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 LAN
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- 1 x Giga PHY Intel I219V, 1 x Giga LAN Intel I211AT
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE * Teaming is not supported on Windows 10. Slots
- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single at x 16 (PCIE2); dual at x 8 (PCIE2) / x 8 (PCIE4); triple at x 8 (PCIE2) / x 8 (PCIE4) / x 4 (PCIE6))*
- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x 1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
- Supports AMD Quad Cross Fire X™, 3-Way Cross Fire X™ & Cross Fire X™
- Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ & SLI™
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 Wi Fi/BT module
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Storage
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 & Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI & Hot Plug*
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI & Hot Plug
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module & M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x 4 (32 Gb/s)**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module & M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x 4 (32 Gb/s)** *M2_1, SATA3_0 & SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. M2_2, SATA3_4 & SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. ** Supports Intel Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector
- 1 x COM Port Header
- 1 x TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED & Speaker Header
- 1 x AURA RGB LED Header*
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)**
- 1 x CPU Optional/ Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
- 1 x Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (10-pin)*****
- 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x XMP Switch * Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip. ** The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. *** The CPU Optional/ Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. **** The Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. CHA_FAN1 & CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. ***** Only one Thunderbolt™ AIC Card is supported. Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Port
- 1 x D-Sub Port
- 1 x DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Ports (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))*
- 1 x Fatal 1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.0) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED & SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) * Ultra USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power is supported on USB3_34 ports. ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports. Software & UEFI Software
- ASRock F-Stream
- ASRock AURA RGB LED
- ASRock Key Master
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast LAN* UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer * These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, Anti Virus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser & Toolbar Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_ Bridge_2S Card
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets Hardware Monitor
- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/ Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fans
- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/ Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fans
- Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/ Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fans
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/ Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/ Water Pump Fans
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm OS
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)* * To install Windows 7 OS, a modified installation disk with x HCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please check our User Manual for more detailed instructions. For the updated Windows 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details. Certifications
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- Er P/ Eu P ready (Er P/ Eu P ready power supply is required)