Thanks to ASRock, we have a quick unboxing video of the ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 Gaming Motherboard. We talk about some of its features and how we will be using this in our test rig.
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Overview of the ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 Gaming Motherboard
- ASRock Super Alloy
– XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
– Premium 60A Power Choke
– Premium Memory Alloy Choke
– Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM)
– Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps
– Sapphire Black PCB - Gaming Armor
» CPU Power – Hi-Density Power Connector + Ultra Dual-N MOSFET + Multiple Filter Cap
» Memory – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
» VGA Card – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot, PCIe Power Connector
» Cooling – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink + 2oz Copper PCB + Heat Pipe Design
» Internet – Intel® LAN + Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer LAN
» Audio – Purity Sound™ 2 - Supports Intel® Core™ i7 and Xeon® 18-Core Processors Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket
- Digi Power, 12 Power Phase design, Multiple Filter Cap (MFC)
- Supports Quad Channel DDR4 3000+(OC) memory with max. capacity up to 128GB
- Supports ECC*, RDIMM Memory (*ECC is supported with Intel® Xeon® processors)
- 3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
- Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 2 & DTS Connect
- Intel® Gigabit LAN + Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer LAN
- 10 SATA3, 1 eSATA, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
- 10 USB 3.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear), 7 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 1 Back, 1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port, 1 Vertical Type A)
- 1 COM Port Header, 1 Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector
- Supports ASRock HDD Saver Technology, Full Spike Protection, ASRock Cloud, APP Shop, F-Stream, Key Master, XSplit
Box and Packaging
A Closer Look
Specifications
| General | |
| Gaming Armor | CPU Power – Hi-Density Power Connector – Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM) – Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC) Memory – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots VGA Card – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE3) – PCIe Power Connector Internet – Intel® LAN – Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer™ LAN Cooling – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink – 2oz Copper PCB – Heat Pipe Design Audio – Purity Sound™ 2 |
| Unique Feature | ASRock Super Alloy – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink – Premium 60A Power Choke – Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke) – Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM) – Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) – Sapphire Black PCB ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock HDD Saver Technology ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Cloud ASRock APP Shop |
| CPU | – Supports Intel® Core™ i7 and Xeon® 18-Core Processors Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket – Digi Power design – 12 Power Phase design – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology – Supports Untied Overclocking Technology |
| Chipset | – Intel® X99 |
| Memory | – Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology – 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots – Supports DDR4 3000+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory – Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM) – Supports DDR4 ECC, un-buffered memory/RDIMM with Intel® Xeon® processors E5 series in the LGA 2011-3 Socket – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 |
| BIOS | – 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS) – Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology – ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events – SMBIOS 2.7 Support – CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V, VPPM Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Audio, Video and Networking | |
| Graphics | – n/a |
| Audio | – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec) – Premium Blu-ray Audio support – Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) – Supports Purity Sound™ 2 – Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps – 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier – TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets) – Direct Drive Technology – EMI shielding cover – PCB isolate shielding – Supports DTS Connect |
| LAN | – 1 x Intel® I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s) – 1 x Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer™ E2200 Series (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s) – Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet Technology (on Qualcomm® Atheros® Killer™ E2200 Series) – Supports Wake-On-LAN – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az – Supports PXE |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Slots | – 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 @ x16 mode; PCIE3 @ x16 mode; PCIE5 @ x8 mode)* – 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots – 1 x mini-PCI Express Slot – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™*** |
*If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x8/x4.
**If M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE5 slot will be disabled.
***If you install CPU with 28 lanes, 3-Way SLI™ is not supported.
****To support 3-Way SLI™, please install the CPU with 40 lanes.
Storage– 10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Rapid Storage 13), NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology
– 1 x eSATA Connector, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
*SSATA3_3 connector is shared with the eSATA port, SSATA3_2 connector is shared with Ultra M.2 Socket
**RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.
Connector– 1 x COM Port Header
– 1 x TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED Header
– 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x HDD Saver Connector
– 1 x PCIe Power Connector
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector*
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0
– 2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (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 BIOS Selection Switch
Rear Panel I/O– 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
– 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
– 1 x eSATA Connector
– 1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
– HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Other Features / MiscellaneousSoftware and BIOSSoftware
– ASRock F-Stream
– ASRock Disk Health Report
– ASRock USB Key
– ASRock Key Master
– ASRock APP Charger
– ASRock XFast RAM
– ASRock Restart to UEFI
UEFI
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Internet Flash
– ASRock Crashless BIOS
– ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
– ASRock UEFI System Browser
– ASRock UEFI Tech Service
– ASRock Dehumidifier
– ASRock Easy RAID Installer
– ASRock Easy Driver InstallerSupport CD– Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1 / 7), XSplit, Killer Network ManagerAccessories– 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
– 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– 4 x SATA Data Cables
– 1 x HDD Saver Cable
– 1 x Screw for Ultra M.2 Socket
– 1 x Screw for mini-PCIe SlotHardware Monitor– CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
– CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
– CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature)
– CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
– Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage, CPU Internal VoltagesForm Factor– ATX Form Factor
– 2oz Copper PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
– Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP and MLCC)OS– Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bitCertifications– FCC, CE, WHQL
– ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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