[Hardware ] AsRock Top Motherboards

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Affordable and Extreme are not two words you often find in the description of any computer part at the same time. ASRock has done just that. Part of ASRock’s Extreme level line-up, the Z370 Killer SLI brings everything an enthusiast needs down to a price point anyone can afford. A High-Density Sapphire Black Glass Fabric PCB covered with premium components like 45A Alloy Chokes, Nichicon 12K Black Caps and Steel Slots for the main PCIe X16 slots.

Is it possible to have a Killer motherboard and not kill your budget? We’ll find out!
ProClockers would like to thank ASRock for sending the Z370 Killer SLI over to check out!

 

ASRock’s take on the Z370 Killer SLI:

Supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Digital PWM, 10 Power Phase
Supports DDR4 4266+(OC)
2 PCIe 3.0 x16, 4 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 (Key E)
NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DVI-D
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
6 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
9 USB 3.1 Gen1 (1 Front Type-C, 2 Front Type-A, 1 Rear Type-C, 5 Rear)
Intel® Gigabit LAN
ASRock RGB LED

 

ASRock’s Taichi branded motherboards have been a very po[CENSORED]r choice the last few generations for their well-balanced platform offering rock-solid, easy to use premium features at an optimal price point. The Taichi features the usual machine gear pattern over the majority of the board but in a more subdued grey and black contrast with a large gear shaped heatsink over the new Intel Z370 chipset.

 

With a board targeted at an optimal price to performance a target, we’ll see if any corners had to be cut. The Taichi supports the latest in connectivity from triple M.2 ports supporting RAID and Optane memory to front panel USB3.1 and we can’t count out the new 6-core, 12-thread 8th generation CPU’s to power it all.

 

ProClockers would like to thank ASRock for sending the Z370 Taichi over to check out!

 

ASRock’s take on the Z370 Taichi:
Supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)

Supports DDR4 4333+(OC)

3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1

NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™

Graphics Output Options: HDMI, Display Port

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)

Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect

8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)

3 USB 3.1 Gen2 (1 Front Type-C, 1 Rear Type-C, 1 Rear Type-A)

8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear)

Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN

Intel® 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.2

ASRock RGB LED

Hyper BCLK Engine II

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

ASRock’s take on the X299 Taichi XE:

Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for the LGA 2066 Socket
13 Power Phase Design, Dr. MOS, Dual Power Connectors
XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink & Heatpipe Design
Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)
4 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect
10 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb/s (1 Type-A, 1 Type-C)
8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear)
Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN
Intel® 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock RGB LED
BIOS Flashback
Hyper BCLK Engine III

 

 

With a board targeted at an optimal price to performance a target, we’ll see if any corners had to be cut. The Taichi supports the latest in connectivity from triple M.2 ports supporting RAID and Optane memory to front panel USB3.1 and we can’t count out the new 6-core, 12-thread 8th generation CPU’s to power it all.

 

ProClockers would like to thank ASRock for sending the Z370 Taichi over to check out!

 

ASRock’s take on the Z370 Taichi:
Supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)

Supports DDR4 4333+(OC)

3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1

NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™

Graphics Output Options: HDMI, Display Port

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)

Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect

8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)

3 USB 3.1 Gen2 (1 Front Type-C, 1 Rear Type-C, 1 Rear Type-A)

8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear)

Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN

Intel® 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.2

ASRock RGB LED

Hyper BCLK Engine II

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

 

The ASRock X299 Killer SLI/ac LGA 2066 Intel X299 Motherboard is the real deal and if you want a premium motherboard without that nasty $500 premium price look no farther Asrock has you covered 7 ways from Sunday! From the matte black PCB to the RGB feature ASRock has thought of everything, Dual-band Wifi, 3 way SLI or Xfire, Dr Mos, Alloy Armor and 8 memory slots up to 4400MHz! If nothing else impresses you 4400MHz memory support should just knock your socks off. For you memory hogs, you know who you are, you can fit up to 128 whopping GB of memory on this beauty.

We’ve seen boards that cost double the MSRP of $155 on the ASRock X299 Killer SLI/ac LGA 2066 Intel X299 Motherboard that doesn’t deliver half the features or quality. Don’t miss out on this review you could end up spending far too much on far too few features!

 

ASRock’s take on the Z390 Phantom Gaming 9:

Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel® Core™ processors (Socket 1151)
Phantom Gaming 2.5 Gigabit LAN, Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN
IR Digital PWM, 12 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 4266+(OC) MHz
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1
NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
Supports Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 5
8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
5 USB 3.1 Gen2 (1 Front Type-C, 1 Rear Type-C, 3 Rear Type-A)
8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear)
Intel® 2T2R Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi (2.4/5GHz), supports up to 1.73Gbps wireless network and BT v5.0
Polychrome RGB SYNC
Hyper BCLK Engine II