Description

The ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 ATX Intel 1155 socket motherboard is packed with gaming features. With 7.1 HD Audio and 2 x PCIe 3.0 slots for ultimate gaming.

Key Features:

CPU
Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package
Digi Power Design
8 + 4 Power Phase Design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology with Intel 22nm CPU

Chipset
Intel Z77

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
*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
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, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics
Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 2500/4000
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel 22nm CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU.
Max. shared memory 1760MB
Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @ 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
*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows Vista and Windows 7.
***Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64.

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray audio support
Supports THX TruStudio

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Broadcom BCM57781
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Expansion / Connectivity
Slots
2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3) or dual at x8/x8 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
*PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs.

SATA3
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel Z77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)

USB 3.0
2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Intel Z77, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by ASMedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

1 x Front USB 3.0 header by Intel Z77 (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports), supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector
4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
4 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)
1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
1 x Dr. Debug with LED

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
1 x D-Sub Port
1 x DVI-D Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 x eSATA3 Connector
4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Other Features / Miscellaneous
Unique Feature
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)

• – ASRock Instant Boot
• – ASRock Instant Flash
• – ASRock APP Charger
• – ASRock SmartView
• – ASRock XFast USB
• – ASRock XFast LAN
• – ASRock XFast RAM
• – ASRock Crashless BIOS
• – ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
• – ASRock Internet Flash
• – Lucid Virtu Universal MVP
• – Hybrid Booster:
• – CPU Frequency Steplesscontrol
• – ASRock U-COP
• – Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
• – Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
• – Good Night LED
• *Lucid Virtu Universal MVP can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
• 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), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite – OEM
• Accessories- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
• – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
• – 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
• Hardware Monitor- 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
• Form Factor- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm
• – Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
• OS- Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
• Certifications- FCC, CE, WHQL
• – ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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