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Model	Z68 Extreme7 Gen3	Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)	- ATX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
Unique Feature	- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast Charger - Lucid Virtu - ASRock On / Off Play Technology - ASRock Dehumidifier Function - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font> - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) - Good Night LED	- F-Stream - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock SmartView - ASRock XFast USB - Lucid Virtu - ASRock On / Off Play Technology - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font> - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) - Good Night LED
CPU	- Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon / Pentium / Celeron in LGA1155 Package - Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology	- Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon / Pentium / Celeron in LGA1155 Package - Advanced V12 + 6 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPU - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset	- Intel Z68	- Intel Z68
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - 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. *In order to maximize the system memory, please install 8GB memory module with 16 cells	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - 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. *In order to maximize the system memory, please install 8GB memory module with 16 cells
Slots	- 5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or tripple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 1 x PCI slot - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™ *PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 CPUs.	- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2 / PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) or dual at x8 / x8 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x4 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots - 2 x PCI slots - Supports AMDTM Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ and SLI™ *PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 CPUs.
Graphics	- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video, Intel InTru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, DirectX 10.1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU - Max. shared memory 1759MB - Four graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort - Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - 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, HDMI and DisplayPort ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports 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.	- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video, Intel InTru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel HD Graphics 2000 / 3000, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) - Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 - Max. shared memory 1759MB - Four graphics output options: one D-Sub port, two HDMI ports and one DVI-D port by the bundled HDMI to DVI adapter - Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 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
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support
Lan	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Broadcom BCM57781 - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a
Rear Panel I/O	I / O Panel - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042) - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	I / O Panel - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 1 x VGA / D-Sub Port - 2 x HDMI Ports - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 3 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) - 1 x eSATA3 Connector - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
Connector	- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb / s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s connectors by Intel Z68, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU / Chassis / Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SLI / XFire power connector - Front panel audio connector - 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 header (supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1042) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED* *Check the Dr. Debug code list here< / a>.	- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb / s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel Rapid Storage and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 6 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 Power LED header - CPU / Chassis / 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 USB 3.1 Gen1 header (supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
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, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 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, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - Trial	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
Software and UEFI
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	- 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
OS	- Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant	- Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP Ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP Ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)
Accessories	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S2S Bridge Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional) - 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (optional) - 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel - 4 x HDD Screws - 6 x Chassis Screws - 1 x Rear USB 3.1 Gen1 Bracket - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard + USB 2.0 Bracket	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - Floppy / ATA 133 Cables - 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional) - 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (optional) - 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel - 4 x HDD Screws - 6 x Chassis Screws - 1 x Rear USB 3.1 Gen1 Bracket - 1 x HDMI to DVI Adapter