ASRock is proud to release 4Core1333-FullHD, the only embedded MB in the world which can support Full HD (1080p) playback!

     

HTPC (Home Theater Personal PC) is the trend! With the newly released flagship model – 4Core1333-FullHD, based on ATI™ RS600 + SB600 chipsets, you may also set up your own home theater living room! This flagship MB supports the Intel^® Core™ 2 Quad, FSB1333 MHz CPU, Full HD 1080p playback, HDCP and powerful embedded ATI™ X1250 Graphics!!

4Core1333-FullHD

June 29^th, 2007, Taipei

With High Definit ion playback devices getting more and more popular on the market, such as HDMI TV, Blu-ray / HD DVD movies, etc, you know that the audio/video playback is transferring to a new generation. To go with the new trend, motherboard has to be ready too! We all know that the pricey 3 Series motherboard supports the Full HD 1080p function, but you don't have to buy the expensive MB to support it. ASRock 4Core1333-FullHD, based on ATI™ RS600 + SB600 chipsets, supports Full HD 1080p playback and HDCP functions too! In Addition to HD playback function, this motherboard also comes with high-end features that are better than 965 series motherboard. It is compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533 Mhz CPUs, supports Intel^® Core™ 2 Quad CPU, Intel^® Core™ 2 Duo CPU, DDRII800 memory, IEEE1394, Gigabit LAN, and also SATAII, RAID features.

There's no doubt that 4Core1333-FullHD is specially designed to smoothly playback 1080p High Definition movies. This motherboard supports HDCP function with DVI-D port, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback by supporting many HD formats such as MPEG-4-AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, VC-1, etc.

From July 1^st till Sept. 30^th, 2007, you will also get a chance to win a free DVI-to-HDMI converter and HDMI cable by purchasing ASRock 4Core1333-FullHD MB! DVI-to-HDMI converter and HDMI cable are used to transfer HDMI signals to HDMI devices through DVI-D port. After connecting the DVI-to-HDMI converter to the DVI port, your motherboard will be able to support HDMI signal. Using HDMI cable, HDMI signal will be transferred to the HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices!

Minimum H/W requirement for HD 1080p playback supportTo play HD movie smoothly on your system, below table is the minimum requirement to support HD 1080p playback. 4Core1333-FullHD is the only embedded MB in the world which can support Full HD (1080p) playback.

We have verified in our lab with Intel^® Core™ 2 Extreme E6850 and Intel^® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 CPU on 4Core1333-FullHD and G33 ref. MB, and the performance result of 4Core1333-FullHD is very impressive.

Performance Comparison with G33 ref. MB (with E6850 CPU)

Performance Comparison with G33 ref. MB (with Q6600 CPU)

Here are 4Core1333-FullHD brief specifications:

• LGA 775 for Intel^® Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium^® XE / Pentium^® D / Pentium^® Dual Core / Pentium^® 4 / Celeron^® / Celeron^® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors
• ATI™ RS600 + SB600 Chipsets
• Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz CPUs
• Supports Dual Channel DDRII800/667/533 x 4 DIMM slots, with max. capacity up to 8GB
• Integrated ATI™ X1250 graphics, DirectX 9.0, Max. shared memory 512MB
• 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot
• Untied Overclocking: During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses
• Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology
• Dual VGA Output: Support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers
• Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port, to enjoy better quality with High Definition HDCP Encryption contents
• Supports 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port
• Supports PCIE Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Supports 2 x IEEE1394 ports (one port on back panel, one header on board)
• 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 10) , NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
• Chipset embedded HDMI Audio which supports HDMI signal through DVI-D port by using DVI to HDMI adapter (not bundled)
• 7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec)
• Windows^® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready
• ASRock DVI_1394 I/O: 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port, 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port, 1 x IEEE 1394 port