ASRock press service has proudly announced the launch of a motherboard X79 Extreme 11 with prominent characteristics. According to the provided information, all motherboard tests have been successfully completed, and this allowed the manufacturer to give a go-ahead to the official release. This model is initially designated for the installation of Intel processors, basically of Sandy Bridge-E generation CPU for Socket LGA 2011. The motherboard is developed on the Intel X79 Express chip sets. X79 Extreme 11 is designed in CEB form-factor with the implementation of high-quality components, including Premium Gold Caps capacitors which are distinguished by the prolonged operational term.



Heat removal process is entrusted to a couple of radiators of different framework. One of the radiators is equipped with a compact fan. Power subsystem accommodates digital controller and is designed in correspondence with 24+2 phase algorithm. The key advantage of motherboard X79 Extreme 11 is the …

Quite a loud name, isn’t it? Let’s have a look at the specifications to have the first impression.



Specifications

Socket — LGA 1151

Chipset — Intel Z370

Form Factor — “EATX” (10.7” x 12” actual size)

Voltage Regulator — 18 Phases

USB Ports — 10Gbps: (1) Type-C, (1) Type A, 5Gb/s: (6) Type A

Network Jacks — (3) Gigabit Ethernet (1x PCIe share), (2) Wi-Fi Antenna

Audio Jacks — (6) Analog, (1) Digital Out

Legacy Ports/Jacks — (1) PS/2

Other Ports/Jacks — CLR_CMOS, I/O-Panel Buttons

PCIe x16 (4) v3.0 ( x16/x0/x0/x4*, x8/x0/x8/x4*, x8/x4/x4/x4*), (*Excludes 3rd M.2, 3rd Ethernet, PCIe x1 slot)

PCIe x1 — (1) v3.0 (Shared with 4th PCIe x16 slot)

CrossFire/SLI — 4x / 2x

DIMM Slots — (4) DDR4

M.2 Slots — (3) PCIe 3.0 x4^ / SATA*, (1) M.2 Key-E (filled), (*Excludes ports 1, 3, 5, ^5-6 [M.2-3])

U.2 Ports — (1) PCIe 3.0 x4 (Consumes 2nd M.2)

SATA Ports — (6) 6Gb/s (SATA M.2s take pt 1, 3, 5, PCIe M.2-3 pts 5-6)
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Following in-house traditions of success, Asus has developed a new graphics card on the basis of a renowned GeForce GTX 780 Ti Poseidon model. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti Poseidon Platinum boasts an original design, seasoned with factory overclocking and a hybrid cooling system. The new-comer is thought to satisfy the needs of high-performance systems with powerful CPUs and multitasking environment. Pricing is unknown so far.



Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti Poseidon Platinum is based on Nvidia GK110 GPU (Kepler), equipped with 2880 CUDA cores, 48 ROPs and 240 TMUs. All system components are soldered on an offbeat black PCB with PCI Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card features a reinforced power supply subsystem that is designed according to 10-phase configuration with the employment of Super Alloy Power components.


The connection with the PSU is realized through a pair of 8-pin sockets. The maximal TDP level does not go beyond 250 W. The interface panel consists of DL DVI-I, three …