ASRock is a popular vendor of gaming and OC motherboards, but it's also known for its quirky "kinky" motherboards.
At the booth this time, as expected, many unique products unique to ASRock were exhibited. There are many models unique to ASRock, such as the recently announced Mini-ITX motherboard equipped with the X299, the X399 motherboard compatible with the 16-core CPU AMD Ryzen Threadipper, and the motherboard for mining that can be equipped with 13 video cards.
Here, let's introduce notable products such as motherboards and ultra-small barebones.
ASRock X299 Motherboard
First of all, I would like to introduce a motherboard equipped with Intel's latest chipset "Intel X299 Chipset". Six types of motherboards with X299 exhibited at ASRock's booth are "X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9", "X299 TAICHI", "X299 GAMING K6", "X299 KILLER SLI/AC", "X299 OC FORMULA", and "X299E-ITX/AC". .
Among them, "X299 TAICHI" is especially worthy of attention. In addition to having three M.2 slots, it is equipped with a wireless LAN function compatible with 11ac. It has all the functions necessary for a gaming motherboard, such as having two wired LAN ports. The expected price in North America is 299 US dollars, and the cost performance is also high.
X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9 is the top product of the company's X299-equipped motherboard, equipped with 3 wired LAN ports. One of them supports 10Gbps. In addition to being equipped with a sound function compatible with Creative SoundBlaster Cinema 3 and a wireless LAN function compatible with 11ac, there is also a connector for pulling out USB 3.1 Type-C for front I/O. The estimated price in North America is US$399.
X299 GAMING K6 is a gaming motherboard that emphasizes cost performance, and the wireless LAN function is omitted. The expected price in North America is as low as $259 US, which is especially suitable for pairing with Kaby Lake-X.
X299E-ITX/AC is a Mini-ITX motherboard with X299, a very unique product. By making full use of the riser card, although it is a Mini-ITX, it achieves the same interface and expandability as ATX.
X299 OC FORMULA is a special model for overclockers and reduces the number of memory slots to 4 to increase overclocking performance.
X299 KILLER SLI/AC is the lowest priced product as a motherboard equipped with X299, but it has solid basic functions and is suitable for business PCs.
Gaming motherboard with X299 "X299 TAICHI". Equipped with functions that will satisfy core gamers, the price is also attractive. It has 3 M.2 slots, 2 wired LAN ports, and a WiFi antenna connection terminal. Model "X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9" Three LAN ports are prepared, and the central red LAN port supports 10 Gbps Creative SoundBlaster Cinema 3 compatible sound function installed Mini-ITX motherboard with X299 "X299E-ITX/AC" . The back of the X299E-ITX/AC, which uses a riser card to pack ATX-level expandability into a Mini-ITX size. Two M.2 slots are provided, and together with the riser card on the surface, it achieves the same expandability as ATX with M.2 slots x 3 A special model for overclockers "X299 OC FORMULA". X299 GAMING K6, a cost-effective X299-equipped gaming motherboard that reduces the number of memory slots to four to improve overclocking performance. X299 KILLER SLI / AC motherboard with X299 with reduced cost, optimal for combining with Kaby Lake-X[What do you think of ASRock's Intel platform motherboard? ] (The submit button is at the bottom of the page. After entering each item, please press all at once.)
How interested? : Opinions, etc.: Mining dedicated motherboard "H110 PRO BTC +". Up to 13 video cards can be installed
The next thing I would like to introduce is the H110 PRO BTC+, a dedicated mining motherboard.
Bitcoin and other virtual currency mining requires high computing performance, so it is said that using a GPGPU with a video card (GPU) is more efficient than a CPU. The H110 PRO BTC+ is a motherboard specialized for mining with its GPU, and can be equipped with up to 13 video cards. ASRock has been selling motherboards suitable for mining for some time, and the existing H81-equipped motherboard has gained an 80% share in the mining PC market.
In the booth, a demonstration machine equipped with 8 Radeon RX470 video cards was installed, and Bitcoin mining was actually performed. The reason why only 8 cards were installed in the demo machine, although a maximum of 13 cards can be installed, is that the AMD driver can only recognize up to 8 video cards. ASRock is working with AMD to improve the driver, and they say it will be possible to mine with 13 video cards in the not too distant future.
H110 PRO BTC+ is scheduled to be released in July-August 2017, and the price seems to be 10,000 to 20,000 yen.
Demo machine by H110 PRO BTC+. The demonstration machine, which consisted of two 1200W power supply units and one 1000W power supply unit, was mining Bitcoin with eight Radeon RX470-equipped video cards. do you think? ] (The submit button is at the bottom of the page. After entering each item, please press all at once.)How interested? : Opinions, etc.: The top model of the motherboard equipped with X399 "X399 PROFESSIONAL GAMING" There are three LAN ports, and the top red LAN port supports 10GbpsThe 16-core CPU just announced" Two X399-equipped motherboards compatible with "Ryzen Threadripper" were also exhibited. Among them, the top one is "X399 PROFESSIONAL GAMING". Like the X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING, the X399 PROFESSIONAL GAMING is equipped with three LAN ports, including a 10Gbit LAN, and is also equipped with an 11ac compatible wireless LAN function.
Although the other "X399 TAICHI" has two LAN ports, it also boasts sufficient functions such as being equipped with an 11ac compatible wireless function. The X399 PROFESSIONAL GAMING and X399 TAICHI are scheduled to be released in August, and the price is undecided.
In addition, two Mini-ITX specification Ryzen compatible motherboards were exhibited. "X370 GAMING-ITX/AC" is a gaming motherboard equipped with X370 and is ideal for those who want to create a compact gaming PC. "AB350 GAMING-ITX/AC" is a gaming motherboard equipped with B350, and is cheaper than X370 GAMING-ITX/AC.
Gaming motherboard with X399 "X399 TAICHI" Mini-ITX motherboard with X370 "X370 GAMING-ITX/AC" Mini-ITX motherboard with B350 "AB350 GAMING-ITX/AC" mosquito? ] (The submit button is at the bottom of the page. After entering each item, please press all at once.)How interested? : Opinions, etc.: GeForce GTX 1080-equipped ultra-compact barebone PC "DESKMINI GTX1080"The new ultra-compact barebone PC "DESKMINI GTX1080" is also an interesting product.
This is a product that uses the Mini-STX motherboard "Z270M-STX MXM", and is characterized by its support for a GPU-equipped module called MXM. Which GPU is installed depends on MXM. At the booth, not only the top-of-the-line GTX 1080-equipped model, but also the GTX 1060-equipped model, the RX580-equipped model, and the Quadro M5000 SE-equipped model were exhibited.
In addition, MXM is not worn by the user, but basically it is purchased by selecting MXM when purchasing a barebone PC. The Z270M-STX MXM has 4 M.2 slots, and it is possible to install SSD x 3 and a wireless LAN module.
Mini-STX motherboard "Z270M-STX MXM" used in DESKMINI GTX1080. On the back of Z270M-STX MXM, which has MXM in the lower right slot, there are four M.2 slots, "DESKMINI GTX1060" equipped with GeForce GTX 1060, "DESKMINI RX580" equipped with Radeon RX580, and "DESKMINI RX580" Quadro M5000. "DESKMINI WORKSTATION" with SE[What do you think of DESKMINI GTX1080? ] (The submit button is at the bottom of the page. After entering each item, please press all at once.)
How interested? : Opinions, etc.:In addition, there were several unique MOD PCs on display at the booth, as well as industrial motherboards.
MOD PC produced using X299 TAICHI MOD PC Z270 produced using TAICHI MOD PC produced using Z270 SUPERCARRIER This aircraft carrier is also a MOD PC produced using Z370 SUPERCARRIER Equipment Box system for embedding IP67-compliant industrial motherboard used for embedding inOther opinions about exhibits: Opinions to manufacturers:
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