ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional-M

Zitat: First, we have to say that Asrock Fatal1ty Professional-M is one good looking motherboard. The combination of black and red is now considered a classic. It is a choice of many that want their build to be color coordinated. Matched with an all-black case or even a white, some Corsair red Vengeance, Phanteks red TC14PE air cooler as well as some other matched components you can have one great looking rig. Granted looks aren’t everything just part of it. The Asrock does perform well matching the Gigabyte UD3H in just about every category. And overclocking the board results were the same as the Gigabyte offering as well. Overclocking results are not totally relied on the motherboard anymore mostly the processor nowadays. So, if we can’t hit 4.8 GHz on a system using this same processor we would have to say the board just doesn’t cut it in the overclocking area. Asrock does allow the motherboard to take advantage of all the features that was added into the Z68 and Z77 chipsets. Some may not realize that these options can be left out if the manufacturer so wanted. Basically, we can’t take them for granted. Asrock does packed the board and its software package with a ton of added features. Dehumidifier, OMG and Internet Flash to name a few. I have to give props to this motherboard as it was able to boot with ram rated at 2400 MHz with no problem. This was not the case with the Extreme6 we tested a few weeks ago. The Asrock Fatal1ty Professional-M is not the cheapest mATX Z77 motherboard out there. At $170 at Newegg it is cheaper than the ASUS Maximus V Gene and Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 but more expensive than the ASUS P8Z77-M which also gets good reviews.  

Zitat: Given what’s just been said above, we’re a little split when it comes to our thoughts on the Fatal1ty Professional-M. It’s good to see ASRock producing solid boards that challenge the big boys, but we can’t help thinking that they may have missed out slightly again.