ASRock X58 Extreme

Zitat: The motherboard is easy to set up, thanks to the well built BIOS. The results are really close to the other motherboards I have tested in the past with the X58 platform. I would like to make some more additions : please be very careful and watch the temperatures for the X58 chipset and the VRM on this board, when overclocking is done. ASRock have added a nice feature in the latest BIOS, so the board does shutdown completely if high temperature is detected. If you want to run 24/7 at higher frequencies, like 4GHz, I would recommend additional cooling on the VRM, like a 80mm fan. For its price, this product delivers enough performance and has a good placement of the PCI-Express slots for installing multiple video cards.

Zitat: The ASRock X58 Extreme is a mixed bag to be sure. It is a decent board when it comes to normal usage. However, it has some issues with memory as well as some POST and boot issues that we were not able to resolve. Tri-SLI did not work and SLI was also a hit or miss item. Overclocking was pretty simple, but behind where it should be for a normal X58 based board. For overall layout the X58 Extreme is done well with a few minor hits for cluttered design. Heat and power draw were average with the exception of the high delta change for power draw from idle to load. Single GPU gaming was very good; there were no issues with sound, video or anything else. We did not test for dual GPU performance with the X58 due to the issues with POSTing and a few other boot problems. Pricewise, the X58 Extreme from ASRock is about right with a price of around $170. Still, this is not an enthusiast board by any means; it can get you a semi-decent OC and game pretty well, but the problems we saw does not endear it to us. If you are looking for a low cost board to get you into the Core i7 playing field, you might consider the ASRock X58 Extreme. However, I would caution you to be prepared for some bumps.

Zitat: Pluspunten: + Vlot moederbord + Enorm scherp geprijsd + Compleet + Goede layout Minpunten: - Bios kan beter Asrock heeft een zeer scherp geprijsd, interessant X58 moederbord ontwikkeld. Het is uitgebreid, en biedt genoeg interessante extra’s voor de fanatieke gebruiker. Bovendien is het ook nog een vlot moederbord dat vrij serieus de concurrentie aan kan gaan met moederborden van €250 of meer.

Zitat: Editor´s Choice A full-fledged X58 motherboard for under $170 was just a dream a year ago, fully realized with the ASRock X58 Extreme motherboard. ASRock offers most of the features of the X58 SuperComputer with the exceptions being 3 full length PCI Express slots instead of four and better BIOS options. Performance is on par or better than that of the X58 SuperComputer which is much more expensive but has an additional PCI Express slot for another video card and supports the Tesla video cards from NVIDIA. ASRock has really done an outstanding job with this motherboard offering the performance of the more expensive X58 boards on the market and virtually all of the features you would expect from this chipset, making this a solid Editor´s Choice for this price point.