ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboards   Page 1

Reviewer: RWL Staff Article Publish Date: 4/1/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Lately there have been a large number of mainboard manufacturers which have begun introducing high end mainboards for the i7 platform with extensive overclock potential targeted towards the hard core enthusiast. Most of these mainboards feature Japanese solid capacitors, large heatpipes that run through the main components, better power phase design, 3 Way SLI / Crossfire, dual bios, special HD on board sound cards and much more. However what these high end models all have in common is the price tag which leaps over the 300Euros barrier. Fear not because ASRock is here with their first X58 mainboard targeted to the hardcore enthusiast with a lower price tag.

 

 

            ASRock was established in 2002 and ever since then they have been producing high quality, innovative motherboards from the mainstream user to the high end enthusiast. During all this time they have used the design concept of 3C, Creative, Considerate, Cost-effective, and have successfully established a well-known leading brand of the best price-performance motherboard in the industry. ASRock products high recognition stems from company’s devotion to bring the most cost-performance products to users. Besides creative features and solid products, ASRock engineers also pay special attention to EMI, thermal, acoustics and details to achieve complete customer satisfaction. In addition to price-performance, creative and considerate features, ASRock also pay special on the issue of eco-environmental protection with the release of ROHS products and energy saving functions to save the environment. It is therefore no coincidence that their modo is "Motherboard, We Master It!".

 

 

           The X58 Supercomputer was announced about 4 months ago and ever since then it has gained quite a good reputation regarding its overclocking potential and rich features and how couldn't it since it supports 3 Way SLI, Quad Crossfire, it has an powered eSATA connector, instant boot and more. This is one of the few mainboards that can offer such a remarkable feature list and that alone is something that gains many points for ASRock. What is left to be seen is how well it performs in both default and overclock speeds.