ASRock, when think about this world, In your mind a Full featured, Black colored Motherboard appears and you know what?. That’s true . ASRock always made very good motherboards with every feature, weather its USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gb/s, eSATA, whatever they always done really well and their motherboards always perform very well in all the tests and benchmarks.ASRock has chosen to use a black and red colour scheme for the Fatal1ty X79 Champion which consists of a black PCB and a combination of red and black fittings. This is very similar to the colour scheme of the Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard.Like the ASRock X79 Extreme11, the Fatal1ty X79 Champion also utilises the CEB form factor which should fit in most standard ATX cases providing they have a fair amount of room to the right of the motherboard stand-offs.There is a large array of heatsinks surrounding the CPU socket to cool the power regulation circuitry which are all connected together with a series of heatpipes. These are an obvious indicator that this board is designed for serious overclocking.There is a single 8-pin power connectos above the heatsink to supply power to the CPU.four RAM slots on either side of the CPU socket which support DDR3 2500+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory in a quad channel configuration.Moving further down the right hand side of the board we find an array of ten SATA connectors. There are two SATA-600 connectors and four SATA-300 connectors hooked up to the X79 chipset which support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 3.0, NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions.
There are four further SATA-600 connectors which are connected to a Marvell SE9230 and support RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10, NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions.here are seven expansion slots in total which will fulfill the needs of the vast majority of users. There are five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots which are capable of running the following configurations: PCIE1/PCIE5: x16/16 mode; PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5: x16/8/8 mode; PCIE1/PCIE4/PCIE7: x16/8/8 mode; PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5/PCIE7: x16/8/8/8 mode. The motherboard supports up to 4-way CrossfireX and 4-way SLI. There are also two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots on the motherboard.Along the bottom edge of the motherboard there is a 4-pin molex connector which can be used to supply extra power to the expansion lanes. This will help when running an array of powerful graphics cards which may not have their power requirements fulfilled by the motherboard.Totally ASRock equipped the Fatal1ty X79 Champion with ten angled SATA ports, which is enough for every office PC, gaming rig or overclocking setup. Six of them are SATA 3.0 (two via the Intel X79 and four other via a Marvell 88SE9230 controller coloured in red while the four last ones are coloured in black and are SATA 2.0 (via Intel X79). We told you, red is faster, always.Furthermore there are practical onboard power-, reset-buttons as well as a debug LED. The BIOS can be cleared via a jumper, by removing the battery or simply by pushing the clr_CMOS button located in the back panel. Common to multi-GPU boards these days you also find a Molex plug at the bottom of the board to provide more power and better cable management thanks to his 90° angulation. ASRock also added some OC features to their top range motherboard like the voltage measuring points you find at the top right of the PCB just above the ATX12V connector.
As for the PCIe connectors with this motherboard you get five PCIe 16x Gen 3.0 (in red, again!) and two PCIe 1x (in black). From top to bottom for the PCIe 16x you have: 16 lanes, 8 lanes, 8 lanes, 16 lanes and 8 lanes.Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
Digi Power Design, 12 + 2 Power Phase Design
Supports Quad Channel DDR3 2500+(OC)
Supports Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
5 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, supports AMD 4-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI™
Creative Sound Core3D 7.1 CH HD Audio, Supports Premium Headset Amplifier (PHA)
Broadcom PCIE Dual LAN with Teaming Function
12 x USB 3.0 (4 Front, 8 Back), 6 x SATA3, 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0), 1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)
Supports Fatal1ty XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB, OMG, Internet Flash, HyperDuo Plus
Free Bundle : 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel, 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, MAGIX Multimedia Suite
Features:
XFast 555 Technology : XFast RAM / XFast LAN / XFast USB
Fully Optimize Memory Usage
Faster Internet Access
Boosts up your USB speed
5X Faster for
Photoshop Execution
XFast RAM will create a virtual disk from the system memory to boost the performance. For Photoshop, It can even perform 5X faster than before.
Lower Latency
In Game
XFast LAN can lower latency in the game after setting online game priority higher.
Time latency in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
USB Performance
Comparison
ATTO Disk Benchmark 4K Read
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12+2 Power Phase
The 12+2 Power Phase features sturdy components and completely smooth power delivery to the CPU. It offers unmatched overclocking capability and enhanced performance with the lowest temperatures for PC gaming enthusiasts.
Digi Power
More Precise, More Efficient
By adopting digital pulse-width modulation (PWM), the ASRock motherboard can provide CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly. Compared to analog PWM, digital PWM can optimize the CPU power solution and provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor.
Dual-Stack MOSFET:
Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) is an innovative new design of MOSFETs. The silicon die area is increased by stacking two dies into a MOSFET. The larger the die area, the lower Rds(on). Compared to traditional discrete MOSFET, DSM can provide larger die area and lower Rds(on), so the power supply for CPU Vcore is more efficient.
HyperDuo Plus Technology
Gain 14X Faster Performance!
Equipped with Marvell SE9230 controller, the motherboard supports HyperDuo Plus™ Technology. While the SSD and HDD are connected, HyperDuo Plus™ makes the SSD become the cache of the HDD and delivers SSD-like performance.
Creative Sound Core3D Audio with Premium Headset Amplifier
The onboard Creative SoundCore 3D quad-core sound and voice processor brings a truly immersive audio experience and supports THX TruStudio PRO™, CrystalVoice, EAX 1.0 to 5.0, etc. ASRock Premium Headset Amplifier (PHA) provides wider bandwidth, higher slew rate with lower noise and distortion. It also supports up to 250 Ohm high-end headsets, which delivers crisper audio into the users ears.
Scout Mode™
Hear the enemy before they hear you
Scout Mode™ technology is a proprietary technology that allows you to hear your enemies from further away, giving you a distinct tactical advantage in combat.
Fatal1ty Mouse Port
Fatal1ty Mouse Port is a customizable technology for PC gamers that is a part of F-Stream. After plugging the USB mouse into the Fatal1ty Mouse Port and running F-Stream, gamers can use Fatal1ty’s personal preferred mouse polling rate at 500 Hz. F-Stream also provides the flexibility for gamers to adjust the mouse polling rate from 125 Hz to 1000 Hz. This is helpful for professional gamers to experience smoother game play and faster response time to the mouse.
Limitation:
- 1. Some USB mice may not support 1000 Hz mouse polling rate.
- The Fatal1ty mouse port does not support USB 2.0 mouse.
- The Fatal1ty mouse port may not support some wireless USB mice.
- 4. The Fatal1ty mouse port does not support the USB mouse which is connected to the USB hub.
Premium Gold Caps
Top-Class Quality Guaranteed
Premium Gold Caps are luxury capacitors. These 100% Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps with a premium gold coating representing long life and stable performance.
8 x DDR3 2500+ DIMM Supports Quad Channel Memory
This motherboard has 8 DIMM slots for Quad-Channel memory, supporting for 2500+(OC) MHz DDR3 memory!
V-Probe™
V-Probe™ is a 7-set of detection points laid on this motherboard. It allows overclockers to easily and quickly get the accurate voltage readings via the multitester.
PCI-E 3.0 x16 Slots – Support 4-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX
PCI Express 3.0 slots maximize the bandwidth for the next-gen PCI Express 3.0 VGA cards and provide ultimate graphics performance. The Fatal1ty X79 Champion comes with 5 PCI-E 3.0 slots supporting NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI and AMD 4-Way CrossFireX.
12 USB 3.0 (4 Front, 8 Back) + 6 SATA3
Rich storage options! This motherboard offers 12 USB 3.0 (4 from onboard headers, 8 from rear I/O) and 6 SATA3 connectors to satisfy PC DIYer's vaious needs.
Fatal1ty F-Stream – The All-in-1 Tuning Software
The Fatal1ty F-Stream tuning program is an all-in-1 software utility that supports overclocking and hard-ware tuning such as energy usage, H/W monitor, fan speed control, Fatal1ty Mouse Port Configuration and XFast RAM.
In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings of your system.
In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed and temperature for you to adjust.
In Overclocking, you are allowed to adjust the CPU frequency, ratio and some voltages for optimal system performance.
In Mouse Polling, gamers can freely adjust the mouse polling rate. In Energy Saving, the voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance.
In XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU.
Graphical UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a revolutionary BIOS utility which offers tweak-friendly options in an advanced viewing interface. Compared with traditional BIOS design, the latest UEFI utility provides lots improved functions. The major features of UEFI include:
1. Graphical Visual Experience – UEFI provides an improved visual interface with colorful icons and makes your computing environment more versatile to replace the traditional dull BIOS page.
2. Mouse Enabling – Besides keyboard control, you can freely use mouse to select your ideal settings in UEFI as well.
3. Supports 3TB bootable HDD - UEFI breaks the limitations of 2TB bootable HDD on traditional BIOS. With UEFI, you can enjoy 3TB bootable HDD size.*
*Windows® Vista™ 64bit or Windows® 7 64bit OS is required.
UEFI System Browser
UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in graphical UEFI. It can detect the devices and configurations that users are currently using in their PC. With the UEFI system browser, you can easily examine the current system configuration in UEFI setup.
Post Status Checker:
Post Status Checker (PSC) diagnoses the computer when users power on the machine. It emits a red light to indicate whether the CPU, memory, VGA or storage is dysfunctional. The lights go off if the four mentioned above are functioning normally.
ASRock OMG:
Fast, Easy and Free – ASRock OMG technology allows you to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times. Administrators are able to schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. Normally, ISPs (Internet Service Provider) will charge for internet curfew service. The service controls “all” the PCs connected at home through network remotely but all the PCs in that network will be restricted to access the internet at pre-setup times. However, ASRock OMG is a free tool for controlling internet access of each single PC. Parents can easily control internet access through BIOS setup to protect their kids from using Internet at inappropriate time, and meanwhile, enjoy their own internet space.
Internet Flash
Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from ASRock servers. System can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them within UEFI setup without entering Windows® OS.
Broadcom Dual LAN
Dual LAN with Teaming function enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective.
- Automatic OC.
- Nice features for money.
- Audio Quality.
- Comprehensive UEFI.
- Reasonable Price.
- Strong Performance.
- Good build quality.
- BIOS require some work.
