ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Easy OC - Good layout - Rock solid

Cons: Some headers are a little tight to the edges, but not worthy of knocking down an egg

Other Thoughts: Super solid board. Extremely easy OC. Got my i5-3570k to 4.2 with no problem at all. Haven't tried to go any higher, no real need to.
I'm really happy with this board.

ASRock Extreme4 Z77
i5-3570
16GB (4x4) Ripjaw 1600
EVGA 660 SC
Hyper 212+
Crucial M4 128GB
WD Black 1TB

Manufacturer Response:

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Pros: It functioned for 3 months.

Cons: There is quite a bit of bloat ware that comes with the standard CD install. And if you want to install the separate components from the website you have to download over a dozen individual files instead of a unified driver.

It ran for 3 months and then I started getting random blue screens. Eventually it would not boot at all.

My guess is something in the sata controller, because without any hard drive connected it would boot to bios. But no matter which drive i tried it would not boot with one connected. I tried every sata port.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Blue screen usually related to memory, please set the UEFI BIOS default.
Test with single stick memory in A1 slot, try with another known good memory if it's same issue.
Test with another hard drive and install fresh Wndows to eliminate the issue.
If you have any technical questions please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.


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Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Fairly simple to install. No need to mess around with jumpers. Great over-clocking capabilities. Internet BIOS flash through the CMOS w/o OS installation is a nice feature

Cons: This board shipped with 2 bad DIMM slots. Need to RMA.

Other Thoughts: ASRock is based out of Taiwan. Getting technical support is troublesome as you have to rely on existing online FAQs and forums. To file for technical support, an online support form needs to be filled, and it takes some time to get a response. There is also no phone number listed that can be used for troubleshooting and technical support.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Sorry to hear 2 of memory slots has malfunctioned.
For the issue, please remove the CPU to check if the mainboard's CPU socket pins should not be bent.
Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan if the pins are normal.
Test with single stick memory on each memory slot one at the time to eliminate the issue.
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at 909-590-8308 or http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

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ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: -Looks pretty cool
-2 PCI x16 Slots, For CrossfireX or SLI
-Plenty more PCI slots for expansions
-PCI Express 3.0
-4 RAM slots
-OC'd my i5 2500k from 3.30 GHz, to 4.2 GHz Easy!

Cons: -Boring start up logo. Just a plain "Asrock" in green.
-Other than that, none!! Great Mobo!

Other Thoughts: I got this board about 4 months ago for my new gaming PC build.

Everything I had fit into it great and everything works perfect!

I overclocked my Intel Core i5 2500k EASILY to 4.2 GHz

I started with 2 sticks of RAM, and I'm upgrading that shortly to use all of the slots. Going to have 16GB :)

Overall this is an amazing motherboard. It's pretty cheap, and performs like a baws! I recommend buying it :)

Pros: DOA

Cons: DOA

Other Thoughts: Came DOA, sent RMA, and they claimed that it was my fault that it wasn't functional. Very disappointed to have to leave negative feedback for a company that I thought had an excellent reputation.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. ASRock mainboards are fully tested to assure that they're working before shipped. Unfortunately, due to nature of electronic product, it can happen.
For the future reference, please trouble shooting the mainboard for below steps with known good components;
Remove the mainboard from inside computer to outside, place the mainboard on top of the empty mainboard’s box
Clear the CMOS
Check the mainboard’s CPU socket pins should not be bent
Reseat the CPU with heatsink fan as well if socket pins are normal
Test with single memory module (non-ECC, un-buffered), try with another known good memory if its same issue.
Using onboard Video (CPU with iGPU supported or test with VGA card)
Power supply with connecting 24 pins + 8 or 4 pins ATX power to the mainboard
Plug the computer case’s power switch to mainboard's front panel power header and try again
If you have any technical questions please contact us at 909-590-8308 or http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.


Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Board Looks nice, features good for the price

Cons: Board was DOA, Asrock customer support is quite bad unfortunately, some of the worst customer service I've ever talk to. I had error 53 as soon as I got the board, getting it replaced.

Other Thoughts: I can't recommend this board. The support team for this product is terrible. The board has well documented issues, which clearly aren't resolved.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Code 53 usually related to memory and/or its controller.
Our customer support always try the best effort to help customers. Unfortunately, that could not satisfy your needs.
Please update replacement mainboard is working fine.
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

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ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: I purchased another Asrock MOBO and like it.

Cons: What concerned me was the free 8gb of ram that isn't listed on the memory support list compatible with this motherboard. Why give you something that isn't recomended to be used with the product being purchased? Newegg should have an opt out option on these free tag-alongs. I'm sent these freebies sometimes and have no use for some of them, but if you return what you actually need and forget to return the useless freebie you're stuck for it. Having paid for something you may not have wanted in the first place. If Newegg does have an opt out I can't find it.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

Thank you for your purchase and review. Mainboard supports most of the DDR3 memory on the market.
The mainboard support list memory models are the reference which had been tested in our lab to provide users.
If you have any technical questions please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.


Thank you

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Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: lots of sata III ports, two pci 3.0 slots, pci express, lots of usb 3.0 options, debug tool, easy power/reset button, clear cmos function. very easy to use bios.

Cons: if you need help from ASRock support good luck. There are forums that you can join to try to get help with issues, but it's not always easy to find what you're looking for, and they only contact you by email which isn't immediate which is annoying when you are frustrated with an issue while in the middle of a build.

Other Thoughts: Voltage offset mode is the easiest way to overclock CPUs on this board from my experience. Usually somewhere between .5 -.7 offset gives you plenty of voltage to achieve a stable OC to 4.5 on 3570ks with reasonable temps (assuming you have an aftermarket cooler).

Crossfire function works great, but it is annoying to me that they only offer SLI bridge and not crossfire.

Really, this is a great board for all of the features that you get, and honestly it's probably more features then you even need. It also goes on sale frequently in combo deals where you can get $70 off processor/mobo which makes it pretty affordable given all it has to offer.

Pros: Some good things about this motherboard: Awesome BIOS, gold capacitors (not really gold, but, but still a better quality capacitor than most), and good heat sinks.

Cons: Not really too many. As with most computer parts...only time will tell. My last mobo lasted about 2 years before I bought a newer one (not this one). This is the motherboard I bought for my new build.

Other Thoughts: The mother board has this system where it places extra (?) caps by the CPU to create more power or something. Not sure if I'll get to harness this power, but, oh well lol. You can read the box when you get it. Regardless, this is a great motherboard with an 1155 chip!

Pros: None...arrived dead

Cons: DOA.. looks like a lot of people have recently received dead boards... probably a bad batch of untested motherboards

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shooting the mainboard for below steps with known good components;
Remove the mainboard from inside computer to outside, place the mainboard on top of the empty mainboard’s box
Clear the CMOS
Check the mainboard’s CPU socket pins should not be bent
Reseat the CPU with heatsink fan as well if socket pins are normal
Test with single memory module (non-ECC, un-buffered), try with another known good memory if its same issue.
Using onboard Video (CPU with iGPU supported or test with VGA card)
Power supply with connecting 24 pins + 8 or 4 pins ATX power to the mainboard
Plug the computer case’s power switch to mainboard's front panel power header and try again
If you have any technical questions please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.


Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com