Question 1

Does that mean i don't need a sound card?

Accepted Answer

I have been quite pleased with the audio quality. The ports are listed under the specifications, so it depends on what speakers/phones you are using, but I have Corsair SP2500s (2-300 decent quality), and the audio quality has been quite sufficient. Best advice I have is to use the on-board audio, and if you find it lacking, upgrade.

FYI: I am not an audiophile, but I enjoy a good range of music, and listen to it regularly. Most of my audio is greater than mp3 quality, but not lossless codec.

Question 2

This board says it supports HDMI In.  In the video, when going over the back panel he says that it has two HDMI outs.  Was he mistaken and one of those is the HDMI in port?

Accepted Answer

It does have an HDMI-In port, it's the vertically mounted port on the back.  However, it's not a capture port, just a passthrough switch (like a receiver).  It only works when using the onboard graphics

Question 3

Will the Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155  work with this mobo? I'm seeing people list their stuff with this CPU but the socket is different, just curious if it does indeed work with the mobo.

Accepted Answer

No. This modle is for Haswell (1150) processers. You will want this one: http://newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16813157293

Question 4

I'm used to having 2 screens and i'd like to keep it that way for this next computer I'm buying. Right now I mainly use a laptop and a 1920 x 1080 screen attached to it, i only see one VGA port on this, can i support having 2 screens? or would i need to buy a splitter or something?

Accepted Answer

No you would not need to buy a splitter.  Right out of the box, this motherboard supports triple monitor display (three monitors running simultaneously) and has 3 separate display inputs on it: VGA, DVI, and HDMI.

If you wanted to run 2 monitors in VGA, you would just need a DVI-to-VGA adapter for the DVI port and you could plug two VGA monitors in.  I'd recommend using digital input (DVI or HDMI) at this point in time of technology, but it's not a requirement.

This motherboard has great on-board display capabilities/features.

Question 5

I understand this motherboard is Windows 8 ready. However, does this mean that it's compatible with only Windows 8 or can I install Windows 7 instead?

Accepted Answer

It will run windows 7 with no issues. I dual boot Windows 8 and windows 7 on mine. I have a couple of programs that do not like windows 8.

Really happy with my board - running a haswell I5-4440.

Question 6

I'm making sure I don't need to buy a separate video card for this. Will an Intel Core i3-4130 meet the requirements of "Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic"? Dubious statement in the specifications section. Thanks!

Accepted Answer

You don't need a separate graphics card, since the Intel core i3-4130 does have Intel HD Graphics 4400, but it's not going to handle much more than video streaming, not much in the way of gaming.

Question 7

Will this work with COD Ghost, Need to up grade but I don't need another useless mother board that is not up to the new Game ??

Accepted Answer

I am running it with a i5-4570 and a Zotac GeForce 660ti and it has ran everything I throw at it on ultra. So I see no reason why not.

Question 8

Will this board allow me to use 2 graphics cards independently to display more than 2 monitors, or do I have to do sli and limit myself to two monitors?

Accepted Answer

When you run two graphics cards, you have to enable SLI via the software (you'll be running two cards independently by default). So, yes, you can run two monitors, each powered by its own graphics card. Though, keep in mind, depending on what graphics card you plan to buy or use, you can usually run at least four monitors with a single graphics card (most modern graphics cards have two DVI connectors, one HDMI and one DisplayPort); depending on what you plan to do with your graphics card/s, you might only need one.

Just so you know, you can actually run three monitors with this motherboard, without a single added GPU (using the on-board GPU. If you go this route, you will need an HDMI cable, DVI cable and a DisplayPort cable.

Question 9

It explicitly says it supports SLI right on the board, is it safe to assume it supports CrossfireX too?

Accepted Answer

The Specifications Tab on the Product page here on Newegg does state :
"Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, CrossFireX"
"Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI"

The back of the motherboard box says:
"Multi GPU: NVIDIA QUAD SLI, AMD 3-way CrossfireX"

This is a little conflicting, Quad or 3-way for CrossfireX, I'm not sure. But like I said the product packaging does state 3-way, at least. Hope that helps.

Question 10

Is this the updated version with C2 stepping?

Accepted Answer

All new Asrock motherboards include C2 stepping. It doesn't look like Newegg is making any distinction though in their inventory. If you can guarantee you are getting a newer board then it will have C2.

Brand	ASRock
Model	Z87 Extreme4

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1150
CPU Type	4th-Generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3/Xeon/Pentium/Celeron (LGA1150)
Supported CPU Technologies	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 ) (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5)
PCI Express x1	2 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots	2 x PCI Slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by ASMedia ASM1061
SATA RAID	6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s by Intel Z87 Support RAID 0/1/5/10

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Back I/O Ports	1 x DisplayPort / 1 x eSATA 6GB/S / 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo / 2 x HDMI / 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 4 x USB 3.0
PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports	D-Sub + DVI
HDMI	1 x HDMI-Out Port 1 x HDMI-In Port
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort
USB 3.0	4 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
eSATA	1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	6 Ports

Onboard USB	3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0
Other Connectors	1 x IR header 1 x COM Port header 1 x Power LED header 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Dr. Debug with LED 1 x Power Switch with LED 1 x Reset Switch with LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1150
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Giga PHY Intel I217V
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Power Pin	24 Pin

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