990fx killer network drivers
F-Stream, Fatal1ty Mouse Port, Purity Sound and "Gaming Armor" components help make this ASRock board ideal for any gamer out there. Moving on, if streaming your gaming sessions is your thing (I'm looking at you FrankieOnPCin1080P), ASRock bundles a three-month license to XSplit Broadcaster with the motherboard that will help make streaming and recording a little bit easier. I don't test that in this review, but it does take up a lot of real estate on their packaging. Though both boards on the table today have a version of this controller, the ASRock board puts data on the forefront and claims 5x network performance and latency decreases of up to 136 percent in certain games. One of the critical features ASRock attempts to kill is lag, and what better way to do that than to implement the Killer E2200 networking chip. Top that off with some beefy heat sinks on the voltage regulators, north and south bridge, and you have one handsome motherboard.
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A full 24-pin ATX and 8-pin 12V connectors are available for power, and a SLI/Crossfire power connector at the bottom of the board round out the power connections. Four 3-pin and two 4-pin fan headers are included to give you PWM control of CPU and chassis-exhaust fans and standard voltage for other attached fans. This port enables users to use the new M.2 specification to gain additional bandwidth for high-speed SSD drives.īeyond that, this board provides some of the standard connectors that we expect on a high-end board.
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This connector is tucked in between the first and second PCIe x16 connectors and gives the user a way to install directly attached solid-state storage to their system. Finally, and most unique, is the M.2 PCIe SATA connector. Another great feature is the location of the fan headers in a standard board installation, no fan header is more than a few inches away from where your fans would connect, which will help out with cable management.
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First, the PCIe connectors have latches that are similar to the DIMM latches that give a positive "click" when actuated, which helps in the removal and installation of expansion cards. This board has several features that I find desirable for a high-end board.