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ASRock Z77 Extreme6

The Z77 Extreme6 features four DIMM slots for up to 32GB of RAM. Using the chipset's dual-channel memory architecture, it supports frequencies of 1066, 1333 and 1600MHz. Whereas the Z77 chipset provides six SATA ports (two 6Gb/s), Asrock uses the ASMedia ASM1061 6Gb/s controller for an additional three ports.

Based on 5 reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros

Build Quality.
Easy-to-understand BIOS.
Triple video card compatible.
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and NVIDIA Quad SLI.
A lot of ports, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort.

Cons

Expensive.
Average default performance.
Could have used one more USB 3.0 motherboard header.

By TechSpot on April 20, 2012

Asrock's Z77 Extreme6 is a relative steal at just $175. While costing less, it delivers almost everything you'll find on more expensive Z77 boards: a clean layout and solid build quality, tons of connectivity, a UEFI that's powerful and easy to use...

85
By APCMag on November 01, 2012

Power users looking for a very affordable solution will find a lot to love here, but it’s going to take a little bit of tweaking to get the board to perform on an even keel with its competitors.

80
By MadShrimps on August 29, 2012

The Z77 Extreme6 motherboard from ASRock comes with a nice looking cooling system, which barely gets warm during load and has enough space between PCI-Express x16 slots for installing Crossfire or SLI setups with multi-slot cooling systems. As the...

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By ThinkComputers on July 12, 2012

Overall, the Z77 Extreme6 is a fantastic motherboard, aside from the few minor issues mentioned above. Nothing major, it performs as it should and is easy to use and understand.

90
By TechwareLabs on May 29, 2012

From the word go, the installation process of this board was very smooth. There were no weird issues with cable placement, nor did I have to do any special voodoo to get the RAM working. Clearances were good all around, especially around the CPU...

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By Kitguru.net on April 23, 2012

An impressive motherboard that is the perfect partner for the Intel Core...

90
By TweakTown on April 12, 2012

The new Ivy Bridge platform from Intel is a bit of an interesting one and we've almost got this AMD Bulldozer like aura hanging over it. There are two things that feel similar to the Bulldozer launch. The first is that Intel has split the release of...

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By Pro-Clockers on April 09, 2012

The Asrock Extreme6 is designed and aimed to the individual looking for something better than average but not quite super high end. The motherboard provides a lot of the look that we loved in the X79 Extreme9 which targets people looking for...

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By Pureoverclock on April 07, 2012

ASRock has changed the look of their motherboards starting with the Z68 Extreme 6. The Z77 Extreme 6 is somewhat of a hybrid between the Z68 Extreme 3 and the Extreme 6 flaunting its new look with a black midnight aesthetic package along with a chrome...

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By Hardware Secrets on March 21, 2012

The ASRock Z77 Extreme6 is a motherboard targeted to users who want a product one step above mainstream solutions. While it provides the same basic functionalities of the Z77 Extreme4, it comes with one additional PCI Express x16 slot (which is 2.0...

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