Reviewers Liked
- Good cooling, XFast LAN Utility, On board power and reset buttons
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Boring design, UEFI BIOS is a little sluggish, Not that great at overclocking
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechSpot
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We don't think anyone expected to see a performance difference between the Z68 and P67 chipsets when using a near identical configuration and unsurprisingly there isn't any. While some users will undoubtedly appreciate the combined overclocking...
By ThinkComputers
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Well let me start with what I do like about this board. I always like to see power and reset buttons on the motherboard itself. These are perfect when you are troubleshooting or when you have the system on a test bench. ASRock also does a good job...
By TechRadar
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ASRock has four Z68 boards in its mobo line-up from the all-singing, all-dancing flagship Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 to the quietly confident Z68 Pro3-MWe've got two of ASRock's new boards based on this new chipset, the Z68 Pro3 and the...
By BCCHardware
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Throughout this review we have been comparing the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 motherboard up against the ASRock H61M/U3S3 motherboard that we recently reviewed (our full review can be found here). Comparing these boards against each other is kind of like...
By Kitguru.net
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A solid update to the older H67/P67...
By OCWorkBench
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The ASRock Z68 Extreme4 can be said as an upgraded edition of the ASRock H67M-GE/HT. The performance is very good in comparison with it’s competitors. The ability to perform a hybrid function merging the best of both P67 and H67 chipset makes teh...
By Vortez
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Being our first ASRock Sandy Bridge motherboard to come under the spotlight at Vortez, the Extreme4 Gen3 has had many stalwarts to contend with and a lot to live up to but how has it fared? On a visual level the Extreme4 Gen3 is a masterpiece,...
By Motherboards.org
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Before we start to look at the specifics of this new board from ASRock, let’s go over some of the features of the Intel Z68 Chipset. This Chipset is the new performance “sweet-spot” for those that are looking for value and performance....
By Pureoverclock
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The Z68 chipset has many similar characteristics and features to P67 and H67, in what appears to be a successful marriage of the two. For any users expecting earth-shattering changes or mythical performance enhancements, there is no such thing here....
By Pro-Clockers
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ASRock has once again has shown why they have become one of the top manufacturers when it comes to giving people the best bang for their buck when it comes to motherboards. The Z68 Extreme4 has a lot of the bells and whistles of a higher priced...
By AwardFabrik
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Die schicke Farbgebung, die ausgewogene Ausstattung und die erbrachte Leistung im Test zeigen wie so oft in den letzten Jahren, das ASRock gewiss nicht mehr als „Billig Marke“ abgestempelt werden muss und darf. Das Z68 Extreme4 Gen3...
By HardwareMX
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Llegamos al final de esta revisión y tenemos mucho que comentar sobre esta tarjeta madre y el chipset que ostenta. Como pudimos observar ASRock tuvo una mejora increíble en varios aspectos, el rendimiento de la tarjeta es muy bueno, en stock...
By Présence PC
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Probablement le modèle le mieux équipé du comparatif, la Z68 Extreme4 emploie un pont PLX (PLX PEX8608) en PCIe pour gérer ses connectiques en simultané. Quatre des...
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