ASRock Z77 Extreme6

Overview

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.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

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Last revision on March 6, 2014

Reviewers Liked

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

Reviewers Didn't Like

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

Expert reviews and ratings

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...

By TechSpot on April 20, 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.

By APCMag on November 01, 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.

By ThinkComputers on July 12, 2012

The ASRock Z77 Extreme6 is definitely a nice looking board. The dark brown PCB complemented with golds, silvers and blacks looks stellar, and if aesthetics are important to you, then this is definitely a good choice to be visible through a case...

By ThinkComputers on July 12, 2012

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

By Kitguru.net on April 23, 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...

By MadShrimps on August 29, 2012

ASRock are not afraid of the legacy connections. Not merely content on having both a floppy drive header and an IDE connector on the Fatal1ty Z77 Professional, they have also put a floppy header on the Z77 Extreme6. There is reason for this, given...

By AnandTech on July 13, 2012

Officially launched at the beginning of April, the Z77 chipset represents an original departure for Intel, if only in terms of strategy. First of all there’s the question of the socket and compatibility with processors. For once, Intel has played the...

By BeHardware on July 02, 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...

By TechwareLabs on May 29, 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...

By Pro-Clockers on April 09, 2012

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