ASRock P67 3-Way Motherboard Roundup@PureOC

[Mem]

http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1194

Socket 1155 - 2500K

We achieved 4.4GHz with a few simple clicks of the mouse. We know this particular chip really doesn't have much more in the tank as far as multiplier goes, so the Extreme6 essentially topped out the CPU, which is very satisfying to see. This is the exact same multiplier and result we achieved on our ASUS motherboard, the only difference being the ASUS board has a dynamic overclock and increased the bus speed to 103MHz, whereas the Extreme6 here left it at stock 100MHz in the preset configuration.

Socket 1155 - 2600K
Then we strapped in the flagship Sandy Bridge, a multi-threaded 2600K to see what the Extreme6 could accomplish. First we started with Auto Overclocking:

The CPU hit 4.8GHz without breaking a sweat, right off the bat. We didn't even work our way up the scale, we simply popped in the chip and selected 4.8GHz in the BIOS, that's it. Outstanding, really.

Then we tweaked things just a bit in the ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility, increasing the bus speed a bit while keeping the same multiplier. We finished at 103 MHz, good for a final overclock of 4.94 GHz.

 

[Ausm]

Sweet thx for the link, I have been interested in trying one of these motherboards.

 

[Mem]

Sweet thx for the link, I have been interested in trying one of these motherboards.

One guy replaced his fautly Asus Pro with the Asrock Extreme6, has it at 4.8Ghz http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18231581 .

 

[stahlhart]

Has anyone compared performance of the Extreme 4 with the Extreme 6?

I'm looking more at the former, as I'd like to use one of the 1X slots for discrete audio, and -- leaving open the option to do dual GPUs at some future point -- the NF200 on the 6 appears to rule this out.

I'm assuming that, even though I theoretically could, I would not want to put an audio card in the bottom 16X slot.

 

[bjamm2]

I am doing the same, Returning my asus pro (due to online reviews, i received it today but will be returning without opening) and I have purchased the Extreme6 Asrock as a replacement to match with the 2500k I got from MC. Will see how it goes! Looking forward to having the extra SATA3 and USB3s over the bluetooth feature

 

[Cebu]

I have a Pro3 with a 2600K and it is running stable at 4.6. The bios has no bugs as far as I can tell. I am extremely happy with it. I almost bought an Asus.