BIOS Features
ASRock provided a custom UEFI BIOS to take advantage of all the extra features and options available on their flagship Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 motherboard. We took it for a spin to see how customizable it is, especially when we want to overclock LGA 1155 processors and other hardware components.
Main Menu
OC Tweaker Menu
OC Tweaker Menu Continued (Voltage Options)
CPU Ratio Settings under manual (Can be manually changed to overclock CPU)
Advanced Menu
CPU Configuration Menu
Northbridge Configuration Menu
AC/Power Loss Menu
Storage Configuration Menu
Super IO Configuration Menu
Boot Menu
detail rate…..?
Good
detail rate…..?
Good motherboard
Second Page:
“Expansion /
Second Page:
“Expansion / Connectivity
5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or triple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode)”
Last Page:
“Strengths
Good overclocker
Five PCI Express 3.0 slots with SLI/CrossfireX support
Excellent overclocking utility
Tons of accessories”
Wait, I thought only one slot is PCIe 3.0 ready. And even it reverts back to the 2.0 spec once more than one graphics card is inserted. Or am I reading this wrong?
Hi all,
Im using a i5 2500K
Hi all,
Im using a i5 2500K on a Asrock Z68 extreme 4 gen3
cooling: Noctua NH-D14
I’m overclocking through AXTU do i need to increase the cpu voltage as i increase the multipler? if so what is a guide?
I have the same Mobo, i just
I have the same Mobo, i just got my 2600K to 4.90GHz (definitely doesn’t like 5.0 on the voltages i can feed it without overheating). I have 4 x 4GB Ripjaw Z 2133 Cl9 ram,
how do you overclock the memory ? – i have seen a review wher eit’s out at 2414MHz using 10-12-11-28 T? but i can’t find wher ein the bios to alter these.