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ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: ASRock
Product: ASRock Extreme 9
Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle


ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

The retail packaging for the ASRock X79 Extreme9 is relatively nondescript, at least the front is. The front of the ASRock X79 Extreme9 packaging is limited to the product name and a couple of the technologies that go into the board. We have the logo for the ASRock XFast RAM, PCIe 3.0, Windows 7, processor support for second generation Intel Core i7 processors, and the Intel X79 Express chipset.


ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

Opening up the front cover of the ASRock X79 Extreme9 retail packaging gives us our first look at the motherboard in all of its glory. We will take a much closer look at the ASRock X79 Extreme9 on our next page.


ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

Taking a look at the inside of the ASRock X79 Extreme9 cover, we can catch a glimpse of some of the technologies that go into the ASRock X79 Extreme9. Features like Digi Power, 16+2 CPU power phase technology, Premium gold caps and a few others are highlighted here.

ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

The back of the ASRock X79 Extreme9 shows us a layout of the motherboard and covers many of the ASRock special features.


ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

The ASRock X79 Extreme9 is securely packed within the retail packaging. Within the box that contains the ASRock X79 the physical motherboard is completely surrounded in foam to protect it during shipping.


ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle

The retail bundle that accompanies the ASRock X79 Extreme9 has everything you will need to help fire the system up. It includes manuals, driver CD, I/O shield, front panel SuperSpeed USB 3.0 3.5" adapter, a pair of molex to SATA power adapters, six SATA cables, 3-way SLI bridge, SLI bridge, and the Game Blaster audio and LAN card.

Next Page - ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Layout


Review Index
Page 1 - ASRock X79 Extreme9 Intel X79 Motherboard
Page 2 - ASRock X79 Extreme9 Retail Packaging and Bundle
Page 3 - ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Layout
Page 4 - ASRock X79 Extreme9 UEFI BIOS
Page 5 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2012 Sp1 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark
Page 7 - Futuremark 3DMark11 Synthetic Gaming Benchmark
Page 8 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 10 - Aliens Vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 11 - Intel X79 SATA III 6Gbps Performance
Page 12 - Intel X79 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance
Page 13 - System Power Consumption
Page 14 - ASRock X79 Extreme9 Overclocking
Page 15 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion