ASRock 870 Extreme 3 motherboard unboxing.

[L3gendaric]

is the audiocard good for gaming? alc 892 integrated on the MB.

[L3gendaric]

will the radeon HD 6870 graphic card work on this?

will my amd phenom II x4 955 processor work on this?

[zver711]

@L3gendaric Not sure about CPU, but the GPU should.

[tomicabasic]

@zver711 why are you not sure if its AM3 it sure will because X4 955 is a AM3 procesor!

[tomicabasic]

@L3gendaric Yes, it will both work on this motherboard!

[Win7adder]

@L3gendaric yes all phenom ii procesor will work all AM3-Socket

[IAPOD]

@L3gendaric what ive been told is backwards compatibilty for PCI e slots but he could be wrong as for the cpu if you watch as he moves across the box it has a phenom sticker

[J4K000B]

what version of bios is installed if you buy it? do you know that?



[thebeetalls]

Weird that it came with orange sata cables, mine were black...

[zver711]

@thebeetalls I just found some cables that came with my old ASUS board, also orange, and Gygabates... well... baby blue. I buy black ones with metal latches for looks, and use anything if the build is cheap or ...hmmmm... no window?

[yonathandavid11]

Asrock 870 Extreme3 R2.0 Supports the 8.Core FX cpu :)

[Pingu123489]

Yes found that basterd lol! Thanks for your patience lol

[zver711]

@Pingu123489 You're welcome.

[Pingu123489]

Hey I have this motherboard and now when i boot my pc i get CMOS settings wrong.... but I see no battery on my motherboard what now?

[zver711]

@Pingu123489 First, there IS a battery on it, just like on ANY OTHER board. Unless it fell out somehow, but then I'm not sure if the PC would boot. Second - this board got "Clear CMOS" button in the I/O area in the back. 6:22

[Pingu123489]

@zver711 aight thnx will try that button, but where is the battery located lol

[zver711]

@Pingu123489 Seriously? Its that little metal round button-like metal substance, jammed between the blue PCI-E slots (the video card slots). Maybe you don't see it because you got SLI going?

[zver711]

@99omgkiller If you watch a video, and you see the VGA or DVI connector built-in, then yes. If NOT, then...

[sofnsable]

@99omgkiller NO.

[OMAHA2231]

how is my potential build? This board, Phenom 1100T. V8 cpu cooler. 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws. WD 2tb hdd, dual XFX HD 6950's 2gb each in crossfire and OCZ 850W psu in antec 1200.

[excalibar12]

@OMAHA2231 16gb of ram is overkill, you only need 8g, maybe in the future we will need 8g but not right now o.o

[Diablo3TRW1]

does this motherboard come with windows 7 ready? or u need to buy it?

[MEDOESKI]

@Diablo3TRW1 CrossFireX, Vista ready, Windows 7 ready

[marinko603]

Will this fit in Coolermaster Storm scout??

[kubifan]

I ordered this motherboard w/ a

1090T

XFX 5850

OCZ 700 watt

4 GB kingston :D

what ya think

[zver711]

@kubifan Not a killer system, but decent. 5850 supports DX11?

[kubifan]

@zver711 Yeah it has full DX 11

What should I do

6870 twin frozr

or 5850 XFX

5850: 1440 shaders or smth

6870 1240 but more OC

[zver711]

@kubifan If you trust a stranger's choice...m-m-m. I'd go with 6870. That's MSI Twin Frozr has good cooling, just like a 3rd party air solution, good for a moderate OC. Don't forget that in this case, like Twin Frozr, that thing doesn't blow the hot air out of the case and it gets recycled. Make sure you have plenty of cool air intake for the card (front, bottom or side fan) and some decent blowout fan(s) (back, top). Of course there are sites that just do spec comparison.

[CanerYilmaz94]

@kubifan ur serious? i ordered the same =D

[JosephMBoyer]

lol thanks man,

I have so many damn asrock driver CDs from client orders, I couldn't locate my personal CD

asrock doesn't label the CDs well :P

[Alililele]

got thsi board too :D

amd 1055t 4 GB g.skill ripjaws and a 6950...love it :D:D

[zver711]

@Alililele Kick ass.

[SchaalKroketten]

I'm not a big overclocker, should I buy this one or the 890FX Deluxe 3? Or another brand? I don't have a clue.

[mariusik86]

@hungiboy15

ok thx

[mariusik86]

Hy can anyone tell me if Asrock 870-EXTREME 3 support ddr2 1066?

[doritowarrior]

@mariusik86 Nope, it doesn't, only DDR3...

[theangelswithwings]

i orded it with a 1100t

[MetaIlnMySoul]

Hey, has this mobo an integrated wi-fi card? or I must buy it? answer please.

[theangelswithwings]

@MetaIlnMySoul buy olsmost every motherboard

[bl4ckl34d3r]

@MetaIlnMySoul no it does not.

[Ibinhluan]

Hi I like to know Asrock 870 Extreme 3 is interfering the front audio header when install any GPU card those have double size " like HD 6850, HD 6950? I think i will interfering when you connect the case audio pin than the GPU card sits right on it. Correct me if i am wrong.

[zver711]

@Ibinhluan Manufacturer usually addresses problems like these in pre-produciton. And since no one complains about this as a problem, or I've not seen this problem in the reviews this isn't an issue, so you can sleep sound tonight. If anything - when you connect the front HD audio pin, just bend the cable and rout it out of the way, so the card will get on the top of that. I've had motherboards where there was SATA port under the VGA, and I still survived :)

[d4futur3]

Watch ESD, when u move the foam board across the table.....

[Wiejeben]

I ordered it for my 1055T ;) pretty awesome combination.

[zver711]

@Wiejeben Aiight!

[kubifan]

@Wiejeben Same/Zelfde

[Hokrollo1]

Japan made? But their marketing guy is Korean ...I'm sure he is.

[zver711]

@Hokrollo1 Like I can tell the difference...RLY

[bl4ckl34d3r]

@Hokrollo1 The capacitors are made in Japan.

[TheSkitzygamers]

Oh and a question did you find any troubles putting a graphics card in there with the little heat sink near the end of the PCI-E slot?

[zver711]

@TheSkitzygamers No, but I broke that little white plastic clip at the end of the PCIe slot and told the client its came like that...if it helps :)

[TheSkitzygamers]

You sound like you belong in a Die hard movie!

Great review

[zver711]

@TheSkitzygamers Which one? And I hope not the last one...

[TheSkitzygamers]

@zver711

First, the long blond haired evil guy? Bruce willis chokes him with some chains, then the police officer shoots him? Anyway great unboxing, Going to get my own in a couple weeks!

[zver711]

@TheSkitzygamers Oh yeah...good movie. Good game, too.

[Aceuniverse]

That accent is amazing.

[zver711]

@Aceuniverse I blame the society...

[randomuseronthenet]

asrock 870 motherboard on newegg for 76.5 and a sata 500gb hard drive for 40 usd 3.5"

[daemran]

i got this board, it performs well. has tons of features, pretty good looking and i paid 73€ for this! great value! u shouldnt expect an oc-wonder, but it does good. some time ago asrock wasnt building such quality as with their extreme3/4 series now! theyre worth it

[zver711]

@daemran

Thanks. I have no idea really about the performance, since the client hasn't called me since the system with that board was sold...but for that reason I imagine all is smooth with the hardware :) I was really pleased to find out about the fact that ASRock not just a cheap ASUS offspring. Hope the quality and the pricing stay around as it is now.

[zver711]

I can't tell you much about the performance, I've had it for 2 days, put it into a new PC - next day Win 7 install and the client picked it up. Haven't called back yet so I imagine he is neglecting his family and playing L4D 2 right about now. I usually buy Intel boards for my own rigs and never deal with anything less then 150$ worth. This one at 90$ is really nice, has TONS of features, perfect for OC'ing, and if you're curious about options maybe you can download BIOS guide from ASRock site.

[iWearGlassesLOL]

@zver711

Ok thanks a lot bro

[zver711]

@iWearGlassesLOL

I gave all the boxes and the papers and everything that came with the parts back to client so he can RMA stuff "in case shit happens", so I can't tell you much about the stuff I don't personally use for some time. So downloading materials might be your best bet, but so far I have to say that at stock CPU speed (3.4 Ghz) with a stock cooler and some cheapo case fans, slight RAM OC AND small NB/SB coolers that mobo had good temps. Catch a good deal or combo on newegg, I did :)

[zver711]

@iWearGlassesLOL

Not small North Bridge/ South Bridge "coolers", I meant to say "heatsinks". As compared to my EVGA 790i Ultra SLI board, ASRock sinks we tiny.

[iWearGlassesLOL]

Im thinking of getting this board. How was it?