ASRock 970 Extreme4 AM3+ AMD 970 + AMD SB950, CrossFireX / SLI, ATX Motherboard Model Number: 970-EXTREME4

ASRock 970 Extreme4 AM3+ AMD 970 + AMD SB950, CrossFireX / SLI, ATX Motherboard

Specifications

General
CPU
• Support for Socket AM3+ processors
• Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
• Supports 8-Core CPU
• Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
• Digi Power Design
• V4 + 1 Power Phase Design
• Supports CPU up to 140W
• Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
• FSB 2400 MHz (4.8 GT/s)
• Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
• Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset
• Northbridge: AMD 970
• Southbridge: AMD SB950

Memory
• Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
• 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
• Supports DDR3 2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
• 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports "Plug and Play"
• ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
• CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment

Audio
• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray audio support
• Supports THX TruStudio

LAN
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Realtek RTL8111E
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports LAN Cable Detection
• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE

Slots
• 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4), or dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) ; PCIE5: x4 mode)
• 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
• 2 x PCI slots
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
• Supports NVIDIA SLI

SATA3
• 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions

USB 3.0
• 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Asmedia ASM1042, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
• 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by Asmedia ASM1042, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s

Connector
• 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
• 1 x IR header
• 1 x CIR header
• 1 x COM port header
• 1 x IEEE 1394 header
• 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
• 1 x Power LED header
• CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
• 24 pin ATX power connector
• 8 pin 12V power connector
• Front panel audio connector
• 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
• 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)

Rear Panel I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 x eSATA3 Connector
• 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
• 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
• HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature
• ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
• ASRock Instant Boot
• ASRock Instant Flash
• ASRock APP Charger
• ASRock SmartView
• ASRock XFast USB
• ASRock On/Off Play Technology
Hybrid Booster:
• CPU Frequency Stepless Control
• ASRock U-COP
• Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
• Turbo UCC

Smart Switch
• 1 x Power Switch with LED
• 1 x Reset Switch with LED
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED

Support CD
• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, AMD OverDrive Utility, AMD Fusion, AMD Fusion Media Explorer, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial)

Accessories
• 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
• Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield

Hardware Monitor
• CPU Temperature Sensing
• Chassis Temperature Sensing
• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
• CPU Quiet Fan
• CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
• Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor
• ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
• All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

Operating System
• Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

Certifications
• FCC, CE, WHQL
• ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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