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ASRock have always been known for achieving a good price point. In recent months they are getting a name outside the budget market as they deliver quality products aimed at the more demanding enthusiast gamer. The Fatal1ty Professional makes a good counterpart to the MSI Big Bang and Asus Republic Of Gamers boards.
On a connectivity level there is nothing missing, we have dual GbE LAN Teaming, THX TruStudio Pro, SmartView, AIWI and a plethora of sata and USB 3.0/2.0 headers to name but a few. We like the front mounting USB 3.0 panel which also works as a housing for an SSD Drive.
On a performance level we encountered no issues during testing, with results matching other P67 boards we have tested to date. Board installation is straightforward and the layout is fantastic with no glaring placement issues apparent. Overclocking is equally straightforward and while we could push the 2600k no further than the Intel board in our labs (5.1ghz), getting there was much easier.
Overall, this board impressed the KitGuru team, ASRock have cut no corners with the bundle, build quality or performance characteristics of the board. Obviously with such a luxury product, the pricing is fairly high at around £190 inc vat but if you are looking for ultimate performance and want every luxury possible, then this should be right at the top of your shortlist.
KitGuru says: Quality build quality and killer performance.
Looks the part, thats for sure. nice specs. They are never a company I consider when im looking at a motherboard however.
great looking product, no doubt about it.
Layout looks good, i wouldnt be so sure about jumping from Asus mind you yet, early days for them in this sector/
I wouldn’t mind one of these for my new system next month, but im waiting on an MSI big bang board whenever that is scheduled. anyone know?
Interesting to see ASROCk trying to break their older reputation for releasing poorly configured but cheap products. they seem to be doing well this year so far.
Excellent all round specifications and build quality. pricing isnt too bad either, although for 60 more you can get into the X58 sector.
I love red and black, wicked. Just hate to see that guys face everywhere, very annoying!
Previously I was only looking at Gigabyte and Asus (in that order) but lately I start to notice MSI and now ASRock… interesting…
There is almost no reason to get this board when the ASRock Extreme 4 is basically the exact same board without the silly fatality mouse port and red colors while being $40 cheaper.
And you don’t have to stare at the guy’s face while in UEFI :p
Oops, meant the extreme6, not extreme4
I just ordered one – hope its clocks my 2600k well