Press Releases

TAIPEI, Taiwan, August 02, 2011 – Motherboard giant, ASRock Inc. partners with StarCraft II European Champion White-Ra and CPL world champion Johnathan “Fatal1ty” to launch the brand new Gen3 motherboard series. The company’s next-gen motherboard will be the first to work with PCI Express 3.0 specification, offering more bandwidth to enable faster communication between components inside a system.

By adapting PCIe 3.0 quick switch IC onboard, ASRock Gen3 Motherboard Series explore the maximum potential of PCIe 3.0! Combined with Ivy Bridge CPU (supports PCIe 3.0) and PCIe 3.0 VGA card, users can enjoy the real PCIe 3.0 standard entirely. Z68 Extreme7 Gen3, the vanguard of the PCIe 3.0 motherboard revolution. The most charming point is obviously the Nvidia NF200 chip. With this onboard, Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 is capable of running dual VGA cards at PCIe 16 / x16 mode and three VGA cards at x16 / x8 / x8 mode to get maximum graphics performance.

ASRock also unveils its exciting gaming motherboard series. Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3, the first gaming motherboard comes with PCIe 3.0 support in the world, brings the best package for smooth gameplay. Fatal1ty 990FX Professional, the first AMD based mobo of the ASRock/Fatal1ty relationship, supporting the AM3+ Socket and 8-Core CPUs.

Another spotlight is the A75 Motherboard Stunners. A75 Extreme6, the top-shelf board of the innovative A75 APU motherboards. To talk about onboard APU graphics capability, the board performs an over 6000 scores superb result in 3DMark Vantage test. Plus, it’s the world’s fastest A75 solution coming with DDR3 2400+ support!

The Starcraft II European champion White-Ra will be present to the press conference as well as demonstrates the ultimate performance of ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 motherboard. With many prominent achievements over the path of his pro-gamer career such as multiple WCG Ukraine 1^st places and 1^st place in The Highlander, White-Ra has become a legend and a favorite among the StarCraft II community.

Ready to groove with the ASRock’s feature-rich Motherboard Series? ASRock motherboards always bundle with the state-of-the-art technologies. Don’t just take our word for it. Come to the ASRock Fatal1ty Global Tour II and see. Eyes don’t lie.