ASRock X58 Extreme3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Fast stock speeds, USB3, 6 core support, Stable, Good accessories
Board has USB 3.0, SATA and eSATA 6Gb/s, Rather than take PCIE lanes from the video cards, more lanes have been added via a PLX bridge, Performed and overclocked well, Quiet active cooling for motherboard power supply.

Cons:

Overclocking, A bit priceyYou can find more reviews of this motherboard at testseek.com

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Last revision on September 9, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Fast stock speeds, USB3, 6 core support, Stable, Good accessories
Board has USB 3.0, SATA and eSATA 6Gb/s, Rather than take PCIE lanes from the video cards, more lanes have been added via a PLX bridge, Performed and overclocked well, Quiet active cooling for motherboard power supply

Reviewers Didn't Like

Overclocking, A bit priceyYou can find more reviews of this motherboard at testseek.com

Expert reviews and ratings

ASRock X58 Extreme3 Review - Introductionbluetooth 15 Sep 2010 ASRock never failed to surprise us. Although there are many high end X58 boards out in the market, the ASRock X58 Extreme3 is simply not just another X58 board in the market with high...

By OCWorkBench on September 19, 2010

The ASRock board in many ways offers a traditional approach to a decent specification X58 board. It is a compact ATX board with all of the features we would expect, such as six SATA 2 ports, compatibility with SLI and Crossfire and a good BIOS with the...

By HardwareHeaven on July 29, 2010

We’ve revealed quite a bit of data here and it all points to this: The ASRock X58 Extreme 3 is solid. It’s an extremely stable motherboard offering all of the latest expansion and high end level performance you come to expect from the X58...

By FutureLooks on July 27, 2010

We've become quite familiar with ASRock's line of high-performance, bargain priced motherboards over the last couple of years. ASRock has made a name for themselves by offering the latest features and reliable components for a good price. ...

By BCCHardware on July 05, 2010

ASRock is not known as an enthusiast’s dream come true with the motherboards. With the X58 Extreme3 motherboard, they have proved that appearances can be deceiving. With a host of great features that any X58 board would be proud of, including...

By Motherboards.org on July 01, 2010

Oh dear. It all started off so well.When we first received the Asrock Extreme3 in its shiny box we really we hoping this was the dawn of something special from Asrock. For a long time they've been holding the budget end of the market up with solid,...

By Overclock3D on May 12, 2010

100

The testing results were so close to earlier testing with this processor on other boards it was really amazing. Oh, I’ve gotten similar results before, but these were with three or four different boards, two of them were 2010 boards and the other...

By ThinkComputers on April 25, 2010

Before we get into the review of the board itself let’s have a look at the features of the chipset this board uses. This chipset has been around for some time now and incorporates a number of enthusiast level features. Intel’s Turbo Memory...

By Motherboards.org on July 20, 2011

In terms of design, the Extreme3 is very good, albeit with a few niggles here and there. There is adequate space for large components and around the socket area to fit a monstrous CPU cooler. The bottom USB ports and Power/Reset buttons are not...

By Pureoverclock on August 18, 2010

The X58 Extreme3 from ASRock is a nice improvement over the last generation. The board looks much better having a black/white/blue color scheme and the cooling got improved on the VRM(newly designed heatsink with fins and active cooling). The VRM...

By MadShrimps on August 12, 2010

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