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As a result, you wonРІР‚в„ўt see any performance benefit from investing in PCI-E 3.0 right now, although itРІР‚в„ўs comforting to know that you have support for the standard should you need it. The Extreme4 also has a number of other enthusiast features, such as power and reset switches, as well as a POST code readout along the bottom of the board. ThereРІР‚в„ўs also a CMOS reset switch on the rear I/O panel, which is a more convenient location than the PCB.

But that's enough on the looks. The headline technical feature of the Extreme4 is the fact that itРІР‚в„ўs the first motherboard weРІР‚в„ўve tested that supports the new PCI-E 3.0 standard, as denoted by the Gen3 suffix in its name. PCI-E 3.0 doubles the effective bandwidth per lane, giving a full 16x slot 1GB/sec of bandwidth. This sounds exciting but itРІР‚в„ўs sobering to realise that, despite the board supporting it, you wonРІР‚в„ўt be able to make use of the PCI-E 3.0 interface on this board until IntelРІР‚в„ўs Ivy Bridge processors and compatible GPUs arrive.

The only problem with the Extreme4РІР‚в„ўs appearance is that it throws the blocky, slightly ham-fisted styling of the heatsinks that cool the VRMs and the Southbridge into sharp relief. They arenРІР‚в„ўt offensively ugly, of course, but they lack the elegance of the cooling setups weРІР‚в„ўve seen on other manufacturersРІР‚в„ў boards.

This is particularly true when it comes to the looks of ASRock boards, but ASRock has really gone to town on the awesome-looking Z68 Extreme4 Gen3. Gone is the dowdy blue, white and grey colour scheme of yesteryear (although itРІР‚в„ўs still used on the companyРІР‚в„ўs cheaper boards) and in its place is a sleek, all-black arrangement. Meanwhile, the contrasting sparkly gold capacitors might be unlikely to offer anything extra in terms of longevity or performance, but they certainly look good.

It may sound unkind, but it isnРІР‚в„ўt inaccurate to describe ASRock as the perennial also-ran of the motherboard market. It's been around for a long time, but we rarely see an ASRock product that's makes us sit up and take notice. Sure, they usually offer good value, but they often also fail to stand out. Click to enlarge

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