Model

Brand

ASRock

Model

970 EXTREME3

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+

CPU Type

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

Chipsets

North Bridge

AMD 970

South Bridge

AMD SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2100(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1800(OC) / 1600(OC) / 1333 / 1066 / 800

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16

2 (x16, x4)

PCI Express x1

2

PCI Slots

2

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

5 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset

None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC892

Audio Channels

8 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset

Realtek 8111E

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

2

USB 1.1/2.0

4 x USB 2.0

USB 3.0

2 x USB 3.0

eSATA

1 x eSATA 6Gb/s

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial

Audio Ports

6 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

6 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors

1 x IR header
1 x CIR header
1 x COM port 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

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions

12" x 8.6"

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors

Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU

Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2100(OC)

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX

2 x USB 3.0, 5 x SATA3, 1 x eSATA3

Supports XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies

Supports On/Off Play Technology, Graphical UEFI BIOS, AXTU, APP Charger, SmartView, Turbo UCC

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection, supports THX TruStudio

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