ASRock is going for high-end products with 4Core1600P35-WiFi+, based on Intel^® P35 + ICH9R chipsets!

     

With quite a large number of Intel^® P35 MB already in the market, it may not be surprising to you the release of ASRock P35 motherboard. However, after second look, you will be overwhelmed by the fantastic features of ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+. 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ supports Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors, FSB1600 MHz, DDR3 1333/DDR2 1066, 110dB Audio (ALC890 Audio) with DTS, bundle with ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module, and thrillingly, it comes in all solid capacitors……

Jan 2^nd, 2008, Taipei

P35 MB is everywhere, I know. But, do they support FSB1600 MHz CPU? I bet most of the P35 motherboards don't. To go with the new generation of CPU, ASRock is proud to announce the first Intel^® 3 Series P35 motherboard - ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+, which is a combination of both high end specifications and high quality. ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+, musters all good qualities you could find for Intel^® P35 motherboard. It comes with the support for Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors, DDR3 1333/DDR2 1066, 110dB audio (ALC890 Audio) with DTS support and is bundled with ASRock WiFi-802.11g module for wireless internet environment. And best of all, this is the first ASRock MB that comes in all solid capacitors!

The model name of this motherboard literally speaks out loudly for its main features. The first highlight I am proud to present is the support of FSB1600MHz. You may buy the latest Penryn Yorkfield Q9xxx series CPU in the near future or when the CPU price drops later. Another practical feature of ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ is the memory support of both Dual Channel of DDR3 1333/1066/800 and DDR2 1066/800/667, with max. capacity of system memory up to 8GB. Very useful and a very long life-span motherboard, isn't it?

In addition to CPU and memory highlights, this motherboard adopts 7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection, supports DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec), and DTS (Digital Theater Systems).

This motherboard not only features high end specifications, but also highlights wireless network environment with its bundled ASRock WiFi-802.11g module! ASRock WiFi-802.11g module supports 3 modes to meet all your demands. They are AP mode (Access Point Mode) and Station modes (Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes).

Last but not least, one of the most important highlights is ASRock All Solid Capacitors, we call it Rational Durable. To prove 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ an excellent cost-effective P35 MB, we have compared the MB with GA P35 MB. The statics shows that 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ holds the similar Power Consumption with GA MB but turns out to have better performance. Given the selling price of the 4Core1600P35-WiFi+, the answer of which MB is more cost-effective is way too obvious now.

ASRock OC Tuner is the powerful user-friendly over-clocking tool developed by ASRock, which is bundled in the MB Support CD. ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ is able to be over-clocked to as high as 579MHz with ASRock OC Tuner. Below is the test result.

ASRock lab. Ran some performance tests with GA-P35C-DXXX board, and the figure shows that 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ excels in many test items.

Performance Comparison with GA-P35C-DXXX MB

(with QX9770 CPU)

(with Q9300 CPU)

(with E8200 CPU)

Here are 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ brief specifications:

• LGA 775 for Intel^® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium^® Dual Core / Celeron^®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
• All Solid Capacitor design
• Intel^® P35 + ICH9R Chipsets
• Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800MHz CPUs
• Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333/1066/800 (2 x DIMM slots) with max. capacity up to 4GB and Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800/667 (4 x DIMM slots) with max. capacity up to 8GB
• Supports ATI™ CrossFire™
• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots (white@ x16 mode, purple@ x4 mode)
• Supports PCIE Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Supports 2 x IEEE1394 ports (one port on back panel, one header on board)
• 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel^® Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
• 1 x eSerial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector
• 1 x WiFi header
• 7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection, supports DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec), DTS (Digital Theater Systems) support
• Windows^® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready
• Bundle: 1 x ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module and 1 x Antenna
• Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology), ASRock OC Tuner
• ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus: 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED, 1 x eSATAII port, 1 x IEEE 1394 port, 4 ready-to-use USB ports