ASRock has shown at Computex 2016 two new board materinckie on kits Intel X99 chipset, which combine very good functionality and relatively low cost. New items are called ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Gaming i7 and ASRock X99 Taichi, and they are very similar to each other in the equipment and cost, although different in some aspects, as well as the design, writes Tom's Hardware.
Left - ASRock X99 Taichi, right - ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Gaming i7
Both boards have a 12-phase power subsystem processor socket LGA 2011-3. A set of expansion slots in boards Fatal1ty X99 Gaming i7 and X99 Taichi and the same: three PCI Express 3.0 x16 and two PCI Express 2.0 x1, and M.2 slot with key neckline Key E, which is installed Wi-Fi 802.11ac module. To connect a storage device each has a pair of new connectors M.2 Key M with support NVMe, as well as a dozen SATA 3.0 ports. Motherboards may also offer two Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller, two ports USB 3.1 (Type-A and Type-C), and dedicated connectors for power LSS pump.
The key difference between the innovations lie in the fact that the Fatal1ty X99 Gaming i7 equipped with an audio system Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3, while the X99 Taichi satisfied only with codec Realtek and support Purity Sound 3. Also Fatal1ty motherboard has more pin connectors for additional USB ports, as well as power and reset buttons on the very printed circuit board.
The motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Gaming i7 will be priced at $ 259, and the board ASRock X99 Taichi is estimated at $ 219.
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