ASRock 990FX Extreme3

General

CPU

Chipset

- Support for Socket AM3+ processors

- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) /
Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
- Supports 8-Core CPU
- Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
- Digi Power Design
- 4 + 1 Power Phase Design
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
- Northbridge: AMD 990FX
- Southbridge: AMD SB950
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2100(OC)/1866*/1800*/1600*/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB**
*1866/1800/1600MHz memory speed is supported depend on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt.
For detail CPU specification, please refer AMD official website.

Memory
**To reach the maximum 64GB of system memory, memory modules with 16GB capacity or
above are required. ASRock will update the memory support list on the official website once
these memory modules are available on the market.
***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the
reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit
CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS

- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics
Audio
LAN

- n/a
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Broadcom BCM57781
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE
Expansion / Connectivity

Slots

SATA3
USB 3.0

Connector

- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3 @ x16 mode; PCIE4 @ x4 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
- Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
- 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ,
AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
- 5 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR 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
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
Rear Panel I/O - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATA3 Connector
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker /
Microphone
Other Features / Miscellaneous
- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast USB
- ASRock XFast LAN
- ASRock XFast RAM
Unique Feature
- ASRock On/Off Play Technology
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 CPU Overclocking
- Turbo UCC
Support CD

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial

Accessories - 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables

- 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable

Hardware
Monitor

- CPU Temperature Sensing

- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm

- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)

OS

- Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista
32-bit / Vista 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit

Certifications

- FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

CPU
AM3+ Socket:

1. AMD AM3+ FX processors

2. AMD AM3 Phenom II processor/ AMD Athlon II processor
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Hyper Transport Bus
1. 4800 MT/s
Chipset
1. North Bridge: AMD 970
2. South Bridge: AMD SB950
Memory
1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is
installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
* To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Audio
1. Realtek ALC887 audio codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1. Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it
in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface
South Bridge:

1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices

2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB
South Bridge:

1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB
headers)
VIA VL805 chip:

1. Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 2 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

10. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
12. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 1 x RJ-45 port
6. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
1. iTE I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system
cooler you install.
BIOS
1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
Unique Features

1. Support for @BIOS

2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install
4. Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
5. Support for Smart Recovery 2
6. Support for Auto Green
7. Support for ON/OFF Charge
8. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
9. Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
1. Support for Windows 8/7/XP
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.5cm
Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from
chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If
drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.