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ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC Graphics Card

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ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC

Here we have another newly introduced graphics card ‘Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC’ from ASRock. This VR-ready graphics card is equipped with 2304 Stream Processors, a 256-bit memory interface, a core base clock of 1380MHz, a core boost clock of 1435MHz and an 8GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 8000MHz.

Utilizing a PCI Express x16 Gen3 bus interface, the Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC comes equipped with a dual-fan cooling system (2x double ball bearing fan) and provides 1x dual-link DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4 output ports.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX580 8G OC will start shipping from mid-April for 46,250 Yen (about $430). [Product Page]

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ASRock’s New G10 Dual-Band WiFi Router For Gamers

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ASRock has showed off their newest dual-band WiFi router ‘G10’ for gamers. Utilizing the beamforming technology for improving your WiFi reception and reducing interference (the router determines where your device is located and projects a stronger signal in that specific direction), this futuristic-looking 802.11ac home router is equipped with 8x built-in high-performance antennas (w/ MU-MIMO technology), 1x Internet LAN port, 4x LAN ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports and Gaming Boost function (allocate more bandwidth to a specific terminal), and supports for dual-band WiFi access point (2.4GHz – 800Mbps and 5GHz – 1733Mbps).

Furthermore, the G10 provides security through encryption using WPA, WPA2, Mixed and WPS. The ASRock G10 will start shipping from November 14th for 36,980 Yen (about $306). [Product Page]

Bitcoin mining motherboards promise huge profits (for your energy provider)

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As Bitcoins have become more valuable, they've also become much harder to accumulate using the mathematical process known as "mining." This air of futility hasn't fazed ASRock, however, as the company has revealed two new motherboards that promise to help DIY-ers to "join the gold rush now!" The H61 Pro BTC and H81 Pro BTC are both Intel socket boards, with the latter being Haswell compatible, and their main party trick is to carry extra PCIe slots and power connectors so you can exploit the compute power of up to six graphics cards simultaneously.

What ASRock doesn't specify, however, is how much profit one of its fully-loaded mining motherboards might deliver. So, although we're quite deliberately not experts at this stuff (aside from a bit of armchair interest), we plugged some numbers into the Bitcoin Profitability Calculator, based on six Radeon HD 7990 cards running in parallel, and discovered that this monster of a system might never actually break even, due to its ridiculously high energy costs. This could well explain why all the big boys use dedicated ASIC boards for mining these days, instead of consumer-grade hardware.

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ASRock announces M8 compact gaming rig in collaboration with BMW

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BMW and ASRock just announced the new M8 gaming PC, which will debut at Computex next week. The collaboration is ASRock's first rig with a small form factor, though it shares the sharp lines and edgy color palette of the hulking, BMW-designed Thermaltake Level 10 case. An OLED screen sits on the front of the case and displays stats such as fan speed and temperature, and there's a knob for adjusting the fan depending on the game at hand. Interestingly, the M8's semi-transparent side panels are attached magnetically rather than screwed in, so users should have no trouble accessing components. So far, the companies have only shared connectivity specs: 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 are on board, as is a quad-core Creative SoundCore 3D audio processor. We're bound to find out more in Taipei, though, so hang tight.

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ASRock’s new Haswell motherboards will be waterproof, of course (update: video)

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ASRock's new Haswell motherboards will be waterproof

If your current motherboard has more Mountain Dew than CPU, you might be interested in ASRock's forthcoming Haswell offerings. Among the usual features like dual-band 802.11ac-flavored WiFi, HDMI input and a Home Cloud service, Tom's Hardware spotted a mention of "Waterproof by Conformal Coating." The company's sub-site doesn't give too much else away, like how extensive the protection will be, instead simply telling us to "A-Style our lifestyle." The only feature with any amount of detail is a Pure Sound audio system (7.1 channel audio, Realtek ALC1150 audio codec and a TI 5532 pre-amp if you're interested) that we've already seen. Still, if fluid has been getting between you and your high scores, keep an eye on the source for more info.

Update: And just like that, ASRock has added more info about the HDMI input, including a demo video which you can find after the break.

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ASRock Purity Sound motherboards come with better audio shielding, headphone amps

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ASRock says its Purity Sound motherboards can replace dedicated sound cards, headphone amps

Not that we were necessarily asking for it, but we now have another spec to weigh up when choosing a new Haswell motherboard. ASRock's A-Style Z87 mobos will come with a bunch of audio-related features collectively called "A-Style: Purity Sound", which the company claims will result in a better signal-to-noise ratio (115dB) compared to regular onboard 7.1-channel circuitry. The boards will also come with a dedicated headphone amp that should be able to high-impedance drive cans up to 600 Ohms, plus DTS Connect for converting PC audio to the DTS codec for optical out. There's some extra shielding around the components, which lends plausibility to the better SNR and the promise of better sound quality -- so Purity Sound probably can't be dismissed as Purity Marketing. In any case, just make sure you also pay this much attention to your next power supply.

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ASRock FM2A85X Pro ATX Motherboard

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ASRock has unveiled their latest ATX motherboard, the FM2A85X Pro. Based on AMD A85X chipset, the board supports for FM2 processors and features two DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 32GB RAM), two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, three PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots and two PCI slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it has eight SATA 6.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The FM2A85X Pro is expected to be priced around $80. [ASRock]

ASRock FM2A85X-ITX Mini-ITX Motherboard

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ASRock has once again expanded its line of mini-ITX motherboards by announcing the FM2A85X-ITX. Based on AMD A85X FCH chipset, the board supports for FM2 processors and features two DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 32GB RAM) and one PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slot. Connectivity-wise, it has seven SATA 6.0 Gbps, one eSATA 6.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, eight USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The FM2A85X-ITX will become available from January 25th for 10,480 Yen (about $116). [Product Page]

ASRock 990FX Extreme9 ATX Motherboard

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ASRock has once again expended its ATX motherboard line-up by unveiling the 990FX Extreme9. Based on AMD 990FX + SB950 chipset, this high-end motherboard supports for AM3+ processors and features a 12+2 power phase design, four DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 64GB RAM), four PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, one PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slot and one PCI slot. Connectivity-wise, it has eight SATA 6.0 Gbps, two eSATA 6.0 Gbps, eight USB 3.0, eight USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [ASRock]