ASRock A55 Pro3 Review

tacohunter52 - November 17, 2011
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Specifications:

CPU	- Support for Socket FM1 100W processors - V4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology - UMI-Link GEN2
Chipset	- AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2)
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
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 - DRAM, VDDP, VDDR, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Graphics	- AMD Radeon HD 65XX/64XX graphics - DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 - Max. shared memory 512MB - Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a - Supports AMD Steady Video™: New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home/online video - Supports HDCP function with HDMI port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with HDMI port
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - Supports THX TruStudio™
LAN	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
Slots	- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2 @ x16 mode; PCIE3 @ x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 3 x PCI slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , CrossFireX™ and Dual Graphics
SATA3	- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
USB 3.0	- 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
Connector	- 5 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s 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 - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
Rear Panel I/O	I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x eSATA2 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Unique Feature	- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock SmartView - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock On/Off Play Technology - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM)
Accessories	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
Hardware Monitor	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis 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
OS	- Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications	- FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Features:

Support for Socket FM1 100W processors
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2400+(OC)
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , CrossFireX™ and Dual Graphics
Dual VGA Output : D-Sub and HDMI
Supports 2 x SATA3, 2 x USB 3.0
Supports AMD Steady Video™ : New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home/online video
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtec ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
Supports XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies
Supports graphical UEFI, AXTU, On/Off Play, Instant Boot, Instant Flash, APP Charger
Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite