Features X-Boost Brilliantly designed for smart overclocking, ASRock X-Boost Technology is able to unleash the hidden power of your CPUs. Simply press “X” when turning on the PC, X-Boost will automatically overclock the relative components to get up to 15.77% performance boost! With the smart X-Boost, overclocking CPU can become a near one-button process. AMD 2nd Generation A-Series APUs Graphics: Onboard Graphics that break the 3DMark Vantage P7800+ Barrier! The next generation “Trinity” A-Series APUs provide even more opportunity for tweaking and overclocking, and are better than ever at performing the compute-demanding activities (entertainment, gaming). Supporting AMD Radeon HD 7000 series graphics and DirectX 11 standards, the AMD next-gen A-Series APUs provide 3D gaming experiences similar to discrete-level graphics card solutions. The ASRock FM2 Platform takes advantage of AMD’s Trinity APUs, users can overclock the APU to gain further performance. With the powerful integrated graphics, the ASRock FM2 Motherboard Series can deliver 3DMark Vantage (Performance setting) scores of over 7800 points, providing up to 48.92% performance boost. Overclocking Configuration Model FM2A85X Extreme6 BIOS L0.07I CPU FM2-A10-5800K 3.8G DRAM G.SKILL DDR3-2666 4Gx2 VGA APU HDD WD SATA 160G Overclocked Onboard Graphics Score 3DMark Vantage (Performance) *Please be noted that 7800+ points in 3DMark Vantage was achieved by overclocking with air cooling. XFast 555 Technology : XFast RAM / XFast LAN / XFast USB Fully Optimize Memory Usage Faster Internet Access Boosts up your USB speed 5X Faster for Photoshop Execution XFast RAM will create  a virtual disk from the system memory to boost the performance. For Photoshop, It can even perform 5X faster than before. Lower Latency In Game XFast LAN can lower latency in the game after setting online game priority higher. Time latency in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm * Lower is better USB Performance Comparison ATTO Disk Benchmark 4K Read ASRock Motherboard Other Motherboard *The performance boost percentage may vary with a different configuration. more... Fast Boot With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds* to logon to Windows® 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior. *The boot time may vary with a different configuration. Restart to UEFI ASRock "Restart to UEFI" technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI SETUP automatically when turning on the PC next time. Support DDR3 2400+ The World's Fastest A55 Motherboard With DDR3 2400+ Support. AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series Graphics Engineered for supremacy, designed for efficiency and packed with incredible features, the AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series offers the world’s most advanced graphics. DirectX® 11 DirectX® 11 is the very latest in high-speed, high-fidelity gaming and computing. It can enable not just more visually stunning games, but significant performance improvements in some of your favorite websites and everyday applications. Dual Graphics The AMD Dual Graphics technology combines APU and GPU computing power to optimize user's visual experience. AMD Steady Video™ 2.0 Bringing the best video experience! Compared to v1.0, AMD Steady Video 2.0 provides more tech advances such as Letter/Pillar Boxed Content, Indicator Overlay, Enhanced Algorithm Effectiveness, etc. AMP & XMP Not only supporting AMD Memory Profile (AMP), ASRock FM2 Motherboard Series also come with Intel® XMP memory tuning kits, making it’s easy to get maximum memory performance from your system. Interactive UEFI ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system configuration tools, cool sound effects and stunning visuals. The unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface and brings a lot more amusing. Dehumidifier Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehumidifier Function”. When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state. ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) Fast, Easy and Free – ASRock OMG technology allows you to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times. Administrators are able to schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users. Normally, ISPs (Internet Service Provider) will charge for internet curfew service. The service controls “all” the PCs connected at home through network remotely but all the PCs in that network will be restricted to access the internet at pre-setup times. However, ASRock OMG is a free tool for controlling internet access of each single PC. Parents can easily control internet access through BIOS setup to protect their kids from using Internet at inappropriate time, and meanwhile, enjoy their own internet space. Internet Flash Internet Flash searches for available UEFI firmware updates from ASRock servers. System can auto-detect the latest UEFI from our servers and flash them within UEFI setup without entering Windows® OS. Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer can help you install the RAID driver easily without floppy drive. It can copy the RAID driver from a support CD to your USB storage device with just one simple click in UEFI setup. Google Chrome Browser & Toolbar Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Google Toolbar is designed to help you find what you're looking for quickly and discover new things along the way. Now ASRock has both Chrome and Google Toolbar bundled with our motherboards so users may enjoy better internet surfing experiences. 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Music Maker Silver The easiest way to arrange, remix, record and create  your own music. Develop your musical style now - without any prior skills. Video easy SE With this program you can easily edit your movies, add transitions, text and background music, and even quickly enhance image and sound quality. Photo Manager 10 Put an end to your digital photo chaos and organize your photo collection with ease. The program is fully equipped for fast import, photo and video clip management, photo editing and presentation.