ASRock X299 Extreme4

cadaveca · Mar 12, 2018

ASRock proclaims that their X299 Extreme4 motherboard is the ultimate X299 motherboard option for mainstream users that do not need a ton of PCIe slots. We put it to the test to see just how extreme the X299 Extreme4 really is.

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Folterknecht · Mar 12, 2018

Request:

Could you implement a subsection in the OC part of your reviews dealing with accuracy of the displayed voltages in BIOS/software vs. real voltages meassured with a multimeter?

FreedomEclipse · Mar 12, 2018

4.6Ghz on 18 cores. what a time to be alive

Enterprise24 · Mar 13, 2018

$199 ? Cheaper than many Z370 mobo. VRM is great also.

xLegendary · Mar 15, 2018

Enterprise24 said:
$199 ? Cheaper than many Z370 mobo. VRM is great also.

True that. The Extreme series always been such good value.

newtekie1 · Mar 15, 2018

xLegendary said:
True that. The Extreme series always been such good value.

Yeah, the Extreme4 especially, but the Extreme6 has also traditionally been a great value too. I just wish they kept releasing the Extreme6 boards instead of seemingly replacing them with the Taichi boards. Which are good, but not as good of a value as the Extreme6 used to be.

cadaveca · Mar 16, 2018

Folterknecht said:
Request:

Could you implement a subsection in the OC part of your reviews dealing with accuracy of the displayed voltages in BIOS/software vs. real voltages meassured with a multimeter?

For sure I could. However, it's not something that is worth the time, honestly, since most boards are actually close enough for it to not matter.

you should never trust software readings 100%. they simply do not have the measurement resolution to really show what's going on. in reality, there will be all sorts of spikes and low points that software either does not catch, or has been written to ignore. It's just impossible for software to truly be accurate in the home user environment, and there are several businesses (such as FLUKE) that will sell you more capable hardware-based tools for hundreds of dollars, which is in most instances more than a motherboard costs. When A toolk costs more than the product you are testing, you can always expect some inaccuracy.

I will ALWAYS report anything I find that might be worth paying attention to. I mean, obviously I am looking at things like this with every boards, although it is not always mentioned if it falls within what I consider acceptable limits (which changes with every board, slightly).

lexluthermiester · Jan 31, 2024

I just bought one of these boards new-old stock and am trying to do a mild bit of OCing. The review talks about how easy it is, but for the life of me I can not figure out how to change the BLCK. I know the CPU I have can OC solid at 105mhz, but the BIOS is not showing any options for changing the BCLK. Any know or remember?

(Mods, this is a legit question, you know I only necro a thread when I can't find any answer elsewhere..)

System Name	Karl Arsch v. u. z. Abgewischt
Processor	i5 3770K @5GHz delided
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Professional
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer 240
Memory	4x 4GB 1866 MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)	GTX 970
Storage	Samsung 830 - 512GB; 2x 2TB WD Blue
Display(s)	Samsung T240 1920x1200
Case	Bitfenix Shinobie XL
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Cougar G600
Mouse	Logitech G500
Keyboard	CMStorm Ultimate QuickFire (CherryMX Brown)
Software	Win7 Pro 64bit

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	Can I run it
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (still pre-order)
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650E Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK-XRES 140, 3x Bykski 360mm/1x 240mm all white, DP100-D5 Plus distro, 12x T30, AC High Flow Next
Memory	KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5 48GB (2x24GB) 7200 MT/s 34-44-44-84 ->7400 MT/s 36-46-46-86 (ROG Cert) 1.4V
Video Card(s)	Waiting for something decent...
Storage	Transcend PCIE 220S 1TB (main), WD Blue 3D NAND 250GB for OC testing, Seagate Barracuda 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 49" 5120x1440 240Hz calibrated by X-Rite i1 Display Pro Plus
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Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
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Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
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Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

ASRock X299 Extreme4

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Folterknecht

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Enterprise24

xLegendary

newtekie1

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cadaveca

My name is Dave

lexluthermiester