ASRock X299 Extreme4

[cadaveca]

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]

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]

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

 

[Enterprise24]

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

 

[xLegendary]

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

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

 

[newtekie1]

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]

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]

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..)