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ASUS/ASrock X58/P55 Club
This is a club for the X58 and P55 boards of ASUS and ASrock this thread will keep score of overclocks,and eventually contain the links for BIOS updates. Some AMD boards MIGHT be added in the future. THIS THREAD IS ALSO A DISCUSSION THREAD
Why ASrock?
ASrock has been shelling out new award winning motherboards since late 2008. ASrocks customer support is blazing fast, specifically E-Mail support, I got a respond from support within 30 minutes of sending them an E-mail. ASrock was spun off of ASUS in 2002, and some of these boards still run through ASUS before being sold, and most of us know, ASUS makes high quality boards. ASrock makes very energy efficient boards, in fact most of there recent boards are EUP and EUP 2.0 certified. ASrock is currently offering 80 people who bought Extreme and Deluxe edition boards free ASrock SATA 3 cards. ASrock boards are cheap, and have features that most high end boards have. ASrock often uses very unique features on there boards that are often adopted by bigger motherboard companies. (E-SATA USB and CCO) Some people say to avoid ASrock boards because some of the boards in the past had locked BIOS's or didn't do well, that is clearly a thing of the past.
Why ASUS?
ASUS is the parent company of ASrock, and sometimes there boards run through ASUS first. ASUS is one of the most famous motherboard manufacturers and often manufactures award winning boards. Almost everybody who has built a computer will recommend you and ASUS board, because with there ultimate performance mixed with there great customer support, you've got a clear winner.
List of ASrock boards that apply to this club, along with CPU support list and BIOS:
X58:
ASrock X58 Extreme $169.99CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
ASrock X58 Extreme3
ASrock X58 Deluxe $204.99 CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
ASrock X58 SuperComputer $289.99 CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
P55:
ASrock P55 Extreme $139.99 CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
ASrock P55 Deluxe $179.99 CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
ASrock P55 Pro $114.99 CPU SUPPORT LIST BIOS UPDATE
List of ASUS boards that apply to the club, along with CPU support list and BIOS(Coming soon)
X58:
ASUS Rampage II GENE CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6T PRO Not sure, cannot find it
ASUS P6TD Deluxe CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6TD Deluxe V2 CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6T7 SuperComputer CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS Rampage II Extreme CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6T CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6T6 Revolution CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6T SE CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS P6X58D Premium
P55:
ASUS P7P55D EVO CPU SUPPORT AND BIOS
ASUS Maximus III GENE CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55D LE CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55D Premium CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55D PRO CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS Maximus III Formula CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55 SuperComputer CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
ASUS P7P55D CPU SUPPORT LIST AND BIOS
MORE COMING. If any information is wrong, feel free to tell me.
Click here for ASrock Tech support
Click here for ASrock RMA support
Click here for ASUS RMA support
Click here for ASUS Tech support
WARNING: Some budget P55 boards have been having problems when overclocking processors past 1.425 volts, eventually causing part of the motherboard to go up in smoke, kill the processor, or blow a capacitor, one of them is the P55 PRO. (Others being MSI P55 CD53 and ECS P55H) (Some more low end boards may have the same problems, these are the only ones confirmed) (The P55M PRO may have the same problem as the P55 PRO)
Note from ASrock:ASRock confirmed that its P55 Pro was designed to handle a smaller power load, based on Intel's lower TDP for LGA 1156 processors, and has sent a BIOS its representatives claim will enable built-in over-current protection. IF YOU OWN A P55 PRO, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR BIOS.