ASRock P67 Extreme6 Pro Reviews

I cannot fault the ASRock P67 Extreme6 for simplicity and ease of use. The only issue that bugged me a little is that the SATA controllers are set to IDE mode by default, requiring a change every time you press that Reset CMOS button, but in spite of this, you are dealing with a board that performs very well in 3D, coming top or near top in all our 3D benchmarks. On board, apart from the three PCIe slots, you’re dealing with six SATA 6 Gbps ports which is a welcome addition if you don’t use any RAID systems. Admittedly, this board is the most expensive one in our test ($210) and the warranty period can be a deal breaker as it is only a year but with an option for a year extension via the ASRock website. We’re also dealing with a board which uses more power than others that we’ve previously tested. So the ultimate question—is it worth the extra over the P67 Extreme4? More overclock, more SATA ports, more fan headers, yes please.

The ASRock P67 Extreme6 came across as a solid, competent P67 board. It has sufficient features to appeal to the hardcore enthusiast crowd, with its multi-GPU support probably its weakest link. The polished UEFI BIOS, which includes overclocking profiles and decent tweaking options is another reason to get this board. Finally, the S$329 price tag is the lowest among the five boards and convinced us to give it our Best Value Award, all things considered.

We can't pick what are the right features for you but putting everything together we consider the Asrock P67 Extreme6 to be the best all-around value for the enthusiast shopper. Asus' offering looks a bit more promising for overclockers, while Gigabyte's luxury board is hard to justify unless you don't mind burning cash and plan to couple it with an arsenal of GPUs, SSDs and a Level 10 case to boot.