Product information

ASRock Z170 OC Formula: Motherboard | ATX | LGA1150 | 4x DDR4 | SATA-600 | Sata Express 10 GB / S | Ultra M.2 | PCI-e 3.0 x16 | PCI-e 3.0 x1 | PCI-e 2.0 x1 | Vertical Half-size Mini-PCI Express Slot | USB 2.0 | USB 3.1 (Gen1, 5 Gb / s) | USB 3.1 (Gen1, 5 Gb / s) Type-c | Displayport | HDMI

Product: ASRock Z170 OC Formula
Socket: LGA1151
Supports: 6th en 7th Generation Processors
Category: motherboards
Brand: ASRock
EAN: 4717677327328
Condition: refurbished
SKU: 90-MXGR80-A0UAYZ, Z170 OC Formula
Warranty: 6 months

Package content:
– Motherboard (ASRock Z170 OC Formula)
– backplate (blende)
– No manual
– No CD with drivers
– No cables

OC Formula Kit
OC Formula Power Kit
– 18 Phase CPU Power design + 2 Phase Memory Power Design
– Digi Power (CPU and Memory)
– Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
– Multiple Filter Cap (MFC) (Filter different noise by 3 different capacitors: DIP solid cap, POSCAP, and MLCC)
– Jumbo V
OC Formula Connector Kit
– Hi-Density Power Connector (8 pins and 4 pins)
– 15μ Gold Contact (memory sockets and PCIe x16 slots)
OC Formula Cooling Kit
– 8 Layer PCB
– 4 x 2oz copper
– Heat Pipe Design
OC Formula Monitor Kit
– Multi Thermal Sensor

Unique Feature
ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
– ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s)
– ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s)
ASRock Super Alloy
– XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
– Premium 60A Power Choke
– Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
– Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
– Combo Caps
– Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)
– I / O Armor
– Matte Black PCB
– High-Density Glass Fabric PCB
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & amp; SATA3)
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Live Update & amp; APP Shop

CPU
Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® Core ™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
– Digi Power design
– 18 Power Phase design
– Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
– Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
– Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Chipset
– Intel® Z170

Memory
– Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 4500+ (OC) * / 4400 (OC) / 4300 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3666 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3400 (OC) / 3333 (OC) / 3300 (OC) / 3200 (OC) / 3000 (OC) / 2933 (OC) / 2800 (OC) / 2600 (OC) / 2400 (OC) / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
– Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB **
– Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

* 4500 + (OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a single memory module is installed (Single channel memory).
Please refer to the Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for more information.

** Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
– 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
– Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
– ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake-up events
– SMBIOS 2.7 Support
– CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel® Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTru ™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® Insider ™, Intel ® HD Graphics 510/530
– Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12
– Max. shared memory 1024MB *
– Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 ports by independent display controllers
Supports HDMI with max. Resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 24Hz / (3840×2160) @ 30Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. Resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9
– Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

* The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.

** Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

*** Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel® HD Graphics is only supported under Windows® 8/8 64-bit / 7/7 64-bit.

**** Intel® InTru ™ 3D is only supported under Windows® 8/8 64-bit / 7/7 64-bit.

Audio
– 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
– Supports Purity Sound ™ 3
– Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier
– TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600-ohm headsets)
– Pure Power-In
– Direct Drive Technology
– PCB isolate shielding
– Supports DTS Connect

LAN
– Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb / s
– Giga PHY Intel® I219V
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE

Slots
– 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 / PCIE2 / PCIE4 / PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE2) / x8 ( PCIE4)); quad at x8 (PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6)) *
– 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3) (Flexible PCIe)
– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE5)
– 1 x Vertical Half-size Mini-PCI Express Slot
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX ™, 4-Way CrossFireX ™, 3-Way CrossFireX ™ and CrossFireX ™
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI ™ and SLI ™
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage
– 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by Intel® Z170, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 14 and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 3 x SATA Express 10 Gb / s Connectors *
– 3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s) **

* Support to be announced
M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP0 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
M2_2, SATA3_2, SATA3_3 and SATA_EXP1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
M2_3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and SATA_EXP2 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.

** Supports 3 x ASRock U.2 Kits
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Connector
– 1 x COM Port Header
– 1 x TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
– 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed ​​Control)
– 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed ​​Control) *
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 1 x Thunderbolt ™ 2 AIC Connector (5-pin)
– 1 x Thunderbolt ™ 3 AIC Connector (10-pin) **
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.1 Gen1
– 1 x Dr Debug with LED
– 1 x Power Switch with LED
– 1 x Reset Switch with LED
– V-Probe ™: 1 x 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points laid
– Rapid OC Buttons: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency
– 1 x Menu Button
– 1 x PCIe ON / OFF Switch
– 1 x Post Status Checker (PSC)
– 1 x Slow Mode Switch
– 1 x LN2 Mode Switch
– 1 x BIOS Selection Switch
– 1 x XMP Switch
– 1 x Direct Key Button

* All CPU / Chassis Fan Connectors can auto-detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

** Only one Thunderbolt ™ AIC Card is supported.

Rear Panel I / O
– 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
– 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
– 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z170) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
– 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI
Software
– ASRock Formula Drive
– ASRock Disk Health Report
– ASRock Fine-Tuning V-Controller
– ASRock Timing Configurator
– ASRock USB Key
– ASRock APP Charger
– ASRock XFast LAN
– ASRock XFast RAM
– ASRock Fast Boot (Fast Boot, Restart to UEFI)

UEFI
– ASRock EZ Mode
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
– ASRock NickShih’s OC Profile
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Internet Flash
– ASRock Crashless BIOS
– ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
– ASRock UEFI System Browser
– ASRock UEFI Tech Service
– ASRock Easy RAID Installer
– ASRock Easy Driver Installer

* These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & amp; APP Shop.

Accessories
– I / O Shield

Hardware Monitor
– CPU, Chassis temperature sensing
– CPU, Chassis Fan Tachometer
– CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust the chassis fan speed by CPU temperature)
– CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control
– Multi Thermal Sensor
Voltage monitoring: + 12V, + 5V, + 3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

OS
– Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit *

* To install Windows® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please see our online tutorial or check our User Manual for more detailed instructions.
For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock’s website for details.

Certifications
– FCC, CE
– ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)