ASRock Announces Trio of Intel 400-series STEEL LEGEND

ASRock as we speak launched a trio of socket LGA1200 motherboards a part of its Steel Legend household. These embrace the H470 Steel Legend, the B460 Steel Legend, the and Micro-ATX B460M Steel Legend. All three boards supply ASRock’s BFB (base frequency enhance) know-how that improves efficiency of non-Ok processors by letting them maintain enhance frequencies higher. The H470 Steel Legend leads the pack with a 11-phase CPU VRM that pulls energy from a mixture of 8-pin and 4-pin EPS connectors; enlarged VRM heatsinks, two M.2-22110 slots with heatsinks and PCI-Express 3.zero x4 wiring; an M.2 E-key slot for WLAN playing cards, and connectivity that features a premium Realtek ALC1200-based onboard audio answer, 2.5 GbE wired networking powered by a Realtek-made controller, and a few USB 3.2 gen 2 ports, together with a type-C port.

The B460 Steel Legend makes use of a distinct PCB design from its H470-based sibling. A less complicated 9-phase VRM powers the CPU, pulling energy from a single 8-pin EPS connector. You nonetheless get two M.2 slots with PCI-Express 3.zero x4 wiring and heatsinks; and an M.2 E-key slot for WLAN playing cards. Connectivity is just like the H470-based board, too, with a 2.5 GbE wired networking interface, and a premium onboard audio answer primarily based on the ALC1200. Lastly, there’s the B460M Steel Legend, which maximizes the Micro-ATX form-factor PCB space. The CPU VRM answer is carried over from its ATX sibling (9-phase, single 8-pin EPS). ASRock managed to squeeze in two M.2 slots (one in every of them with a heatsink, each with gen 3.zero x4 wiring), and preparation for WLAN. Much like the opposite two, you get an ALC1200-based premium onboard audio answer, and a 2.5 GbE networking interface. The firm did not reveal pricing.