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November 2014
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The editors liked
Unique Cosmetics
Great Overclocking Features and Ability
Logical Layout
Very Reasonable Price
Waterproof Conformal Coating
Built to OC the snot out of any configuration
USB 3.1
PCIe x4 M.2
SATA Express are all present
Very efficient VRM
Great audio performance
Wide-open BIOS ready for tweaking to the limit
Includes many pre-defined OC profiles for both CPU and memory
Easy UEFI interface
Performance
Overclocking
Rapid OC buttons
Power consumption
Accessories
Best price/performance ratio
The editors didn't like
Fan headers could be better
Doesn't push cache overclocking as easily as some other boards
Yellow. how many Bumblebee-themed builds do we need
Published: 2015-09-16, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
easy UEFI interface, performance, overclocking, Rapid OC buttons, power consumption, accessories, best price/performance ratio
no overclocking socket
ASRock X99 OC Formula is an overclocking motherboard and actually a very good one. Its most important feature is the great ‘collaboration' with the memory. Besides the pre-installed profiles, the motherboard sets excellent timings to RAM, if it set to aut...
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Published: 2015-07-29, Author: Thomas , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: ASRock also adds a USB 3.1 card to the package of both its X99 OC Formula/3.1 and Fatal1ty X99 Professional/3.1 motherboards. That means you have two USB 3.1 controllers, one onboard and one discrete, along with both the onboard Type C and pair of discret...
Built to OC the snot out of any configuration, USB 3.1, PCIe x4 M.2, SATA Express are all present, Very efficient VRM, Great audio performance, Wide-open BIOS ready for tweaking to the limit, Includes many pre-defined OC profiles for both CPU and memory,
Fan headers could be better, Doesn't push cache overclocking as easily as some other boards, Yellow. how many Bumblebee-themed builds do we need, anyway
The ASRock X99 OC FORMULA/3.1 will be available for around US$349. Built to OC the snot out of any configuration USB 3.1, PCIe x4 M.2, SATA Express are all present Very efficient VRM Great audio performance Wide-open BIOS ready for tweaking to the limit I...
Wrapping things up on this review, ASRock has brought a very solid contender to the arena for gamers, enthusiasts, and particularly for extreme overclockers. With the X99 OC Formula's robust 12 phase Intersil ISL6379 PWM controller (6 phase hybrid analo...
Unique Cosmetics, Great Overclocking Features and Ability, Logical Layout, Very Reasonable Price, Waterproof Conformal Coating
The overclocking ability of the ASRock X99 OC Formula is quite impressive. A stable 4700 MHz clock on the i7 5280K proves that. With a bit more aggressive cooling via dry ice, I was easily able to reach 5500 MHz. More tuning and/or liquid nitrogen would p...
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Published: 2015-01-06, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
When we compare the OC Formula to the other high end overclocking motherboards on the market such as the SOC Force, the Classified, the XPower and the Rampage V Extreme, it becomes clear that the OC Formula is the cheapest out of the set. Some of the othe...
The ASRock X99 OC Formula gives users huge overclocking potential while also not skimping on other high-end features you'd expect from a ~$400 motherboard....
Published: 2014-11-05, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Not only is the ASRock OC Formula the World Record Holder for overclocking at 6593Mhz, but also, this motherboard is jam-packed with features one wouldn't expect, to include dual M.2 ports, one-click overclocking, a reset to UEFI button...and to top it o...
The Asrock X99 OC Formula is majestic in its design, features and tweaking options. The company wanted to out something special and managed to do that just fine. Features are grand, like the ten SATA 6 Gbps ports, the two Gigabit NIC jacks and the 7.1 ch...
Published: 2015-07-07, Author: Steven , review by: tweaktown.com
This board is really rock solid, from its build to its performance the X99 OC Formula/3.1 really delivers. The X99 OC Formula/3.1 does offer all the top notch connectivity such as USB 3.1, Ultra M.2, SATA Express, and 4-Way SLI/CrossFireX support which i...
