Topic: The Ultimate HTPC Motherboard!

[DTNS]

meet the ASRock Z87 Extreme11/ac:
http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=1768

Highlights:

22 SATA ports
4-Way Multi-GPU
Thunderbolt™ 2
Purity Sound™ 115dB SNR
Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi

[jackryan]

meet the ASRock Z87 Extreme11/ac:
http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=1768

Highlights:

22 SATA ports
4-Way Multi-GPU
Thunderbolt™ 2
Purity Sound™ 115dB SNR
Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi

wow!!! !!! !!!

[mykel18]

Maganda nga yan ah. Love the 22 SATA ports!

[DTNS]

Maganda nga yan ah. Love the 22 SATA ports!

oo nga. problema mo na lang kung san ilalagay ang 22 drives mo.

[Chorus]

Ang P GI...!

[titor]

Ganda pero overkill IMO. They just placed all the features in 1 board. I mean if you're going to utilize the the sata ports and make a server for 24/7 opeartions or HTPC di mo naman magagamit lahat ng PCI-E. On a gamers perspective if you go on a multiple GPU set up you dont need all those sata ports. 1 high cap SSD + 1 hard drive (2 or 3TB) would be more than enough. Para lang talaga to sa mga tao who wants bragging rights and money is no object.

[rulesmeister]

Ok din naman maraming HDD, movie library talaga. I was wondering what PSU could power up 22 HDDs plus the procie, memory, VC, etc?

[Stagea]

I really prefer passive cooling for an HTPC solution, but that's just me. I hope the onboard fans are thermally managed and PWM at least.

I like the expansion capability of this board, however. It can be used to build a very capable rig.

[GIJoe]

Ok din naman maraming HDD, movie library talaga. I was wondering what PSU could power up 22 HDDs plus the procie, memory, VC, etc?

Di naman ganun kalakas sa power ang HDD i have tried a 8 HDD with amd a10+7770 VC with asus mobo. For me mas ok pa din ang NAS mas mahal pero mas reliable kung gagawin din lang sharing with NMT+oppo 103D. No hassle sa software na may issue sa bluray downloads. 

[DTNS]

Ok din naman maraming HDD, movie library talaga. I was wondering what PSU could power up 22 HDDs plus the procie, memory, VC, etc?

assuming these specs for the build:

Intel Core i7-4770K
32GB DDR3 (4 sticks)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
2 SSDs
20 "Green" HDDs
6 120mm LED fans
2 USB devices

the PSU calculator recommends the following:

Minimum PSU Wattage:   562W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 612W

so you'll really need a beefy power supply if you plan to utilize all 22 SATA ports. 

[rulesmeister]

assuming these specs for the build:

Intel Core i7-4770K
32GB DDR3 (4 sticks)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
2 SSDs
20 "Green" HDDs
6 120mm LED fans
2 USB devices

the PSU calculator recommends the following:

Minimum PSU Wattage:   562W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 612W

so you'll really need a beefy power supply if you plan to utilize all 22 SATA ports. 

So its not really that "much" in terms of power requirement, common na ung 800W-1000W 85+ Eff PSU ngaun.

[Stagea]

So its not really that "much" in terms of power requirement, common na ung 800W-1000W 85+ Eff PSU ngaun.

Agree. Multiple GPUs kasi madalas ang target ng mga yan, except sa mga pro grade PSUs.

[DTNS]

this Mother of a motherboard will be available soon:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-z87-extreme11-ac-motherboard,25128.html

[jeffry10]

too bad it's asrock. never had faith in that brand .