Whats the difference

[maxgamer875]

cant find any differences btw these two mobos pls tell me the differences

asrock z68 extreme3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

asrock z68 extreme7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157269

 

[abekl]

2 vs 5 PCI slots. 1 vs 2 LAN ports

 

[maxgamer875]

so what would the extreme3 limit me from doing (i dont know exactly what a pci slot or a lan port is cuz im new)

 

[nikorr]

Also it has more USB3 ports + DisplayPort + Onboard 1394

 

[nikorr]

Left upper corner, that is where u plug in the PCI devices, those black vertical slots..

Your video card goes in.

 

[maxgamer875]

pls list all things that you can plug into a pci slot

 

[nikorr]

PCI list : ))

SSD,video card, sound card, TV tuner, USB port card, Firewire card, and more.

Look in here @ http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006519&isNodeId=1&Description=PCI+device&x=0&y=0

 

[jaquith]

The graph is showing PCIe v 1.x. In 2007 PCIe 2.x and in 2011 PCIe 3.x.

Per lane (each direction):
v1.x: 250 MB/s (2.5 GT/s)
v2.x: 500 MB/s (5 GT/s)
v3.0: 1 GB/s (8 GT/s)
v4.0: 2 GB/s (16 GT/s)

16 lane slot (each direction):
v1.x: 4 GB/s (40 GT/s)
v2.x: 8 GB/s (80 GT/s)
v3.0: 16 GB/s (128 GT/s)

 

[xtremegamer2da-max]

if i get the asrock z68 extreme3 mobo will i be able to use it with this build

cooler master haf x case
intel i5 2550k cpu
cooler master hyper 212 plus cpu cooler
amd radeon hd 7990 graphics card
g.skill ripjaws x series 8gb ram
western digital caviar black 1.5tb hhd
intel 520 cherryville 120gb ssd
corsair ax850w psu
lg black 12x bd-rom optical drive

 

[abekl]

Yes. It'll fit with that build just fine.