Z170-GAMING-K6 | Asrock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6

 Overview

• ASRock Super Alloy
• Gaming Armor - CPU Power / Memory / VGA Card / Cooling / Internet / Audio
• Supports 6th Generation Intel® Coreâ„¢ Processors (Socket 1151)
• Digi Power, 12 Power Phase design
• Supports DDR4 3866+(OC) memory modules
• 3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
• NVIDIA® Quad SLIâ„¢, AMD 3-Way CrossFireXâ„¢
• Graphics Output Options: DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2
• Supports Triple Monitor
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Soundâ„¢ 3 & DTS Connect
• 2 SATA Express, 8 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 5 Rear, 1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port)
• Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop, F-Stream, Key Master, XSplit

Features

FOR GAMERS

Motherboards with enhanced audio and graphics design, plus improved stability, specifically tailored for gamers.

SUPER ALLOY MOTHERBOARD

XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink Design

Extra large aluminum alloy heat sinks that effectively take away heat from the MOSFET and chipset so that your whole system may perform more stable.

Premium 60A Power Choke

Compared to traditional chokes, ASRock’s premium 60A power chokes effectively make the saturation current up to three times better, thus providing enhanced and improved Vcore voltage to the motherboard.

Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps)

A combination of 820uF and 100uF capacitors. Together these capacitors provide clearer, efficient and more responsive CPU Vcore power, and overclockers may achieve higher scores.

Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps

Supreme 12K platinum capacitors with lifespans of at least 12,000 hours. Compared to other counterparts on high-end motherboards that merely have lifespans of around 10,000 hours, ASRock applied Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps that offer 20% longer lifespans and provide more stability and reliability.

* Tested under industry standard 105 degree Celsius ambient temperature.

I/O Armor

A new designed protective cover for all of the crucial parts near the motherboard's rear I/O, so that they won't easily be damaged by static electricity.

Matte Black PCB

A new mysterious matte black and copper color scheme to match the prestigious components on ASRock's high-end 100 Series motherboards.

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

What you’ve never understood about your computer is that it is scared to death of water, H2O, humidity or whatever you’d like to name it. And even though you do not see the water, actually there may be lots of excessive moist in the air killing your motherboard silently and slowly. No, your motherboard doesn’t melt when in contact with water like the wicked witch of the west, but it dies of short circuit. Luckily, ASRock has a new High Density Glass Fabric PCB design that reduces the gaps between the PCB layers to protect the motherboard against electrical shorts caused by humidity.

Killer LAN

Killerâ„¢ E2400 Intelligent Networking Platform boosts networking performance for time-sensitive UDP (User Datagram Protocol) based applications, such as online games and high-quality media streaming.

Purity Soundâ„¢ 3

7.1 CH HD audio with Realtek ALC1150 audio codec, Pure Power-In and other technologies to deliver the crispest sound effects.

• Supports Purity Soundâ„¢ 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
• DTS connect

USB 3.1 10 Gb/s Type-A + C

A pair of onboard Type-A and Type-C USB 3.1 connectors for delivering up to 10Gbps data transfer rates.

12 Power Phase Design

The power phase design offers smooth power delivery to the CPU, unmatched overclocking capabilities, lower temperature for advanced gamers, and reinforced system stability for taking on all sorts of arduous computing tasks.

Fatal1ty Mouse Port

After plugging the USB mouse into the Fatal1ty Mouse Port and running F-Stream, gamers can use Fatal1ty’s personal preferred mouse polling rate at 500 Hz. F-Stream also provides the flexibility for gamers to adjust the mouse polling rate from 125 Hz to 1000 Hz. This is helpful for professional gamers to experience smoother game play and faster response time.

Limitations:

1. Fatal1ty mouse port supports USB 1.1 mice. 
2. Some mice might not support polling rates up to 1000Hz. 
3. Some wireless USB mice might not be supported by Fatal1ty mouse port. 
4. Fatal1ty mouse port does not support USB mice connected to a USB hub.

Key Master

Key Master consists of two major features, Sniper Key and Macro Key. It enhances your mouse and keyboard with customizable macros, sniper modes, key repeat rates and repeat delay.

Sniper Key - Use Sniper Key to shift the mouse speed when you're in sniper mode, it will greatly sharpen your accuracy.

Macro Key - Tired of those repetitive keystrokes? Create your own set of keyboard hotkeys and macros with Macro Key to save the trouble.

CPU Power

Hi-Density Power Connector

Slots

Memory

15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

VGA Card

15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot(PCIE2)

Internet

Killerâ„¢ E2400 LAN

Cooling

XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

Heat Pipe Design

Audio

Purity Soundâ„¢ 3

Ultra M.2 32 Gb/s (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)

The PCIe Gen3 x4 Ultra M.2 interface pushes data transfer speeds up to 32Gb/s. In addition, it also supports SATA3 6Gb/s M.2 modules, and is compatible with ASRocks U.2 Kit for installing some of the worlds fastest U.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSDs.

Hyper BCLK Engine

An additional external base clock generator which provides a wider range of frequencies and more precise clock waveforms. This helps overclockers to have more control over their systems.

DDR4 OC

Originally an Easter egg, now the hidden option DDR4 OC may be summoned from the UEFI using certain memory modules, such as Samsung or Kingston DDR4 memory DIMMs. It unlocks the hidden potential of those memory modules and maximizes the performance!

UEFI EZ Mode

EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

Supports DDR4 3866+ (OC)

Supports the latest DDR4 memory modules and most extreme memory performance!

Digi Power

Unlike traditional motherboards that use analog power, this motherboard uses a next generation digital PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) design, which provides CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly, so that the stability and lifespan of the motherboard is greatly enhanced.

Flexible PCIe Slots

A new flexible PCIe Gen3 x1 slot design that allows users to install add-on cards of all kinds of sizes

The bandwidth of your devices will be limited to PCIe Gen3 x1.

Full Spike Protection

Some sensitive digital components on the motherboard are vulnerable to power surges, the excessive current may cause your system to malfunction immediately. ASRock Full Spike Protection includes various technologies to prevent your motherboard’s components from being damaged by these unexpected voltage spikes.

Win 7 USB Patcher

Due to chipset limitation, when you want to install Windows® 7 on this MB, you may need to use “Win 7 USB Patcher� to create a new ISO file, or check this page for more details on how to install Windows® 7 OS.

F-Stream

F-Stream is Fatal1ty's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.

XSplit

XSplit Broadcaster is a desktop application designed to make your multimedia broadcasting, live-streaming and recording a lot easier and more fun. XSplit Gamecaster is a simplified version of XSplit Broadcaster. We’re giving XSplit Broadcaster & XSplit Gamecaster 3-month premium license bundle for FREE! A US$ 24.95 value!

Live Update & APP Shop

ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is designed for your convenience. We provide various apps and support software for users to download. You can also easily optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date with ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

ASRock Cloud

ASRock Cloud* technology makes your mobile devices connect to your PC seamlessly and supports multi devices for accessing File Explorer cloud service simultaneously!

USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Nobody has time for that! Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically!

Restart to UEFI

Fast Boot is so fast that it is impossible for users to enter the UEFI setup utility during POST. Therefore, ASRock Restart to UEFI technology allows users to easily enter the UEFI setup utility automatically when turning on the PC next time. It is designed for those who constantly need to enter the UEFI setup utility.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

Limit and control your children's time spent on the internet. ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) technology allows you to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times. Administrators are able to schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users.

UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup utility if you are having trouble with your personal computer. Users may try to choose the category of the issue they have encountered, describe the problem in detail, and then attach an optional picture or log file for our technical support team.

Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically through the internet. Completely no CD or optical disk drive required!

ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. It shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

This motherboard supports HDMIâ„¢ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) which is an interface standard for transferring uncompressed video data and delivering multi-channel audio through a single cable. Both video and audio data signals transferred through the HDMIâ„¢ interface are digital without being converted into analog, therefore it delivers the richest pictures and the most realistic sounds.

Tired of listening to crappy audio that makes your ears bleed? Experience high-quality surround sound from your personal computer. DTS Connect is a blanket name for a two-part system, including DTS Interactive and DTS Neo:PC, it is used on the computer platform only, in order to convert PC audio into the DTS format.

Specifications