ASRock Z77 Extreme11 review: with workstation features  Z77
board with workstation features  By ,   The ASRock Z77 Extreme11
is a special motherboard. The presence of an 8-port LSI SAS/SATA
RAID controller is unique, we have not seen it on any other Z77
boards. Add to that the dual Intel Gigabit LAN, lots of USB 3.0
ports and a good WLAN implementation, and you have a board no
other manufacturer can compete with. The question then is how
large is the intended target group. If you have workstation-like
needs, you're more likely to opt for a Socket 2011 motherboard
that has more PCI-Express lanes, is compatible with faster
6-core processors, and has more memory slots. In a way, ASRock
made a great motherboard, but with the wrong platform, Socket
1155 instead of Socket 2011.  One point of criticism is the high
energy consumption, but it's understandable considering the many
extra features such as the WLAN adapter and LSI RAID chips that
eat a lot of power. However, ASRock could have improved the
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