Asrock H61M-VS3 16GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds* to logon to Windows® 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior.

5X Faster for
Photoshop ExecutionXFast RAM will create a virtual disk from the system memory to boost the performance. For Photoshop, It can even perform 5X faster than before.

Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC)
MLCC (Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor) are the small brick shaped thingies that do a much better job in providing voltage for the Vcore. Compared to the conventional Solid Capacitors (DIP Cap), the new MLCCs offer the following benefits

MLCC (Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor) Solid Capacitor (DIP Cap)
Unlimited Lifespan
High Response Speed
Widely used in laptops, mobile phones and tablets,such as iPod/iPhone

Solid Capacitor (DIP Cap)
Limited Lifespan, e.g. 105℃ 5000hours
Lower Response Speed

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.

Dehumidifier
Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling “Dehumidifier Function”. When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.

Google Chrome Browser & Toolbar
Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Google Toolbar is designed to help you find what you're looking for quickly and discover new things along the way. Now ASRock has both Chrome and Google Toolbar bundled with our motherboards so users may enjoy better internet surfing experiences.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
Fast, Easy and Free – ASRock OMG 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. Normally, ISPs (Internet Service Provider) will charge for internet curfew service, which controls “all” the PCs connected at home. However, ASRock OMG is a free tool for controlling internet access of each single PC. Parents can easily control internet access through the BIOS setup to protect their kids from using the Internet at inappropriate times, and meanwhile, enjoy their own internet space.

Internet Flash
Updating the UEFI is easier than ever with ASRock Internet Flash! Simply by a few clicks it searches for available UEFI firmware updates from ASRock's servers, then it automatically downloads and flashes the latest UEFI file within the UEFI setup utility without having to enter Windows® OS.

Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology keeps content always up-to-date! It means that your email, favorite apps, and social networks are continually and automatically updated even when the system is asleep. Smart Connect will periodically wake up the PC while in a sleep state and check updates for things like email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. No more waiting for the latest world news or friends’ updates to be delivered—just enable this function and you’re up-to-date and ready to go.

Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Intel® Rapid Start Technology gets your device up and running faster from even the deepest sleep, saving time and battery life. It quickly returns where you left off with a PC that goes from deep-sleep to full awake in a flash. The ultra-responsive capability gives your device the power to quickly resume to Windows® 7 OS within few seconds and ensures ultra-low power consumption when on standby. With Intel® Rapid Start Technology, users can jump right back into everything they were doing!

Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
Intel® HD Graphics, simplifies your designs by eliminating additional discrete graphics hardware, while integrating stunning visuals and performance for immersive gaming.

Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0 Support
This ASRock motherboard supports the Next-Gen PCI-E 3.0! PCI Express 3.0 can maximize the bandwidth of the next-gen PCI Express 3.0 VGA cards, thus providing ultimate graphics performance.

Get PCI-E 3.0 Benefits
Higher bit rate - 8.0GT/s
Higher bandwidth per lane - 1GB/s
Higher efficiency - 98.5% encoding efficiency
100% backward compatible with previous PCI-E 2.0 / 1.0 standard

Free Bundle - Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 trial now supports hardware transcoding and is optimized to accelerate conversion of all your favorite media files for your favorite portable players. Now you can easily display your favorite movies, songs and photos on iPhone, iPad, PSP, Xbox, Youtube, Facebook etc. Compile, convert and enjoy images and songs as much as you want and enhance your videos to new levels with TrueTheater Technology. Try it today!

MAGIX Multimedia Suite
The ultimate solutions to enhance your media experience. From music management, music creation, video editing to photo management. Simply do more with your media than you ever thought possible.

Technical Details

Model

Brand : ASRock
Model : H61M-VS3

Specifications

CPU
Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1155 Package
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series CPU
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipset
Intel® H61
Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Smart Connect Technology

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU

BIOS
32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
Supports "Plug and Play"
ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics 
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® Insider™, Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 10.1 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU.
Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU. Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU.
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz

Audio
5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN
Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8105E
Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
Supports PXE

Expansion / Connectivity

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

Connector
4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
1 x Power LED header
1 x Chassis Intrusion header
1 x CPU Fan connectors (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)
24 pin ATX power connector
4 pin 12V power connector
Front panel audio connector
2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O 
I/O Panel
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 x D-Sub Port
4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Other Features / Miscellaneous

Unique Feature
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Dehumidifier Function
ASRock Fast Boot
ASRock Restart to UEFI
Hybrid Booster:
ASRock U-COP
Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Good Night LED

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables

Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature Sensing
Chassis Temperature Sensing
CPU Fan Tachometer
Chassis Fan Tachometer
CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
CASE OPEN detection
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor
Solid Capacitor for CPU power

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit

Certifications : FCC, CE, WHQL