Posted on Monday, November 26 2018 @ 15:16 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
ASRock rolls out a new board for the Ryzen Threadripper. The X399 Phantom Gaming 6 offers eight-phase power delivery, a Realtek network chip with 2.5Gbps LAN support plus an Intel Ethernet controller with Gigabit speed, three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, three M.2 slots, and the usual RGB LED lighting. Pricing and availability is unknown.
Leading global motherboard manufacturer, ASRock, has launched the X399 Phantom Gaming 6, its latest addition to the popular Phantom Gaming series for AMD Ryzen™ Threadrippper™ (Socket TR4) processors. The ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 provides a mix of premium components, powerful gamer-centric features and a striking, sharp design, making it an ideal price-performance match for the AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ X series processors, ensuring gamers have enough firepower to win every battle.
Phantom Gaming 2.5Gbps Ethernet
Using the fastest, low-lag networking is key to winning every round, which makes the intelligent Phantom Gaming 2.5Gbps Ethernet connection a must-have in every gamer's arsenal. With performance up to 2.5X standard Gigabit-class Ethernet it is designed to meet the most demanding home networking, content streaming, creating or online gaming scenarios, while still using existing cabling. ASRock Phantom Gaming network software imbues an intelligence that enables it to automatically accelerate critical gaming network traffic ahead of other data, ensuring stutter-free game performance that gives players the ultimate competitive edge.
As M.2 NVMe SSDs get ever more attractive through affordability, capacity and performance, the X399 Phantom Gaming 6 provides three Ultra M.2 connectors and a full-length 22110 (110mm) slot with full-coverage heatsink it ensures high-performance M.2 SSDs can always work at full capacity without thermal throttling, while also preserving long-term component lifespan.
Built for Gamers, Enthusiasts and Power Users
The X399 Phantom Gaming 6 is designed to meet the needs of high-end gamers looking for the best price-performance build. Polychrome SYNC full-color RGB LED lighting provides both 3-pin addressable RGB header and traditional 4-pin RGB LED headers that allow users to connect RGB strips directly to the motherboard and sync their lighting system using the app provided.
Among the plentiful USB ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-A and -C) ports ensure the fastest peripheral connectivity available and truly immersive Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 5 sound delivers unprecedented levels of audio realism and ensures excellent acoustics experience, making ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 the best all-round motherboard for gamers, and performance-hungry users that is looking for a more reasonable solution for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ X series processors.
