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ASRock, a hardware brand and global company that specializes in designing and manufacturing motherboards, graphics cards, and SFF PCs, held a new product launch on October 30 and announced Intel’s next-generation CPU, the Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake-S series (Arrow Lake-S).
At the exhibition, an official from ASRock headquarters spoke directly as a speaker and explained ASRock’s technology and new production motherboard product line. In addition, there was also a booth where you could get to know the product on site. The event was divided into Part 1 and Part 2, and there was particularly active interaction with visitors during the Q&A session in Part 2.
In the first part of the presentation, Phoebe Chen, Intel Taiwan’s strategic account manager, introduced Intel’s AI vision and Arrow Lake CPU technological innovation. Intel Core Ultra 200 Series Arrow Lake-S is equipped with the latest NPU (Neural Processing Unit) to significantly improve AI calculation performance and provide the best performance for creators and gamers. The official explained that Intel aims to build more than 100 million AI-enabled systems by 2025 through AI-based computing acceleration activities.
Then, ASRock VP Chris Lee announced the main components and features of the Z890 prototype motherboard series. The newly released Z890 series provides features such as Thunderbolt 4, PCIe 5.0 slot support, and fast data transfer through a direct connection to the CPU. ASRock VP Chris Lee confirmed that starting with the Z890 motherboard, user options were divided into five categories depending on the user’s own operating environment.
▲ Supreme Supreme
The Taichi AQUA and Taichi OCF models are equipped with a high-performance water cooling system and a 28 + 2 level power supply to support extreme performance and cooling effects. In particular, memory clocks are optimized through OC memory shield, EMI protection function, to maintain high performance.
▲ Enthusiastic gamers
Phantom Gaming consists of Nova WiFi, Riptide, and Lightning modules, and supports PCIe 5.0, Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 7 to provide gamers with the best performance and network compatibility.
▲ Mainstream sustainability
The Steel Legend series is a mainstream product that combines durability and performance, and provides stable performance by adding a core 18-phase power supply and EMI shielding technology that ‘patent pending.
▲ YouTuber / Streamer (Content Creator)
The Live Mixer series provides 23 USB ports for content creators such as YouTubers and streamers, and provides an optimized user experience for creators with a clean and sophisticated design.
▲ General Users
The Pro RS and Pro A models are products that are true to cost-effectiveness and basic performance, and are suitable for entry-level users.
Based on the lineup that shares the five features listed, ASRock’s strategy is to actively respond to the demands of various user bases that have chosen the Intel Core Ultra 200 series.
In the second part of the presentation, the overclocker Nick Shin and the overclocker BisoBiso were invited to demonstrate nitrogen-cooled overclocking using an ASRock Taichi OCF motherboard and an Intel Core Ultra9 285K CPU. By activating the nitrogen cooling mode only LN2 setting, which is only supported on OCF motherboards, the temperature is reduced to -10 degrees or lower, and the clock is on stabilize starting from P-core 6.0GHz and E-core 5.5GHz up to displayed maximum 6.3GHz and 5.8GHz.
A Q&A session was held at the end of the event. Visitors asked officials questions about the new Asrock Z890 motherboard. Content of particular interest was mostly technical issues related to the product, such as the status of the patent application of the OC Shield, the background of the introduction of the Type C port of the Z890 Aqua model, and the stability of the USB connection of the live device. mixing board. ASRock announced that they will continue to provide updates and technical improvements in the future.
Kim Seong-hyun, who heads ASRock Korea PR & Marketing, said, “ASRock is officially introducing a new motherboard compatible with the Intel Core Ultra 200 series to the Korean market. completed with ASRock’s superior technology, widely recognized by users in the market.
ASRock Inc. was founded in 2002 and has advanced motherboard manufacturing technology. The company has developed its technological capabilities by emphasizing the 3C design concept of creativity, consideration, and cost-effectiveness, and has adhered to the principle of valuing the environment in all product production processes.
ASRock, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, has become one of the largest motherboard brands in the world with branches in Europe and the United States. In particular, product lines introduced based on policies that add reliability and potential to a young and vibrant culture are gaining popularity in markets around the world.
