Conclusion
It makes implicit sense to pair it with a readily-overclockable chip of this ilk, bringing a combined cost of around £100 for a setup that's more than decent for everyday use.ASRock is hoping to ride the wave of traction created by the launch of the Intel G3258 Anniversary Edition processor. Bringing a low-cost motherboard to accompany one of the most exciting CPUs of recent years is a good, sensible move. ASRock's Z97 Anniversary provides one-click overclocking through a specially optimised BIOS.
Though simple in layout and missing many of the bells and whistles present on dearer boards, it is no worse off for that. It makes implicit sense to pair it with a readily-overclockable chip of this ilk, bringing a combined cost of around £100 for a setup that's more than decent for everyday use. Pairing the duo with a decent discrete card paves the way for a more than reasonable gaming PC, too.
Our only real recommendation for ASRock is to bolster the board's display outputs to include DVI and DisplayPort. Other than that, it's a recommended board useful to a wide range of readers.
The Good
Primed for G3258 AE CPU
Good value
Overclocks as well as more expensive boards
Solid BIOSThe Bad
Display outputs could be better
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