<p><span style="font-size: small;"> By now ASRock is a familiar household name for many enthusiasts, noted by generally decent product quality, budget-friendliness, and tendency to equip with innovative, if not interesting, features. Of course this did not happen overnight, and in the past ASRock's offerings were rather known for experimental features that were rarely seen on other vendors&rsquo; products. Boards like 4CoreDual-SATA2/VSTA are prime examples of such endeavors, and these products enjoyed enormous popularity among forum enthusiasts. Over time, ASRock&rsquo;s efforts have expanded to cover wider market segments and lately much of the focus has shifted toward high-end offerings on various fronts. Products like the X58 SuperComputer and X58 Extreme series are a testament of ASRock&rsquo;s determination to reach the high echelon motherboard market.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> With this short background today we&rsquo;re taking a look at ASRock&rsquo;s latest and ongoing attempt to tackle the high-end motherboard market: ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4. In the past ASRock&rsquo;s portfolio on the AMD platform pretty much remained in budget and mid-range sectors, largely based on IGP-based products.&nbsp; ASRock attempts to rectify the situation with the 890FX Deluxe 4, a product squarely aimed at AMD enthusiasts and power users. They even try to one-up the big players by giving more features, while maintaining a reputation of wallet-friendliness.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether (or to what extent) ASRock succeed, is what we&rsquo;re going to find out today.&nbsp; We are also going to take this opportunity for a short brush up of AMD&rsquo;s Leo platform and a quick inquiry into Thuban&rsquo;s performance relative IMC scaling.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/3877/asrock-890fx-deluxe-full-review-and-an-investigation-of-thuban-performance-scaling" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /> </span></p>