[EDIT]hmmm.....whats going on at AMD? (and history of 3Dfx Rampage)

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Disables C states and hyperthreading amongst  other things.  Did you not read the linked article?  Some processor instructions won't work either (article doesn't specify but would not be surprised to learn it affects AVX).

When a full blown K series i7 is cheaper than flagship quad core (not hex core) Phemon II's were and Z series motherboards are over a third less pricey than good nForce boards used to be I totally and utterly fail to see the point, unless you are a fan of wasting power for no good reason.

That article was full of errors.... Actually, it is complete and utter trash.
Shame on them for being so freaking sloppy, if that is the even the culprit. The fact that it is still up and still says the same words, even though they have been corrected on this, it is strangely suspicious.

Asrock set to correct Toms and what a massive blunder. I do not understand how the older Toms article still exist, it is so wrong, complete misinformation. Here is the update after asrock set to correct Toms:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-...31000.html

The significant thing to remember here is that the original Toms article only listed two manufacturers that would have overclock abilities for nonZ170 boards. Only asrock and sun micro. And out of those, they claimed asrock boards would disable hyperthreading. That is completely incorrect. Bogus.

Not only that, when you use asrock boards and don't overclock, nothing is disabled. It's just like a normal board. When you do overclock, you loose insignificant features. C states, which overclockers typically turn off anyway, is not some grand compromise. Turbo? Overclocking usually is done with turbo off.

There is very little loss. The boards run like normal boards when not overclocked. Tom should be embarrassed by the ignorance and should be sued for the massive disservice they have done with their original rubbish