Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II (90MB1FC0-M0EAY0)

An elite-class motherboard from Asus with advanced capabilities for overclocking components, designed to work with Hi-End class components. Belongs to the highest price segment, is included in the Asus Republic Of Gamers line of 2023, according to the manufacturer, it is the best option for advanced gaming systems focused on games in 4K resolution with maximum graphics settings and active use of lighting tracing.

It can also become a solid alternative to “professional” boards for creating and processing original content, working with data, complex modeling, training neural networks and solving other resource-intensive tasks. In particular, the board supports the 4th generation Thunderbolt protocol and is equipped with all modern ports and connectors, including HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 and USB C 3.2 gen2×2 with support for Power Delivery.

At the same time, a high-quality network controller with support for Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks is already installed on board, and the ROG SupremeFX Hi-Fi DAC with a built-in Savitech amplifier is responsible for audio output. Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II runs on the advanced Intel Z790 chipset and is designed to work with new generation components: Intel Alder Lake/Raptor Lake/Raptor Lake Refresh hybrid processors, fast DDR5 RAM and M.2 SSD drives, which exchange data using the modern PCI-E interface.

There are a total of 5 ports for M.2 with different PCI-Express settings (1×5.0, 4×4.0). As an alternative, there are 4 more SATA 3 ports into which you can connect classic HDDs and SSD drives. The maximum amount of RAM can be 192 GB, and the maximum RAM frequency can reach 8000 MHz. Traditionally for the ROG series, a distinctive feature of this model is the combination of a top-end 21-phase power subsystem with high-quality circuitry and solid cooling, which is responsible for several enlarged radiators, a pack of heat pipes and additional thermal pads. To optimize the overclocking process, the motherboard is equipped with a set of software and hardware solutions, including AI Overclocking optimization technology, a POST encoder, additional system status indicators, a CPU overclocking mode switch and a proprietary AI Cooling smart cooling system.