ASRock Z790 Nova WiFi

ASRock Z790 NOVA WIFI

Nova is the most significant energy discharge ever witnessed by mankind, it’s super-powerful which represents the performance our motherboard can deliver.

Phantom Gaming is designed by gamers and for gamers! Underneath its relentless appearance lie plentiful gaming oriented features and excellent gaming capabilities. It’s all about bringing a new gaming experience to gamers!

Unique Features

Superb Productivity

• PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
• Dual Channel DDR5

Rock-Solid Durability

• Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
• 20+1+1 Power Phase, 90A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
• Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
• 20K Long-lasting Black Caps (high quality and conductive polymer capacitors)

Ultrafast Connectivity

• Killer 2.5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module
• ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports

EZ Update - ASRock Auto Driver Installer

CPU

• Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
• Supports Intel Hybrid Technology
• Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
• Supports Intel Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
• Supports Intel Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)
• Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Chipset - Intel Z790

Memory

• Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8000+(OC)*
• Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0*

BIOS - 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics

• Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
• 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed), supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
• Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
• Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
• Nahimic Audio

LAN

• 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
• Killer E3100G
• Supports Killer LAN Software

Wireless LAN

• 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 Module
• Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
• Supports 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz* frequency band
• Supports 320MHz channel bandwidth with 6GHz frequency band*
• 1 antenna to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
• Supports Bluetooth 5.4**
• Supports MU-MIMO

Slots

CPU: - 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)*
• 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
• Supports AMD CrossFire™
• 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

Storage

CPU:

• 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
• 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (3 Rear, 4 Front)
• 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

Internal I/O

• 3 x Thermistor Cable Headers
• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 1 x RGB LED Header*
• 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
• 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
• 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
• 1 x VRM Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)******
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
• 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
• 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
• 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
• 1 x Power Button with LED
• 1 x Reset Button with LED

Rear Panel I/O

• 2 x Antenna Ports
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) *
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports *
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
• 1 x Clear CMOS Button
• 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
• 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

Software and UEFI

Software

• ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
• Killer Control Center
• ASRock Polychrome SYNC*

UEFI

• ASRock EZ Mode
• ASRock Full HD UEFI
• ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
• ASRock Auto Driver Installer
• ASRock Instant Flash
• ASRock Easy RAID Installer

Accessories

• 1 x User Manual
• 4 x SATA Data Cables
• 1 x Graphics Card Holder
• 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
• 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable
• 3 x Thermistor Cables
• 5 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
• 5 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets

OS - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certifications

• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
• 8 Layer PCB
• 2oz Copper PCB