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ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate review - Product Showcase

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/11/2018 11:43 AM [ 4] 21 comment(s)

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The motherboard follows a standard ATX form factor (30.5 x 24.4cm). The motherboard is located in the high-end range of the Core 9000 desktop processor product stack. Of course, it is Core 8000 series compatible as well.

Size ATX
Chipset Intel Z390
Memory 4 x DDR4 up to 4266 (OC)
Multi-GPU CrossFireX,  SLI
Expansion PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU): 2 (x16/x0, x8/x8)
PCIe 3.0 x16 (Chipset): 1 (up to x4)
PCIe 2.0 x1 (Chipset): 2
Storage 3 x M.2 (NVMe x4 or SATA 6Gbps)
6 x SATA 6Gbps Native
2x SATA 6Gbps Asmedia
Networking

Aquantia 10 Gigabit Ethernet: 1
Intel Gigabit Ethernet: 2

2x2 AC Wi-Fi

Audio Realtek 1220


The board is built using the proper components, assuring high reliability and a long life-span. Some interesting features are 802.11ac Wi-Fi, triple M.2 as well as an intricate LED system and three PCIe Express x16 slots. 

 

 


 

The I/O back panel reveals 3.1/3.0/2.0 ports. The audio unit has special noise-reducing capacitors and shielding on top of that Realtek ALC1220 chip. You will spot dual 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet jacks amd that exquisite 10Gbps Aquantia NIC). Included is a PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port. Included are optical S/PDIF out port and five analog audio jacks. 
  1. 2 x Antenna Ports
  2. 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  3. 1 x HDMI Port
  4. 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
  5. 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  6. 3 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
  7. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
  8. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z390) (Supports ESD Protection)
  9. 3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  10. 1 x Clear CMOS Button
  11. HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

                       


                    Included with the motherboard are the regulars including; manuals, driver CDs, SATA cables and a rear I/O plate. We received the WIFI version, and you probably guessed it, it has WIFI, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps Supports Bluetooth 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0, 5 which is nice. 

                     

                    The board has 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots which can be arranged in these slot configurations with graphics cards:

                    • 1-way mode - x16 / x0 / x4
                    • 2-way mode - x8 / x8 / x0
                    • 3-way mode - x8 / x4 / x4

                    As you can see, these are PCI Express Gen 3.0 configurations, that's okay for regular graphics card setups up-to 2-way SLI/Crossfire. The motherboard comes with two power connectors 8+4. You'll get four DIMM slots that can be used for dual-channel memory. Up to 4200+ MHz supported in OC mode. Please do check compatible memory and thus the QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).




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