Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)Intel® Z790 Chipset1 x PCIe 4.0x4 slot Fortunately, the latest integrated power components can handle higher currents than the devices of yesteryear, making it possible to implement a simple circuit topology that isn't hamstrung by the processing lag of phase-doublers. That's why the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero utilizes teamed power stages to deliver higher burst current per phase, while maintaining the thermal performance of phase-doubled designs. High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Marvell ® AQtion 10Gb, Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard

Sebuah tombol fisik yang membuka kait pengaman slot PCIe pertama dengan satu ketukan. Tombol ini membuat proses pelepasan kartu PCIe dari motherboard sangat mudah ketika ingin meningkatkan ke GPU baru atau perangkat lain yang kompatibel. Makes tuning more intuitive by recording both the true highest and lowest core voltage and then passing the data to HWiNFO, AI Suite 3 and the onboard LiveDash OLED.Armoury Crate is a software utility designed to give you centralized control of supported gaming products, making it easy to tune the look and feel of your system. From a single intuitive interface, Armoury Crate helps you customize RGB lighting and effects for compatible devices and synchronize them with Aura Sync to create a unified lighting scheme across your system. In addition, Armoury Crate’s Fan Xpert4 tool provides comprehensive control over fans, water pumps, and all-in-one (AIO) coolers. Providing greater electrostatic protection than the industry standard, ESD Guards cover the USB, audio and LAN ports. Cung cấp nguồn điện 5 volt ổn định cho tất cả các cổng USB, giảm thiểu dao động điện năng để tránh mất dữ liệu. Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks integrated with the I/O cover, joined by an L-shaped heatpipe, and connected to the power stages with high-conductivity thermal pads

Boundless power and advanced ROG firmware allow you to impose your will on Intel 13th Gen processors and DDR5 memory. Untungnya, komponen daya terbaru yang terintegrasi dapat menangani arus yang lebih tinggi daripada perangkat sebelumnya, sehingga dapat menerapkan topologi sirkuit sederhana yang tidak dilemahkan oleh lambatnya peroses phase-doubler. Itulah mengapa ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme menggunakan power stage yang digabungkan untuk menghasilkan arus ledakan yang lebih tinggi per phase, dengan tetap mempertahankan kinerja termal dari desain phase-doubler. The VRM heatsinks are quite heavy, have a lot of surface area with the deep miter cuts, and share the load through a heatpipe that connects the two parts. They did a great job cooling the power bits below when running our flagship Intel Core i9-13900K, as you’ll see later in the review. Along the top edge are two 8-pin EPS connectors (one required) to feed the CPU power. To the left of those is an LED that lights up if the plug isn’t connected. Starting with the upper left-hand corner, we get a closer look at the RGB element that has matching diagonal lines running through the display. It’s much better looking than the dot-matrix style we saw in previous generations. It isn’t terribly bright, but the colors are saturated, and it looks good. Control over this and any other RGB devices attached to the board are handled through the Asus AURA RGB software (found within Armoury Crate).Pasokan pengiriman daya sebesar 5 volt yang stabil ke semua port USB untuk meminimalkan fluktuasi daya demi mencegah kehilangan data.