Phantom Gaming

Z790 Nova WiFi

CPU

• - Supports 14^th, 13^th & 12^th 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*
• * 1DPC 1R Up to 8000+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively. 1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively. 2DPC 1R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively. 2DPC 2R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.

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
• * Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

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
• * Wi-Fi 7 (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft^® Windows^® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows^® Update and software updates once available.
• A 6GHz compatible router is required for 7 functionality.

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)
• * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

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 Intel^® Volume Management Device (VMD)
• Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

RAID

• - 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)
• * All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector

• - 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
• * Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• ** Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
• *** CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
• **** CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).
• ***** CHA_FAN1~5/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
• ***** CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
• ****** VRM_FAN supports the VRM fan power up to 2A (24W).

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)
• * USB32_12 support Ultra USB Power. USB32_34 are Lightning Gaming Ports.

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
• *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

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

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

OS

• - Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certifications

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