ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO WIFI-7 DDR5 ATX Motherboard - Black

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    • Intel® LGA 1700 socket : Ready for Intel® Core™ Next-Gen & 13th Gen processors, Intel Core 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

    • Robust Power Solution : 20+1 teamed power solution rated for 90A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors

    • 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

    • Latest M.2 Support : Onboard PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot, and four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots all with substantial cooling solutions

    • Abundant Connectivity : Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, USB 20Gbps Type-C front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W and USB Wattage Watcher, six additional USB 10Gbps ports, two PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, HDMI™ 2.1

    • High-Performance Networking : On-board Intel Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard

    • Intelligent Control : ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance

    • Immersive Audio : ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS® ES9218 Quad DAC for up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback

    • Unmatched Personalization : I/O cover with Polymo Lighting, three addressable Gen 2 headers and one RGB header, all configurable with ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting

    • DIY Friendly Design : PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, Q-Antenna, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-Code, Q-LED, FlexKey button, Start button, BIOS FlashBack™ button, and Clear CMOS button

    • Renowned Software : Bundled 9-month Intel Unison subscription, bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

    ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO WIFI-7 DDR5 ATX Motherboard - Black

    Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 20 + 1 power stages, DDR5, Wi-Fi 7 with ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, five M.2 slots, PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot onboard, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots with Q-Release, two Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, USB 20Gbps Type-C® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, Two-way AI Noise Cancelation, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

    ROG Maximus Z790

    Dark Hero

    The ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero boasts robust cooling, WiFi 7 and ample PCIe 5.0 slot for unmatched performance, and it offers full compatibility with 14th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Meanwhile, its stealthy design is accentuated by new Polymo lighting, which illuminates the I/O shroud with a microstructural array of dual-layer RGB and adds a personalized touch of style to your gaming setup.

    ROG OVERCLOCKING TECHNOLOGIES

    Psyche up and engage the Dark Hero overclocker in you, with onboard intelligence to scan, predict, and adapt CPU performance parameters, and tools to command and track system vitals.

    AI OVERCLOCKING

    Tuning is now faster and smarter than ever before. ASUS AI Overclocking profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration and push the system to its limits. Predicted values can be engaged automatically or used as a launching ground for further experimentation.

    DIFFERENTIAL SENSING

    Conventional motherboards use single-ended sensing tapped from a location that isn't ideal, leading to a large disparity between the actual voltage fed to the CPU and the value reported to software. The ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero features a differential-sensing circuit and delicate IC that simplify overclocking and tuning by allowing you to track voltages more accurately.

    Cooler by Design

    The ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero features an upgraded cooling solution.

    WIFI 7

    Next-gen WiFi 7* chipset introduces all-new ultrawide 320 MHz channel bandwidth in the 6 GHz band and 4096 QAM, delivering up to 2.4X ultra-fast WiFi speeds**. The revolutionary Multi-Link Operation (MLO) provides a more stable WiFi connection and lower latency, unlocking the realms of the unknown in gaming, streaming, and industrial IoT.
    Learn more about Multi-link Operation (MLO) and WiFi 7 technology.

        *WiFi 7 features require onboard WiFi chipset, WiFi AP, and WiFi 7-supported operating systems to support the corresponding features. The 320 Mhz in the 6 GHz band may be unavailable in some regions / countries due to regulatory restrictions. Expected support for Multi-Link Operation (MLO) will be available later this year (October 2023). Please visit the ASUS support page for more information.

        **Compared to WiFi 6E

    2.5Gb ETHERNET

    Low-latency gaming, speedy file transfers, and high-resolution video streaming are among the many perks of onboard Intel® 2.5 Gbps Ethernet.

    DIY-FRIENDLY FEATURES

    PCIE® SLOT Q-RELEASE

    A physical button unlocks the first PCIe slot’s security latch with one tap, greatly simplifying the process of detaching a PCIe card from the motherboard when it’s time to upgrade to a new GPU or other compatible device.

    M.2 Q-LATCH

    The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for specific tools. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive and neatly eliminate traditional screws.

    Q-ANTENNA

    With Q-Antenna, attaching a WiFi antenna to your PC is now easy and fast. Instead of slowly rotating two fasteners until they finally lock in, they just snap into place. Less hassle, and more consistent performance.

    Q-CODE

    The on-board LED panel shows 2-digit diagnostic codes, providing a valuable reference for troubleshooting common boot problems and hardware issues.

    Q-LED

    The on-board Q-LED troubleshooting lights give PC builders a quick indicator to confirm that key components ― CPU, RAM, graphics card, storage devices ― are functioning normally during startup. Builders can use the Q-LED feature to correct power delivery issues affecting their motherboard, and it can also alert them when memory modules have not been properly installed--even before attempting to boot a newly built PC.

    BIOS FLASHBACK™

    BIOS FlashBack™ is a safe and simple way to update BIOS. Just drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port, and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.

    CLEAR CMOS

    The Clear CMOS button quickly resets BIOS settings to factory default. It can also be used to reboot the PC if incorrect BIOS settings have been selected.

    OPTIMIZATION

    AI COOLING II

    Balance the thermals and acoustics of any build with a single click. A proprietary ASUS algorithm slashes unnecessary noise while running a quick stress test, and then monitors CPU temperatures to dynamically adjust fans to optimal speeds.

    TWO-WAY AI NOISE CANCELATION

    This utility leverages a massive deep-learning database to reduce over 5 million types of background noise from incoming or outgoing audio, helping ensure crystal-clear communication in games or calls.

    AI NETWORKING

    GameFirst is now integrated into Armoury Crate for an even better user experience. GameFirst optimizes networking performance by allocating bandwidth in real time, based on intelligent algorithms designed for various application customizable usage scenarios and corresponding learning algorithms. The latest update includes dedicated support for NVIDIA® GeForce NOW to ensure the lowest latency possible during intense game streaming cloud gaming sessions. To provide a better user’s experience, GameFirst is now integrated into Armoury Crate.

    PERSONALIZATION

    GROW YOUR GAMING WORLD WITH AURA SYNC

    Up your game with complementary Aura Sync enhanced aesthetics, featuring preset lighting effects that can be easily synchronized across compatible ROG graphics cards, monitors, keyboards, and mice to give your setup a unified look.

    Gaming Audio

    Sonic Studio

    Sonic Studio supports HRTF-based (head-related transfer function*) virtual surround for headsets, casting an immersive aural landscape that draws you deeper into the action. The intuitive Sonic Studio interface also offers a range of EQ options and one-click presets, allowing you to tailor acoustics to suit personal preferences or the characteristics of your headset.

    DTS SOUND UNBOUND

    Through the pre-loaded DTS® Sound Unbound™ app, the ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero envelops you in rich audio, conjuring whole new levels of immersion for extraordinary gaming and entertainment experiences. By exploiting Microsoft spatial sound technology, DTS Sound Unbound creates an audial 3D space — putting you right in the middle of the soundscape, where you can sense the location and direction of every gunshot, footstep, or other sound in your virtual environment.

    * DTS Sound Unbound requires in-game support. Check with developers for supported titles.

    Specifications

    CPU

    • Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

    • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

    • ** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

    Chipset

    • Intel® Z790 Chipset

    Memory

    • 4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5

    • 8000+(OC)/7800+(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

    • Dual channel memory architecture

    • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

    • ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)

    • Supports DIMM Flex

    • * Supported memory types, data rate (Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration

    • * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

    Graphics

    • 1 x HDMITM port**

    • 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs***

    • * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

    • ** Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

    • *** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

    Expansion Slots

    • Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*

    • 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**

    • Intel® Z790 Chipset

    • 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

    • * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).

    • ** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

    Storage

    • Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

    • Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)

    • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)**

    • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.)

    • Intel® Z790 Chipset**

    • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

    • M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

    • M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

    • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

    • * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

    • ** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

    Ethernet

    • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

    • ASUS LANGuard

    Wireless & Bluetooth

    • Intel® Wi-Fi 7*

    • 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)**

    • Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***

    • Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.

    • Bluetooth® v5.4****

    • * Compatible with Windows 11 or later.

    • ** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.

    • *** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.

    • **** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

    USB

    • Rear USB (Total 12 ports)

    • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)

    • 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

    • 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)

    • Front USB (Total 9 ports)

    • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)

    • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports

    • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

    Audio

    • ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082*

    • - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

    • - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

    • - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input

    • - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback

    • Audio Features

    • - SupremeFX Shielding Technology

    • - ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC

    • - Gold-plated audio jacks

    • - Rear optical S/PDIF out port

    • - Premium audio capacitors

    • *The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.

    Back Panel I/O Ports

    • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports

    • 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

    • 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)

    • 1 x HDMITM port

    • 1 x Wi-Fi Module

    • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

    • 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks

    • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

    • 1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button

    • 1 x Clear CMOS button

    Internal I/O Connectors

    • Fan and Cooling related

    • 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header

    • 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header

    • 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header

    • 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

    • 1 x W_PUMP+ header

    • 1 x 2-pin Water In header

    • 1 x 2-pin Water Out header

    • 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

    • Power related

    • 1 x 24-pin main power connector

    • 2 x 8-pin +12V power connector

    • 1 x 8-pin PCIe power connector

    • Storage related

    • 5 x M.2 slots (Key M)

    • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

    • USB

    • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)

    • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports

    • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

    • Miscellaneous

    • 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers

    • 1 x AURA RGB header

    • 1 x FlexKey button

    • 1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)

    • 1 x Start button

    • 1 x ReTry button

    • 1 x 10-1 pin system panel header

    • 1 x Thermal sensor header

    • 1 x CPU over voltage jumper

    • 1 x Alternative PCIe mode switch

    Special Features

    • Extreme OC Kit

    • - FlexKey button

    • - ReTry button

    • - Start button

    • Extreme Engine Digi+

    • - 10K Black metallic capacitors

    • - MicroFine alloy choke

    • ASUS Q-Design

    • - M.2 Q-Latch

    • - PCIe Slot Q-Release

    • - Q-Antenna

    • - Q-Code

    • - Q-Connector

    • - Q-DIMM

    • - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) with DRAM Detection

    • - Q-Slot

    • ASUS Thermal Solution

    • - M.2 heatsink backplate

    • - M.2 heatsink

    • - Metal backplate

    • - VRM heatsink design

    • ASUS EZ DIY

    • - BIOS FlashBack™ button

    • - Clear CMOS button

    • - CPU Socket lever protector

    • - ProCool II

    • - Pre-mounted I/O shield

    • - SafeSlot

    • - SafeDIMM

    • AURA Sync

    • - AURA RGB header(s)

    • - Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

    • Front Panel USB 20G with Quick Charge 4+ Support

    • - Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*

    • - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

    • - Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS

    • * To support 60W, please install the power cable to 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.

    Software Features

    • ROG Exclusive Software

    • - ROG CPU-Z

    • - DTS® Sound Unbound

    • - Internet Security (1 year full version)

    • ASUS Exclusive Software

    • Armoury Crate

    • - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)

    • - Aura Creator

    • - Aura Sync

    • - Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)

    • - GameFirst

    • - Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

    • - Power Saving

    • - Sonic Studio

    • AI Suite 3

    • - Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking

    • - TPU

    • - DIGI+ Power Control

    • - Turbo app

    • - PC Cleaner

    • MyAsus

    • USB Wattage Watcher

    • Intel® Unison™

    • Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)

    • WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)

    • UEFI BIOS

    • AI Overclocking Guide

    • ASUS EZ DIY

    • - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

    • - ASUS EZ Flash 3

    • - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

    • - ASUS MyHotkey

    • MemTest86

    BIOS

    • 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

    Manageability

    • WOL by PME, PXE

    Accessories

    • Cables

    • 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable

    • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

    • Additional Cooling Kit

    • 1 x Thermal pad for M.2

    • 1 x DDR5 fan holder

    • Miscellaneous

    • 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna

    • 3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages

    • 3 x M.2 backplate Rubber Packages

    • 1 x Q-connector

    • 1 x ROG stickers

    • 1 x ROG key chain

    • 1 x M.2 rubber package

    • 1 x ROG VIP card

    • Installation Media

    • 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers

    • Documentation

    • 1 x Quick start guide

    Operating System

    • Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

    Form Factor

    • ATX Form Factor

    • 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

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