ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero ATX Motherboard (90MB1F90-M0EAY0)

ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero offers efficient cooling, Wi-Fi 7 support and PCIe 5.0 support for unparalleled performance. It is fully compatible with Intel 14th generation Core processors. The design of the motherboard is highlighted by the new Polymo lighting, which illuminates the I/O shield with micro-structured, two-layer RGB and adds individual style.

Technical information:

• Chipset: Intel Z790
• Processor base: LGA1700
• Processor support: 14th and 13th generation Intel Core, 12th generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron series
• Motherboard size: ATX, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
• Memory slots (pcs): 4
• Memory type: 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)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
• Maximum amount of memory (GB): 192
• Network connections: Wi-Fi 7 2x2 (802.11be), 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
• Bluetooth: 5.4
• Sound card: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082

Expansion slots

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

Hard disk connections

• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 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.)
• 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)

Rear panel connections

• 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 HDMI 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 connections

• 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 Alteration PCIe mode switch