ASRock Z390 Extreme4
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Full-format ATX gaming motherboard based on the top 2019 Intel Z390 chipset. It is positioned as a product of the middle price category from the ASRock Extreme gaming family, whose products are designed to create high-performance gaming systems equipped with powerful discrete graphics cards. Guaranteed to support any 2/4/6/8-core 8th and 9th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors with Coffee Lake (14nm) microarchitecture.
With full overclocking support for the K-series CPU and RAM, the ASRock Z390 Extreme4 motherboard will be of interest to advanced users and enthusiasts who can achieve performance gains by operating key system components in abnormal modes. Equipped with a high-quality digital 12-phase power subsystem and three PCI-E 16x connectors (two are reinforced with steel plates). Supports the installation of large and heavy gaming video cards with bulky cooling systems, can become the basis for multiGPU systems (Nvidia SLI or AMD 3-Way CrossFireX). Works with an impressive amount of DDR4 RAM (up to 128 GB) and two high-speed NVMe SSDs.
extreme gaming
After the presentation of the Z390 chipset, the Taiwanese company ASRock did not pull the bull by the horns and released 12 diverse (but actually damn similar) motherboards at once. The hero of today's ASRock Z390 Extreme4 review is somewhere in the middle of this line: having a pumped-out power system and a rich functional set, it does not have Wi-Fi / Bluetooth modules and a heat pipe between the VRM radiators like the older brothers Z390 Taichi and Z390 Phantom Gaming 9.
Perfect balance of price and functionality
A feature of ASRock boards is often a near-perfect balance of price and functionality, and the ASRock Z390 Extreme4 is a great example of this approach. The board boasts a pair of cooled M.2 connectors, three reinforced PCI-E 16x and a set of high-speed USB 3.1 gen2 interfaces (there are both USB A and USB-C). It is also worth noting the good ASRock Polychrome Sync backlight synchronization system and the excellent sound capabilities of the audio path, which uses a pumped version of the Realtek ALC1220 codec, supports Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 5 multi-channel sound technology and has an optical output.
No weak spots
In general, ASRock turned out to be a solid gaming board without significant flaws. Of the shortcomings, one can only note the not very good location of the DDR slots, which can interfere with the installation of a large cooling system.
