ASRock Is Adding New Z790 Motherboards To Its Lineup While Making Existing Ones Cheaper With “LITE” Series

ASRock announced a trio of new Intel Z790 motherboards this year while also making its existing lineup cheaper with new "LITE" options.

ASRock Z790 Motherboards Will Be Fully Compatible With Intel's 14th Gen Desktop CPUs, "LITE" Series For Users Who Don't Want The Extra Bling

Last week, ASRock announced that it will introduce a series of new motherboards based on the Z790 and B650 chipsets. The company revealed those motherboards at the Computex 2023 show floor and as expected, the main highlights are the Wi-Fi 7 & 5 GbE connectivity solutions.

ASRock Expands Phantom Gaming Lineup With Three Boards, Nova With 6 M.2 Slots

So starting with the Phantom Gaming lineup, ASRock revealed that they want to make the branding of PG motherboards clear and will from now onwards use the Phantom Gaming label as a whole instead of using the "PG" labeling. This will apply to all products including the new Z790 NOVA WiFi 7, the Z790 RIPTIDE WiFi 7, and the Z790 Lightning WiFi. All three boards feature better VRMs and heatsink solutions.

From what we were able to learn, the ASRock Z790 Nova WiFi 7 isn't the flagship of the lineup from ASRock. That title still goes to the Taichi which holds the $500 US spot. The Nova will be a more cost-effective design aiming for the $300-$400 US price range and features a very 20+1+1 phase VRM design that is very capable with support for a total of 6 M.2 slots (5 Gen 4 x4 & one Gen 5 x4).

ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WIFI 7:

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The other two motherboards will be targeting the mainstream segment with prices between $200-$350 US. The Lightning WIFI is a new entry in the lineup that uses WiFi 6E and 2.5 GbE LAN and aims to be a bang 4 buck solution.

ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 RIPTIDE WIFI 7:

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ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 LIGHTNING WIFI 7:

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Taichi Goes LITE on RGB & LITE on Prices Too

Besides these three motherboards, ASRock also has its new LITE series which are basically trimmed versions of the Z790 Taichi and B650E Taichi. These motherboards are expected to significantly reduce the pricing of the existing Taichi variants and should be priced nicely. In terms of overall specs and I/O, nothing has changed since the motherboards use the same PCB but what has changed is the design. The heatsinks are toned down and RGB Lightning is more or less removed. These motherboards should cost around $100 US lower than the full Taichi variants.

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Overall, these motherboards will be spec'd accordingly to their prices and will be loaded with the latest BIOS updates to make sure that they are compatible with future CPUs.

Written by Hassan Mujtaba

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