News Asrock Z490 motherboards revealed!

Asrock has 2 itx models for Z490: The Z490M-ITX / AC and the Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3.

Interesting things:

• The Z490M-itx has 2 top m.2 slots
• The phantom gaming has a gem fan, also a riser for connectivity.
• Neither has a type e 19 pin header

 

[rcodi]

Wonder if that's a standard size fan, I could live with one of these active cooled boards if a Noctua 40mm swap is possible without any modding.

 

[HottestVapes]

I'm not liking this trend with ITX boards, air cooler compatibility being sacrificed on the altar of massive decorative heatsinks.

 

[rfarmer]

I'm not liking this trend with ITX boards, air cooler compatibility being sacrificed on the altar of massive decorative heatsinks.

This looks to be the trend sadly, all the upcoming z490 I have seen are the same way. Apparently no one buys an itx board that isn't watercooling it, probably with an AIO.

 

[HottestVapes]

This looks to be the trend sadly, all the upcoming z490 I have seen are the same way. Apparently no one buys an itx board that isn't watercooling it, probably with an AIO.

I blame Asus, they started this trend with their Z390 board. Then they carried it on with X570 and ASRock joined them on it.
The most asinine and infuriating thing is that ASRock have actually got a heatpipe on this board attached to a properly finned heatsink. It would surely be more cost effective to make that a little bigger and a little more efficient, while also having better air cooler compatibility than it is to enclose it in a tomb of redundant aluminum and stick a small fan on top of it.

 

[NinoPecorino]

i held out on x570 because i didn't like the itx options being packed with aluminum skyscrapers. now to see asrock putting a riser card on their high-end offering is just completely obnoxious. i do appreciate the two topside m.2 slots on the lower tier model. hopefully the next round of amd itx boards remedy some of this, or i guess i'll just have to start doing vrm heatsink mods again.

 

[tinyitx]

It is officially listed now:-

ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3

Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel Core™ Processors (Socket 1200); Supports DDR4 4666MHz+ (OC); 1 PCIe 3.0 x16; Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort, Intel Thunderbolt™ 3; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio; 4 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)...

www.asrock.com

 

[NinoPecorino]

It is officially listed now:-

ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3

Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel Core™ Processors (Socket 1200); Supports DDR4 4666MHz+ (OC); 1 PCIe 3.0 x16; Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort, Intel Thunderbolt™ 3; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio; 4 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)...

www.asrock.com

"*It's recommended to use water cooling on this motherboard to avoid mechnical conflict on certain air cooling products."

at least they are up front about compatibility with air cooling