The Intel Z590 Motherboard Overview: 50+ Motherboards Detailed
by Gavin Bonshor on January 19, 2021 10:15 AM ESTEVGA Z590 Dark
EVGA plans to unveil a pair of new models. The first is the very recognizable EVGA Z590 Dark, which targets extreme overclockers and enthusiasts with deep pockets. The most notable design traits include an overclocker's toolkit in the top right-hand corner, including a pair of two-digit LED debuggers, a power switch, and a reset button.
At present, EVGA hasn't given us any technical details about the Z590 Dark, but we can see a couple of notable inclusions. There are eight SATA ports, including support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays, with two memory slots that will likely support some of the fastest DDR4 memory on the market. Designed more for overclockers looking to squeeze every last drop of performance from the silicon, the Z590 Dark has right-angled power connectors including two 8-pin 12 V EPS ATX power inputs for the CPU, with a 24-pin 12 V ATX delivering power to the board. It looks as though the board includes two full-length PCIe slots, with an open-ended half-length PCIe slot, with any M.2 slots likely to be located in between the full-length slots and under the large heatsink.
Once EVGA makes more details available, we will update this page.
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WaltC - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
If my x570 Aorus Master fan is "active", it has sure fooled me...;) It is not audible.Makaveli - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I'm on a Asus Prime X570-Pro for just over a year now and I've not heard the chipset fan once totally overblown issue. Drama queens!Samus - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
I think it's impressive Intel kept a PCIe4.0 chipset down to 6w TDP. Definitely doesn't need active cooling.Slash3 - Sunday, January 24, 2021 - link
The chipset isn't Gen4.Spunjji - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
Not surprised if they're expecting users to overclock chips that will exceed 200W at stock settings. 😬YB1064 - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
Is it just me or are the MSRPs listed utterly insane? Intel has been relegated to a poor man's AMD, yet these crazy prices? As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.Samus - Saturday, January 23, 2021 - link
I don't think it's actually the chipset costs that are inflating the price of the boards, but the ridiculous power circuit and components required to deliver over 200w of power to the CPU's in order for these board makers to take advantage of PL2.fundead - Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - link
I thought the active fan is for the 10 gig networking chip. It is facing that heatsink which is right next to the vrm heatsink.damianrobertjones - Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - link
Looking at the prices, I'm really, REALLY glad that I bought an AORUS Z490 Elite (£154, new) from eBay. I just don't understand the prices.aidan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I've just done exactly the same, no regrets whatsoever