The ASRock Z890 Taichi Aqua motherboard has no USB Type-A ports, only USB-C
12.06.24
ASRock presented at Computex 2024 the Z890 Taichi Aqua motherboard designed for Intel Arrow Lake-S processors in LGA1851. This board has several interesting features:
- Power system: 33-phase power system ensures stable operation even under high loads.
- Cooling: The kit includes a water block that removes heat from the VRM and solid-state drive.
- Expansion slots: The board is equipped with two PCI Express 5.0 x16 slots for video cards and six M.2 connectors for NVMe SSDs (two with PCI-E 5.0 support and four with PCI-E 4.0).
- Connectors: There are no USB Type-A ports on the back, instead there are USB Type-C connectors of various standards, including Thunderbolt support.
- Network interfaces: Includes 5- and 10-gigabit network interfaces, as well as a Wi-Fi 7 wireless adapter.
- Audio system: Uses Realtek ALC4082 audio codec for quality sound.
The board will go on sale alongside Intel Arrow Lake-S processors and LGA1851/Z890 motherboards scheduled for October. More detailed specifications will be published closer to the release.
Don't miss interesting news
Subscribe to our channels and read announcements of high-tech news, tes
Logitech G Powerplay 2 wireless charging pad review
0 
Logitech has great wireless mice, and there’s also the G Powerplay 2 wireless charging mat that will keep them charged right while you’re using them.
Audi A5 PHEV version can travel up to 116 km on electric power Audi car electric transport
The Audi A5 model range has new versions with a hybrid powertrain. Two versions with a plug-in hybrid system have been added to the traditional internal combustion engines.
Google Drive for Windows now works on ARM-based Windows devices Google Windows
Google announced that the Google Drive app for Windows is now available to all users of ARM-based devices, including Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chipsets.