BEST Z790 Motherboard at the BEST Price? (ASRock Z790 Nova, Riptide and Lightning Wifi Review)

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Let's couple the i9-14900K with 3 new motherboards for the Z790 Refresh from ASRock. This is their NOVA, which has everything from a 22 Phase Direct Stage VRM all the way to wifi 7 and a ALC4092 realtek audio solution.
Then there is the Riptide and Lightning Wifi Versions, which each offer their own features, however the lightning wifi is actually really impressive on it's own. Let's test these however through a standard run of tests to see if there is anything wrong with the boards.
Chapters
00:00 What exactly are these new motherboards and their commonalities.
01:18 Z790 Lightning, VRM, USB speeds, Gen 5 SSD speeds, PL1 and 2 Limits on this board.
04:04 Onboard audio tests for Lightning and riptide (they are very similar)
05:08 Z790 Riptide, differences vs Lightning, Has wifi 7 vs 6.
06:43 VRM Temps and 5K or 20K capacitors.
07:53 The Nova, $280, though flagship performance at a mid-tier priced board... Not too shabby.
12:00 Conclusion, which board to get? Two boards stand out, one not so much.
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@techyescity 6 ай бұрын

Update* spoke with framechasers and 8000 stable isn't attainble for anyone buying this with XMP in mind. 7600MHZ Stable however seems to be his conclusion on stability (which is still better than boards that cost even twice as much, so overall still a great board).

@exponvaldese 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this update. Awesome work that you still update past videos. Keep it up Tech Yes Man!

@impuls60 6 ай бұрын

7600Mhz at this pricepoint is market leading. I paid way more for z790i Edge to get the same ram speed and its a 2 dimmer.

@Willbme4EVA 7 ай бұрын

Asrock has been doing a great job at putting out great, and reliable boards for quite some time. Chip makers keep cranking up the power usage, only to toss the ball to the board companies. "Just do it". Great vid, I always enjoy the audio testing you do.

@paulomarf628 7 ай бұрын

True that, my go to brand these days.

@qT_p13 7 ай бұрын

Always like that you do the onboard audio tests. I used to work in a music studio years ago and evem though i dont do that sort of work anymore i still appreciate the analysis.

@toastythings3040 7 ай бұрын

Just got the ASRock B760M PG Lightning WiFi DDR5 and it is doing great. Great featureset including DDR5, PCIe 5.0, WiFi 6E, 3x M.2 and an adequate VRM. For 135€ in Germany it is a great price. Swapped it out because my MSI B760M Mortar WiFi DDR5 was having Memory Speed issues and I was not statisfyed with 2x M.2. MSI costs 200€, ASRock 135... Definitely Recommended!

@nepnep6894 7 ай бұрын

by the way that board supports overclocking locked ADL cpus.

@toastythings3040 7 ай бұрын

@@nepnep6894 what does that mean?

@nepnep6894 7 ай бұрын

@@toastythings3040you can use the baseclock generator to OC 12th gen locked cpus like the 12100 and 12400. Without effecting things other than the core clock.

@hiriotapa1983 7 ай бұрын

@@nepnep6894 I read somewhere it only supports base clock overclocking for 12th gen non-K Intel, doesn't it? Because Intel seems to have locked 13th and 14th gen non-K processors.

@nepnep6894 7 ай бұрын

@@hiriotapa1983 correct

@MarcoGPUtuber 7 ай бұрын

Can't wait to pick these up in the parts hunts in 5 years for $30!

@techwandoUS 7 ай бұрын

Since I switched to ASRock, I have seen a lot more stability in windows 11, vs the Asus Z790 I was using prior. Nice lineup!

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

Asrocks boards are smashing it in terms of stability.

@marktackman2886 7 ай бұрын

ASRock has been killing it since 2019

@silverwerewolf975 7 ай бұрын

@@marktackman2886since 2017

@gertjanvandermeij4265 7 ай бұрын

ASRock just rules ! Never again, an other motherboard for me ! ( I have the ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi ) I LOVE IT !

@ImWateringPSUs 7 ай бұрын

Asrock never disappoints :)

@BloodmoonPyke 7 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! Love my x470 Taichi :D

@MarkusZulo 6 ай бұрын

Been with them for the last few Gens, always rock solid.

@UaE0BoSS1 7 ай бұрын

Currently running my RAM kit at 7800C34 using this board. It can reach 8000MHz but requires more time adjusting the VDD IMC.

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

8000 is such a meh right now imo, I had to hit 1.5v on my sticks which is just way too high, will stick to 7600 and 7800 for now, especially since it's coming into summer here.

@rednex2013 5 ай бұрын

What RAM?

@UaE0BoSS1 5 ай бұрын

@@rednex2013 7600 c36 32GB from G skill and Team grp T force extreme 8000c38 48GB. Both ran 7800 max.

@Appalling68 7 ай бұрын

I just LOVE this kind of video. I really appreciate someone taking the time to show us good quality and bang for buck hardware, especially motherboards! Thank you.

@techluvin7691 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian.

@chloeleedow7250 7 ай бұрын

That is a lot of board(s) for the money for sure. Great review and you sound Aussie too which is a bonus for price being relevant although you did say US dollars 😂 I like the fact you tested some things like audio in depth and lots don't. I think it mostly matters for analogue audio but still attention to detail is always nice. 😊

@LTXwooshie 7 ай бұрын

I would definitely get the Nova.

@nguyenchanh9579 7 ай бұрын

Me too.

@techiller8052 6 ай бұрын

I've been on asrock z790 riptide pg for over 6 months, running with 13600kf and corsair 7000 cl34 ram. What got me to settle on this mobo was 5 nvme slots. I'm not a person who upgrades every year and considering nvme is future of storage this was no brainier. On top of that most recent bios update allowed me to get my memory timings much lower than xmp had to offer and its simply stable with super snappy feel. I can't recommend asrock enough. Ever since asrock z68 pro3 in 2011 this has been nothing less but a solid choice.

@heyguyslolGAMING 7 ай бұрын

I honestly think that the 14700K was the sweet spot for the highest end Intel cpu. Its less pwr and heat than the 13900K and it performs very much on par w/ it and its about $140 cheaper. The 14900K is the red line cpu that if you are not doing a custom loop makes little to no sense and even then one could argue.

@hiriotapa1983 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like 11th gen, where 11700K was the sweet spot as well, don't you think? Way cheaper than 11900K and marginally slower, better thermals and power consumption.

@killerrf 7 ай бұрын

Excellent! 8000 ddr5 speed on a 4 dimm board is very cool. Take that asus!

@charlesdickens4274 7 ай бұрын

I would buy the Nova motherboard as it has a good feature set and an excellent price, at the higher end, but also because it has an LED Debug display on a board under £350 or often more.

@Kelekona_808 7 ай бұрын

Gonna go back and watch the used drive video as I just bought the same drive used from Amazon.

@Kelekona_808 7 ай бұрын

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@askarizx1 7 ай бұрын

Also a question with the boards when it comes to PCIe gen 5 m.2 slot halfing the speed of the PCIe Gen 5 GPU slot from 16x to 8x?

@noxxiisproject2075 7 ай бұрын

Ooooh, i love the POP color scheme, i kinda want to buy it and paint it white 😂

@dianaalyssa8726 7 ай бұрын

Ah cool, Let's see I did BIOS update my 12th gen boards for 14th but these would be nice for a new build. Have the Z690 Asus TUF Gaming Wifi x 2 builds and a B760M. I like the magnetic m.2, have a screw included one on the Z690 boards while not essential, it's one less screw to reach for. 14700K looks nice for the latest batch, maybe 13th goes more on sale too. Have 12700KF and 12900KF in my rigs (have a 12400F for the mother). QVL DDR5 seems to work but only things I've had to change around over time.

@kerotomas1 6 ай бұрын

The only problem with the Nova is that in Europe it costs $400.... nowhere near to $280

@jeremybroderick9465 6 ай бұрын

MSI Meg Unifi z690 immediately recognized my I9 14900 no issues

@radupopescu4241 7 ай бұрын

Great video ! I still like asus , and a tuf b760m-plus wifi is all i need

@mannyc19 7 ай бұрын

The Nova is my pick !

@yamaha4176 7 ай бұрын

For me SPDIF/Toslink is also really important. To connecting to a receiver

@Baycofishing 4 ай бұрын

With the capacitor in between the ram slots and cpu socket do you think it will effect waterblack compatibility?

@sergey5138 4 ай бұрын

Hello, please tell me whether it is necessary to update the BIOS for the i9 14900k processor before installing it, does the system see this processor, are there any problems with this?

@NathanOakley1980 4 ай бұрын

I just got this board (nova) 3 days ago. Optical is also a must for me.

@AexoeroV 3 ай бұрын

How do you like it, stable?

@jawalbert7788 7 ай бұрын

Will you do a video where you show us a few good overclocks to save I will be getting the nova with a 14700k as well as what windows security features to turn off in bios

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

Yeah sure can make a video on how I tune my system up personally if you like. In terms of voltages and settings for the 14700k I would have to get the CPU in to check it out.

@aluzza2541 7 ай бұрын

great review thank you! - does the nova support 14th gen cpu straight out of the box without a bios update?

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

yes supports it straight out of the box.

@kakashi99908 7 ай бұрын

I am waiting for those microcenter deals in on the 13700k that will be a price to performance steal.

@askarizx1 7 ай бұрын

Funny I was just researching these new Asrock boards yesterday but can't seem to find anyone selling them in Australia? Also btw upgrading from Asrock Z87 fatality killer motherboard lol

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

I will ask asrock and get back to you. I think its like 4am in Taiwan now so won't get a response for a bit :p

@marktackman2886 7 ай бұрын

While I don't have an affinity for these boards, Asrock is THE brand right now.

@user-sf9wz5ib2m 7 ай бұрын

Hi Brian, you mentioned about RAM tuning stability and actually I have the same 12700, B660M PG Riptide & Teamgroup Delta RGB 3600 RAMs but I have been having issues getting the same XMP speeds to 3600MHZ that you had. Can you share me ur memory tuning specs? Thanks & great content as always!

@BreakingDimes 7 ай бұрын

this may be due to the fact the SA voltage is hard locked on non K skus so hitting those memory speeds may not be possible on ur chip

@GuidanceAndBlessing 7 ай бұрын

Hello sir, I have a asus tuf b650 plus wifi, and I updated the bios to 1811, after updating my has stucked in boot loop with a message " Bios is updating led firmware ". I tried everything crashfree flash back and flashing different versions of bios. I removed everything from motherboard. I step by step check each component but still boot looping, and I left it for Two days it was boot looping. Please, sir, help me if you can . I build my pc last week

@mouse454 7 ай бұрын

Toslink deletes the problem of floating ground getting in audio across multiple devices. I guess the alternative now might be USB but it isn't a non-electrical connection, and Bluetooth sucks forinterference

@mickwolf1077 5 ай бұрын

Is 2.5g LAN even a thing here in Australia? I've never came across it before

@supmeyisi8490 4 ай бұрын

Where can we get the Nova besides New Egg?

@buzzbang9164 7 ай бұрын

wondering thermal cam price

@dreamEnd 7 ай бұрын

Feature packed, heaps of storage, adequate ports, good VRM, and the best of all, very competitive price; It's very cheap when compared to it's competitor at this level. The only problem that it's ASROCK. If I had to choose among the big 4, Asrock is my last pick. I dunno, I just doesn't really like their aesthetics choice (though in NOVA case, it's pretty good), their BIOS, their support, etc. ROG and MSI just feels more attractive. Maybe it's the marketing (lol).

@MarcoGPUtuber 7 ай бұрын

17:43 Tech YES Linus?

@AexoeroV 3 ай бұрын

11:15, thise are not thunderbolt ports, they are regular USB C!

@ibeebzz9804 7 ай бұрын

I wish these boards were 2 dimm boards. With ddr5 it really doesn’t make sense to have a 4 dimm board unless you’re building a workstation.

@stevewatson6839 7 ай бұрын

I was only thinking the otherday I'd like to hear, ;-), about mobo mfrs audio solutions! Tah Bryan, really appreciated. Only gripe with these boards: I don't like the screen printing, I like plain and solid coloured pcbs unless there is an actual theme to it like the Taichi Carrara. Too busy, busy, and not attractive to me at all. On the I/O shield? No... just NO!

@psyber84 5 ай бұрын

Guys should someone apply the washer mod on this board?

@ronnyspanneveld8110 7 ай бұрын

I like the boards. to bad its a 1700 not an am5 :P

@silverwerewolf975 7 ай бұрын

Here is my ASRock Z370 extreme4 standing strong

@ironsteal 7 ай бұрын

I thought you were going say wifi 7

@abrarwiryawan 7 ай бұрын

Z790 Nova has the same price as 4060 tI 8G in my country lol

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

That is quite messed up... have you asked the retailer why?

@abrarwiryawan 7 ай бұрын

@@techyescity higher price is just usual in my country due to import, tax, and whatnot. 4060 is $350 here, and only one model of RX 7600 is actually priced at $270, others more like $300-320. But Z790 is extreme case, even more extreme in this PG Nova case. Its even has higher price that Aoruse Elite X Wifi that is originally $300. I havent asked any of them but since all retailer have relatively same price, i assume the distributor only import small chunks so the margin can not be filled with quantity which in turn there is "limited stock" price adding up too.

@commandruller 7 ай бұрын

Bryan your latest videos sound a little weird. As if AI is reading a text, random distortions. I hope you are okay. Check the mics maybe?

@hasyidanparamananda 6 ай бұрын

HOLY SHIT IT GOT 3 2-PIN THERMAL SENSOR

@steampunkstar_raisin 7 ай бұрын

Wait, I thought you running 10th gen intel on your main rig. #ringbusinfrastructure

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

I am still.

@muramusan 7 ай бұрын

If only they did 8 layer on gpus or even 10 layer 😂 make the retention pcie thicker and dont cut back on it do it slanted for more strength 🎉🎉🎉

@Atrumoris 6 ай бұрын

Oh, Riptide... even in the world of computer parts middle children are getting the bum deal.

@SplitScreen2 7 ай бұрын

Is this sponsored video?

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

Nope. just taking a look at them.

@hardware_freak_on_a_leash 7 ай бұрын

feels like a sponsored video though! I'd expect TYC to hunt down the cheapest Z690 to get everything out of a 149K...

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

Thanks actually that's a really good idea if i look at future new parts. Thanks!@@hardware_freak_on_a_leash

@poshpotat0noob45 7 ай бұрын

farst

@marktackman2886 7 ай бұрын

Nova board isn't that special, only 2 full length pcie slots, flagships have at least 3

@-eMpTy- 7 ай бұрын

Especially now that multi GPU is dead, I'd find it rather hard to even find a purpose for more than two full-size slots.

@marktackman2886 7 ай бұрын

@@-eMpTy- I think your point is that you don't need a flagship product as most people don't, my point is this is NOT a flagship product. I agree with you, capture card, 10g NIC, and a GPU, there's 3 devices

@-eMpTy- 7 ай бұрын

@@marktackman2886 ASUS' Z790 Apex or MSIs Z790 Godlike are both their flagships for that socket but come with only two full sized slots as well.

@techyescity 7 ай бұрын

though the end of the slot is open so could fit a capture card on the bottom slot and it will work fine.@@marktackman2886

@marktackman2886 7 ай бұрын

@@techyescity this is why yer one of the best, nice rebuttal! Point taken considering I left my self open, my only response is that PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot is not optimal but technically capable.