ENHANCE THE ROG POWER! THE NEW ROG STRIX Z390-E UNBOX
ASUS has sent the new ROG STRIX Z390-E motherboard based on the new Intel Z390 platform to us. So what surprise will ASUS bring this time? Let’s open the box and enjoy the new features!
Package appearance
The whole package design of STRIX Z390-E is nearly the same as their previous version STRIX Z370-E.
Package Front
Package Back
Package buttom
Open the box
The second layer of the box
All goods inside the box
Product Analysis
The main body of the Z390-E motherboard
The front and back looking
The side I/O, includes RGB headers(5v 3pin addressable)
The bottom I/O, includes RGB headers(12v 4pin)
The top I/O, includes RGB headers(12v 4pin) and fan(CPU FAN) headers
The rear I/O
The raw looking after we removed all heatsink and covers
The processor power supply adopts the design of 8-phase CPU core power supply + 2-phase integrated graphics power supply.
The borthbridge chipset
The SupremeFX soundcard uses the golden capacitors from Nichicon
The ASUS DIGI+ EPU Chipset
The ASUS TPU Chipset
The nuvoTon NCT6798D controller chip
The M.2-2 SSD Slot only supports NVMe x4
The Wifi & Bluetooth card
The new LGA 1151 slot of Intel’s 9th gen Core desktop processor
The Heatsink parts
This heatsink is designed to mount the small cooling fan
The northbridge heatsink
The Rear I/O Cover with a glass panel
There are hidden coordinates [25.124798: 121.471475] printed on the I/O cover
IT’s the location of ASUS HQ in Taipei
The RGB lightning effects
Overall
Z390-E GAMING is still good! DDR4 ram could boost to 4266MHz or higher, it also comes with the PCIe armored design, GAMING series of SupremeFX S1220A audio chip, AURA SYNC lighting control, native USB 3.1 Gen2 (10Gbps) supports, and Intel Optane Memory compatible. These latest technologies will bring the Z390 series to a higher level.
ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z390-E-GAMING/