One of the most important names on the acute overclocking scene is Vince ‘Okay|NGP|N’ Lucido, who is extremely considered the most effective sub-zero overclockers. He is a longtime worker of EVGA, and collaborates solely with its {hardware} staff to develop distinctive overclocking-centric {hardware}. The newest collaboration is the EVGA Z490 Dark Okay|NGP|N – a restricted version motherboard with an 18-phase energy supply designed for overclocking. There can be extra standard options resembling two PCIe 3.Zero x4 M.2 slots, eight SATA ports, U.2 port, with a 2.5 G Ethernet controller and Wi-Fi 6.
One of probably the most fascinating components on the EVGA Z490 Dark is its unconventional desktop design, with simply two reminiscence slots mounted horizontally throughout the highest, simply above the transposed LGA1200 socket. The 90-degree angle is normally executed for airflow causes with particular chassis in thoughts, and solely two reminiscence slots assists in memory-latency pushed workloads.
The reminiscence slots are certified as much as 64 GB of DDR4-5000, though for this board it would not be a shock to see overclockers push speeds additional. The socket can be higher angled for simpler mounting of the massive copper pots that sub-zero overclockers use with liquid nitrogen. Overclocking options for this form of board normally prolong to driving additional energy, typically even exterior voltage management, in addition to monitoring instruments for correct thermal and voltage measurements.
Vince ‘Okay|NGP|N’ Lucido personally indicators the packaging of every restricted version Z490 Dark
For storage there’s a pair of PCIe 3.Zero x4 M.2 slots, with a single U.2 port and eight SATA ports with six of those supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays, whereas an ASMedia SATA controller powers the opposite two ports. Three full-length PCIe 3.Zero slots function at x16, x8/x8, and x8/x8/+4, with a secondary half-length PCIe 3.Zero x4 slot.
The high right-hand nook options two 2-digit LED panels that monitor CPU voltage and temperature, with an influence and reset button additionally added. Focusing on networking, the Z490 Dark is utilizing a pair of Intel-based Ethernet controllers, one I225-V 2.5 GbE and one I219-V Gigabit, with an Intel AX201 offering each Wi-Fi 6 and BT 5.1 gadget help. The audio codec seems ‘amped’ as effectively.
The limited-edition EVGA Z490 Dark Okay|NGP|N mannequin is at present out there for $600 direct from EVGA, with a restrict of two per family. This is $100 dearer than the usual EVGA Z490 Dark mannequin ($500), though the Okay|NGP|N variant is probably going to make use of maybe higher binned elements to make sure excessive overclocking consistency. Both fashions include a 3-year producer guarantee.
