In July final yr, we reviewed NZXT’s N7 Z490 motherboard for Intel’s 10th era Comet Lake processors. Typically later to the market than different vendor’s key fashions, NZXT has introduced its newest choice which goals to learn from the PCIe 4.Zero help in Rocket Lake. Enter the N7 Z590. Some of the options embrace a full-cover panel throughout the PCIe slot space, Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5 GbE, twin M.2, help for DDR4-4600 reminiscence, and is marketed with a 14-phase energy supply.
NZXT entered the motherboard marketplace for the primary time again in 2018 with the N7 Z370, which we additionally reviewed. Typically identified extra for its clean-cut chassis and cooling merchandise, NZXT first tasked the job of offering the PCB and componentry to ECS for the Z370, after which switched to ASRock for Z490. It is unclear which vendor NZXT depends on for the N7 Z590, however we anticipate the connection with ASRock remains to be intact, however we’ll verify this after we know.
The N7 Z590 is just like the earlier mannequin by way of aesthetics, with fashions obtainable in both matte black or white and makes use of a full cowl PCIe slot armor and extra armor masking the right-hand facet of the board. Despite not together with any built-in RGB LED lighting onboard, NZXT is utilizing its CAM software program to manage the 4 RGB LED headers situated on the board, with an built-in fan controller including management of cooling with a complete of seven 4-pin headers situated on the board.
In phrases of specification, the NZXT N7 Z590 has two full-length PCIe slots, one working at PCIe 4.Zero x16 and the opposite at PCIe 3.Zero x4, with three PCIe 3.Zero x1 slots. In the highest right-hand nook is 4 reminiscence slots, with help for DDR4-4600 and a complete capability of as much as 128 GB. Storage capabilities embrace two M.2 slots, one that includes help for PCIe 4.Zero x4 drives and the second slot supporting PCIe 3.Zero x4 and SATA drives. There are 4 SATA ports for standard storage and optical units that additionally help RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays.
The rear panel has a a lot better number of enter and output than the N7 Z490, with one USB 3.2 G2x2 Type-C, three USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, 4 USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and two USB 2.Zero ports. A Realtek ALC1220 HD audio codec controls the 5 3.5 mm audio jacks and S/PDIF optical output, whereas wi-fi functionality comes from Intel’s newest AX210 Wi-Fi 6E CNVi. Taking care of wired networking is a Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5 GbE controller, whereas additionally on the rear panel is an HDMI 2.Zero video output and a small clear CMOS button.
The NZXT N7 Z590 is at present obtainable on NZXT’s web site for $280.
Source: NZXT
