toms hardware NZXT Brings Shroud-Slathered Design to Raptor Lake With N7 Z790 Motherboard

[bonami2]

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NZXT has announced its N7 Z790 ATX motherboard, with an LGA 1700 socket ready for 12th and 13th generation(opens in new tab) Intel CPUs. Visually clean on the outside and available in both black and white, the N7 Z790 contains plenty of RGB connectors for you to set up the light show of your choice.

NZXT Brings Shroud-Slathered Design to Raptor Lake With N7 Z790 Motherboard | Tom's Hardware

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The stealthy look arrives on time for 13th Gen.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2022 by bonami2

[Avacado]

Bet it's PITA to access those M.2 slots....

[bonami2]

9 hours ago, Avacado said:

Bet it's PITA to access those M.2 slots....

Never did think about that it true

I love the white one still.

[Bastiaan_NL]

It's like a modern car, all the good stuff is covered by plastic...
I do like the looks, but as @Avacado said it's not easy to get to the m.2 slots and the motherboard screws.
Curious how their board will do, it takes courage to try it between all the big brands.

[J7SC_Orion]

I like white mobos, but the power design is so so for oc'ing, and who knows about their bios and related updates.

[schuck6566]

I can just hear them whispering in the background to each buyer "Move along,nothing to see here..."

[bonami2]

Anyone know how long ago nzxt started doing mobo?

[The Pook]

Z370 afaik. 

[bonami2]

7 hours ago, The Pook said:

Z370 afaik. 

Never saw any in store they must not sell alot of them.

[Bastiaan_NL]

9 hours ago, The Pook said:

Z370 afaik. 

Seriously? I never knew they made a board before

[ENTERPRISE]

They don't make the boards, I cannot recall who does but they slap on the plastic and call it an NZXT board. 

 

To be perfectly honest...its just a heat blanket. Horrible in my mind. 

[bonami2]

12 hours ago, ENTERPRISE said:

They don't make the boards, I cannot recall who does but they slap on the plastic and call it an NZXT board. 

 

To be perfectly honest...its just a heat blanket. Horrible in my mind. 

True when you think about it. For overclocked rigs it pretty bad. 

[schuck6566]

14 hours ago, ENTERPRISE said:

They don't make the boards, I cannot recall who does but they slap on the plastic and call it an NZXT board. 

 

To be perfectly honest...its just a heat blanket. Horrible in my mind. 

 

2 hours ago, bonami2 said:

True when you think about it. For overclocked rigs it pretty bad. 

From Wikipedia...  "NZXT released their own line of motherboards for the Intel Z370 chipset in January 2018. It was praised for its minimalist design, as the circuitry is not exposed; but was initially criticized for its high price. The lineup was refreshed in October 2018 to support the Z390 chipset. The NZXT branded Z390 motherboards were manufactured by Elitegroup while a Z490 one is made by ASRock."

[ENTERPRISE]

1 hour ago, schuck6566 said:

 

From Wikipedia...  "NZXT released their own line of motherboards for the Intel Z370 chipset in January 2018. It was praised for its minimalist design, as the circuitry is not exposed; but was initially criticized for its high price. The lineup was refreshed in October 2018 to support the Z390 chipset. The NZXT branded Z390 motherboards were manufactured by Elitegroup while a Z490 one is made by ASRock."

Nice one. I knew someone else did the boards and they just slapped their branding and plastic all over it lol.

[bonami2]

Well it to be expected. Sometime i wonder if asrock gigabyte and msi just use the same design on some line

[schuck6566]

3 hours ago, bonami2 said:

Well it to be expected. Sometime i wonder if asrock gigabyte and msi just use the same design on some line

lol, tomaetoe,tomahtoe,tahmotae.... meanwhile none of them get it right.

[bonami2]

17 hours ago, schuck6566 said:

lol, tomaetoe,tomahtoe,tahmotae.... meanwhile none of them get it right.

 They just add rgb and different shroud