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Do not blindly trust top-tier overclocking motherboards! CVN Z790D5 Ark Review: Possibly the most worthwhile Z790 to buy recently

Liu Yun Fri, May 10 2024 08:38 AM EST

I. Introduction: A high-value Z790 overclocking motherboard for only 1599 yuan

More and more gamers are fond of high-value pure white chassis, but many motherboards on the market claiming to be white only use white heat sinks, while the PCB board remains black.

Previously, Colorful released the all-white CVN Z790 GAMING FROZEN motherboard, and now they have introduced a more distinctive-looking product - the CVN Z790D5 ARK FROZE Ark motherboard (hereinafter referred to as Z790D5 Ark). S22b2b7f7-7c0c-47a2-8dbc-c35f7246edb1.png The CNV Z790D5 Ark motherboard stands out in appearance by not being pure white, but instead using a combination of silver-gray PCB with titanium-gray frost cooling armor, giving it a more high-end and stable look.

Of course, this color scheme pairs perfectly with a white chassis.

In the Colorful CVN product series, the ARK Ark is positioned as the top flagship. Let's take a look at the features of this motherboard!

  1. 14+1+1 phase 90A power supply circuit

The motherboard features a total of 16-phase power supply design, with each phase having a 90A DrMOS for core power supply.

Additionally, Colorful spared no expense in equipping each phase with an expensive film-type polymer tantalum capacitor, a component previously only seen on top-tier overclocking motherboards.

  1. 4 PCIe 4.0 M.2 interfaces

M.2 SSDs are now very affordable, and many gamers have multiple solid-state drives.

The Z790D5 Ark provides 4 M.2 interfaces, each supporting PCIe 4.0 x4 bandwidth, which should meet the usage needs of most users.

  1. VRM heatsink with heat pipe

For motherboards priced below 2000 yuan, either the VRM heatsink is relatively small in scale, or there is no heat pipe at all.

The Z790D5 Ark features a large VRM heatsink and also utilizes a heat pipe for connection.

Detailed specifications of the CNV Z790D5 Ark motherboard are as follows: S19fcc4e2-f493-468a-9246-b2ac8a5080e6.jpg