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Danas se u labu našla popularna “tajči” u svojoj najnovijoj verziji sa Z390 čipsetom. ASRock u ponudi ima Z390 Taichi i Taichi Ultimate koje se razlikuju po količini opreme, te naravno cijeni. Mi smo testirali jeftiniju, i isprobali sve što može, uključujući i overclocking. UEFI s kojim je stigla u lab, nekako u isto vrijeme kada i i5-9600K je bio malo mušičav i nije ispravno prepoznao procesor, pa smo pričekali novu verziju i testove napravili s dobrim starim i7-8700K koji je ionako moćniji. Taichi je vrlo dobro opremljena i kvalitetno složena, a što sve može čitajte u članku.

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Ploča, kao i svaka druga “ekskluzivnija” dolazi u vertikalno orijentiranoj kutiji s ručkom na vrhu. Unutar soft omota, se nalazi kutija od tvrđeg kartona koja dobro štiti sav svoj sadržaj. Osim ploče, tu je i bundle koji uključuje brzi instalacijski vodič, CD s driverima i aplikacijama, četiri SATA kabela, SLI_HB_Bridge_2S, dvije WiFi 2.4/5GHz antene, tri vijka za M.2 i zaštitu za stražnje I/O portove.

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Izgledom i izvedbom Z390 Taichi jako podsjeća na prošlogodišnji model Z370 Taichi, za razliku od koje ima malo izmijenjene boje i grafiku, novi dizajn VRM i PCH hladnjaka, hladnjak za M.2 SSD i novi Z390 čipset koji je donio nativnu podršku za USB 3.1, pa sada ploča ima ukupno pet USB 3.0 Gen2 portova – što vanjskih, što unutarnjih. Dizajnerski su Taichi ploče uvijek bile jedinstvene a motiv se zupčanika uvijek na nekom njihovom dijelu provlačio. I sada je veliki zupčanik na centralnom mjestu na PCB-u, a PCH hladnjak je malo umjetničko djelo za sebe, te djeluje kao kakav mehanizam sata. Ploča nije nakićena, boje su ujednačene i ukupan dojam je odličan – može se s punim ponosom pokazivati kroz staklenu stijenu kućišta.

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Nije se zaboravilo ni na funkcionalnu stranu hladnjaka pa tako onaj na PCH-u vrlo dobro hladi i nema pregrijavanja čak ni pri dužim opterećenjima. Gornji su hladnjaci vrlo masivni i povezani toplovodnom cijevi, no oni se prilikom overclockinga dosta zagriju pa je potrebno prisilno hlađenje. Layout ploče je dobar, svi su bitni konektori uz rubove i aranžiranje kabela neće biti prekomplicirano. Mala zamjerka ide na smještaj drugog M.2 slota odmah ispod slota za grafičku karticu, no s obzirom na to da su ih na ploči tri, teško ga je bilo bilo gdje drugdje staviti.

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I donji je dio ploče zanimljiv zbog tri kontrolera, dva Nuvotonova i jedan ASMedijin koji svoje mjesto nisu mogli naći s gornje strane, pa su ih inženjeri prebacili na dno.

Specifikacije ASRock Z390 Taichi
Podržani
procesori 		– Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
– IR Digital PWM
– 12 Power Phase design
– Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
– Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
– Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
– Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II
Čipset Intel Z390
Memorija – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
– Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)/ 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
– Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
– Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
– Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Utori
za proširenja		 – 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))*
– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
– Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™
– Supports NVIDIA® NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA® GeForce RTX series graphics cards**
– 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
Grafika i video
 Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
– Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ / 60 Hz
– Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz
Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider
Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously
LAN, WLAN i Bluetooth
 – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– 1 x Giga PHY Intel® I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
– Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE- Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module
– Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
– Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
– Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
– Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II
Audio – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Surge Protection
– Supports Purity Sound™ 4
– Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
– 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
– NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
– Pure Power-In
– Direct Drive Technology
– PCB isolate shielding
– Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
– Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
– RGB LED
– Gold Audio Jacks
– 15μ Gold Audio Connector
– Supports DTS Connect
Storage
– 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 16), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), support M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
– 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_2 and M2_3), support M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
USB
Intel® Z390 Chipset :
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector port(s)
Intel® Z390 Chipset :
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, red, Type-A)
Intel® Z390 Chipset :
5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (3 at back panel, blue, Type-A + USB Type-CTM, 2 at mid-board)
Intel® Z390 Chipset :
4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)
BIOS – 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
– Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
– ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
– SMBIOS 2.7 Support
– CPU Core/Cache, GT Core/Cache, DRAM, VTT DDR, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, CPU PLL 2, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Cold Bug Killer, CPU PLL 1, CLK VDD, DMI, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment
Format – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
Interni I/O portovi – 1 x TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
– 2 x RGB LED Headers
– 1 x Addressable LED Header
– 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
– 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 6 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
– 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z390) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (ASMedia ASM1562 Retimer)
– 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header
– 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
Jedinstvene značajke
ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
– ASRock Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (10 Gb/s)
– ASRock Rear USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
– ASRock Rear USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
– XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
– Premium 60A Power Choke
– Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
– Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
– Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)
– Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
– I/O Armor
– Matte Black PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
Intel® 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop