In this review, we’ll be taking a quick look at the ASRock Z390 Taichi motherboard featuring the latest Intel Z390 chipset, supporting both the 8th gen and latest 9th gen Intel Core processors (Coffee Lake-S) on the LGA1151 platform. This motherboard comes absolutely packed with features including … a 12 Power Phase design, Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN, Intel® 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.2, Hyper BCLK Engine II, 8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3), 5 USB 3.1 Gen2 (1 Front Type-C, 1 Rear Type-C, 3 Rear Type-A), 8 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear) and 3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 slots.

What’s more, it also supports memory up to DDR4 4200+(OC), multi-GPU configuration including NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect, 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), ASRock Polychrome SYNC, HDMI and DisplayPort.