Asus has announced a new entry in its Z790 motherboard lineup, the Z790-AYW WIFI W. Designed for 14th-generation Raptor Lake Refresh processors and older, the new ATX form factor mainboard supports overclocking that might rival MSI’s MPower lineup. Asus has a dual-DIMM version, the Z790-AYW OC WIFI, in the works as well.
The Z790-AYW features an LGA1700 socket supporting Intel processors from the Pentium Gold and Celeron series, including the 14th-generation Intel Core CPUs. It also features the latest Intel Z90 chipset. For power delivery, there’s a 12+1 phase subsystem. VRM heatsinks and thermal pads help ensure smooth and stable operation even when pushing your clock speeds beyond recommended.
