User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- 2.1.1 CPU installation
- 2.1.2 Cooling system installation
- 2.1.3 DIMM installation
- 2.1.4 M.2 installation
- 2.1.5 Additional cooling kit installation
- 2.1.6 Motherboard installation
- 2.1.7 ATX power connection
- 2.1.8 SATA device connection
- 2.1.9 Front I/O connector
- 2.1.10 Expansion card installation
- 2.1.11 Wi-Fi moving antenna installation
- 2.2 BIOS update utility
- 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
- 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 2.5 Turning off the computer
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
- Appendix
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ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02
specifications summary
CPU
Intel
®
Socket LGA1700 for 13
th
Gen Intel
®
Core™ Processors & 12
th
Gen
Intel
®
Core™ Pentium
®
Gold and Celeron
®
Processors*
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel
®
Turbo Boost Max
Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel
®
Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel
®
Z790 Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM slots, Max. 192GB, DDR5 7800+(OC) / 7600(OC) / 7400(OC) /
7200(OC) / 7000(OC) / 6800(OC) / 6600(OC) / 6400(OC) / 6200(OC)
/ 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600 / 5400 / 5200 / 5000 / 4800MHz Non-
ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules
vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information
refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
* Non-ECC, Un-buffered DDR5 Memory supports On-Die ECC function
Graphics
1 x HDMI™ port**
2 x Intel
®
Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C
®
) support DisplayPort 1.4
and Thunderbolt™ video outputs***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to
www.intel.com for any updates.
**
Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
*** VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’
resolution.
Expansion Slots
Intel
®
13
th
& 12
th
Gen Processors*
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
Intel
®
Z790 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)
* Please check PCIe bifurcation table on support site
(https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
**
When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2
will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2,
PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
*** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.
asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.
Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel
®
13
th
& 12
th
Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4
mode.)
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type
2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
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