Finished Looks

The ASRock Z490 Taichi has the classic cog and gear motif that is its trademark, but overall retains a neutral black and gray theme. My EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra blends in near perfectly with the black, gray, and silver of the Taichi.


ASRock has been doing an excellent job of refining their RGB implementations over the last few generations. The ASRock Z490 Taichi is another great example. If I had one complaint, it would be the lack of diffusion on the lights that shine onto the VRM heatsink as they can overpower the other RGB zones.

Test System

G.SKILL generously provided their excellent Trident Z Neo kit. Along with the new hardware, I will be implementing a new testing standard. Moving forward, I will be testing new platforms with XMP enabled.