ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X

Black Haru · Jul 4, 2019

ASRock keeps the updates rolling in the Phantom Gaming family, with the Z390 Phantom Gaming X. The brand new flagship is the first motherboard to market to feature WiFi 6. It's got the looks, it's got the features, but does it have the performance?

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Vario · Jul 5, 2019

Well done review.

AtlasRush · Jul 5, 2019

There's a mistake in the specs: the board has 3x 3.2 Gen2 USB Type-A ports and 1 Type-C, not 1 and 1. Other than that, nice review, but the pictures could use some improvements. Just a suggestion from a fellow reviewer

Axaion · Jul 5, 2019

Aw, no DPC tests.

Black Haru · Jul 6, 2019

Hades said:
There's a mistake in the specs: the board has 3x 3.2 Gen2 USB Type-A ports and 1 Type-C, not 1 and 1. Other than that, nice review, but the pictures could use some improvements. Just a suggestion from a fellow reviewer

Fixed, thanks good catch.

For the pictures, it's going to be a work in progress. I'm going from a light box that's not quite big enough to a more standard light set up. I would love feedback on specifically what you think I'm missing, I enjoy the photography but I am a relative ametour.

AtlasRush · Jul 6, 2019

Well there's a bit too much glare and bloom in these pictures. Exposure seems a bit too high, and since it doesn't seem grainy at all, you should look at increasing the shutter speed, at least by a stop or two (meaning, if your shutter time is 1/100, you should go to 1/200 or more, for example).

Bayfront Benny · Jul 12, 2019

Thanks (as always) for the review.

I'm not clear on this m.2 heatsink design. Do you have to remove the graphics card in order to change the m.2?

Black Haru · Jul 13, 2019

Bayfront Benny said:
Thanks (as always) for the review.

I'm not clear on this m.2 heatsink design. Do you have to remove the graphics card in order to change the m.2?

Yes, you do.

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Processor	Intel Core i9-13900K
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z690 ACE
Cooling	Custom Liquid Cooling (480 rad, EKWB Velocity RGB, Noctua NF-A12x25 fans, Alphacool Distro D5)
Memory	XPG Lancer RGB 32 GB DDR5-6000 C30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6950 XT Pure
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Power Supply	Corsair AX1500i Titanium
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Keyboard	Cooler Master MK730