Intel might be preparing even more power-hungry desktop CPUs for its LGA 1700 platform, as reported by ASRock.
Yesterday, we reported that ASRock was preparing three new motherboards within its Z790 Phantom Gaming lineup. These included the Phantom Gaming Z790 Riptide WiFim the Z790 Lightning WiFi and the flagship Z790 Nova WiFi. All three of these motherboards will carry a new and robust connectivity solution that offers Wi-Fi 7 capabilities and 5 GbE LAN which is coming to desktop platforms for the first time. So far, only ASRock and MSI have announced these features for its upcoming lineup and we expect more information at Computex 2023 in the coming week.
The ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi motherboard is a brand new design and has a very powerful 20+1+1 phase power delivery. I did mention that the motherboard was making use of a very high-end heatsink solution and it looks like ASRock might have revealed why the company decided to go one step ahead of their Z790 Taichi design for this motherboard.
In the press release, one major piece of information was overlooked and was caught sight by Videocardz. The presser states that the Nova WiFi will be ready to support even more power-hungry future CPUs. We know that LGA 1700 socket currently supports 12th Gen Alder Lake & 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Since there are slim chances of Meteor Lake making its way to the desktop platform, the only possibility that remains for a more power-hungry CPU is the Intel Raptor Lake refresh.
ASRock unveils its new PHANTOM GAMING lineup and proudly announces the high-end model Z790 Nova WiFi7, the NOVA symbolizes the dazzling light and energy of a star explosion which provides powerful support to the gamers. The new motherboard equipped
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