NZXT N7 Z590 Review

Rating: 7.5.

When the NZXT N7 Z590 arrived at our door we had a fair idea what to expect as Luke has reviewed the NZXT N7 B550 and I built a PC using the NZXT N7 Z490. This N7 Z590 follows the same approach where ASRock is the OEM for the hardware and NZXT works on the aesthetics to hide as much of the motherboard as possible under a set of shrouds and covers.

Specification

• Socket LGA1200 for Intel 11th Generation Core i9/Core i7/Core i5/Core i3 Processors
• Chipset Intel Z590
• Memory 4x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 > 4600(O.C.) Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
• Storage Intel Z590 Chipset
  • 1x M.2 type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4, (PCIe 3.0 x4 mode with Comet Lake CPU)
  • 1x M.2 type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA mode)
  • 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• LAN Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN
• Wireless Intel Dual Band Wireless-AX210 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth V5.2
• Audio Realtek ALC1220 Codec
• USB Ports
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 at back panel [light blue])
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C (at back panel)
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel port (For USB Type-C)
  • 8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 at back panel [blue], 4 at mid-board)
  • 8x USB 2.0 ports (2 at back panel, 6 at mid-board)
• Expansion slots
  • Intel 11th Gen Core i9/i7/i5 CPUs
  • 2x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIe1: 4.0 x16 mode; PCIe3: 3.0 x4 mode)
  • Intel 10th Gen Core i9/i7/i5/i3 CPUs
  • 2x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIe1: 3.0 x16 mode; PCIe3: 3.0 x4 mode)
  • 3x PCIe 3.0 x1
  • 1x M.2 Socket, supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
• Rear I/O
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port
  • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  • 2x USB 2.0
  • HDMI 1.4b
  • 2×2 Wireless antenna
  • Clear CMOS button
  • LAN (RJ45) port
  • Optical S/PDIF Out port
  • 5.1-Channel audio jacks
• Form Factor ATX

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