EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N User Manual page 18

EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N (121-RL-E799)
officially supports up to 8000MHz+ speeds. These speeds are not guaranteed,
however, because Intel
controller up to 5600MHz, and Alder Lake-S memory controller up to
4800MHz (depending upon memory configuration).
7. 24-pin ATX power connector
The main power for the motherboard is located on the right side of the board
(See Page 40 for more information about the connector). The 24-pin connector
on the motherboard is directional and the tab on the connector must line up
with the release clip from the male 24pin connector from the power supply.
This connector provides the bulk of the power for all components.
8. 8-pin EPS Connector (Two available)
The +12V EPS provides the main power directly for the CPU (See Page 41 for
more information about the connector). Carefully choose the correct power
cable by consulting with the installation manual for your power supply.
Although PCIe and EPS cables appear similar, they are wired differently and
attaching the wrong connector may cause damage to the motherboard or
prevent the board from turning on.
Only one of the two connectors needs to be installed for basic usage (either
connector is fine). A second EPS connector should be installed for extreme
overclocking, but there is nothing wrong with installing both connectors.
Alternatively, if no power cable is connected or detected, the system will not
POST and will hang at POST code "C."
9. Supplemental PCIe 6-pin Power Connector
The 6-pin PCIe connector at the bottom of the motherboard provides
dedicated power to the PCIe x16 slots, augmenting the +12V power provided
by the 24-pin and power directly to the GPU (See Page 40 for more information
about the connector).
This connector is optional for single VGA solutions, but is recommended for
mGPU configurations, and dual-processor video cards.
10. Intel SATA 6Gb/s Ports
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The Intel Z790 PCH has a 6-port SATA 6Gb/s controller (See Page 50 for
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more information). This controller supports SSDs, HDDs and various types of
optical devices (CDROM, DVDROM, BD-ROM, etc). The controller also
supports NCQ, TRIM, hot plug capability, and RAID levels 0/1/5/10.
only certifies the speed of the Raptor Lake-S memory
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