How did ASROCK totally RUIN this motherboard ?!

Today Luke checks out the ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming ITX TB3 motherboard. A board we simply didn't get time to review until recently. We have been that horrified with this board that we took extra time to go over the plethora of issues and quite honestly, we don't know where to start.

On paper this board looks pretty capable, but in reality , its little short of a disaster - and we explain why.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:15 Introduction and details
01:17 Overview of the £290 Z490 Asrock board
01:56 Looks good so far, but …
03:42 Rear I/O and more problems
04:49 VRM Solution and the 30mm fans - 11,000 rpm full speed!
07:23 and another disappointing fact
08:00 Capacitors / space around socket - can we fit a good CPU cooler?
09:52 Testing - UEFI/BIOS
10:51 System build and test results
11:58 Temperatures and power
13:11 VRM - and MOSFET temp concerns - losing more than a GHZ
14:32 High end components, sub par heatsinks - VRM throttling
15:20 Overclocking test - better results than ASRock’s hideous stock settings
15:51 Power Consumption and VRM temps
16:12 The Tiny Fans cranked to 11,000 rpm
16:46 Closing Thoughts - a litany of problems

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