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ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi — gaming-leaning value with Gen5 where it counts
Lightning focuses spend on the electricals: PEG Gen5 x16, CPU-Gen5 M.2, several Gen4 bays with real plates, and a competent VRM sink. You lose some rear I/O frills but keep performance-critical wiring. Wi-Fi 7 and 2.5GbE round it out for sensible mid-high builds.
Spec snapshot
ATX, value-oriented VRM with finning
4× DDR5; easy daily XMP
PCIe 5.0 x16 PEG; CPU-Gen5 + multi-Gen4
Wi-Fi 7, 2.5GbE
Official page: ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi
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