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ASRock Z890 Taichi AQUA — integrated waterblock, maximal I/O

AQUA is ASRock’s halo, pairing a VRM waterblock with thick M.2 plates and abundant I/O. With a CPU/GPU loop already planned, VRM temps become a non-issue even during hours-long exports or simulations; you can run a softer LLC and reduce guard-band voltage without courting droop. USB4/TB-class rear, Wi-Fi 7, and on many regions 10GbE + 2.5GbE make AQUA a turnkey workstation foundation.

Spec snapshot

1. - E-ATX, VRM waterblock + fin plates
  - 4× DDR5; capacity-first with clean training
  - PCIe 5.0 x16 PEG; CPU-Gen5 + stacked Gen4 M.2
  - USB4/TB-class, Wi-Fi 7, 10GbE + 2.5GbE (region)

Official page: ASRock Z890 Taichi AQUA